Perseus Riddle *REWRITING*

Chapter 35

3rd POV

To Perseus breakfast seemed to last an eternity, especially with all the stares he was getting. Luna had eventually dropped the topic of his injured hand and hummed to herself as she ate. He noticed that a man with shoulder length hair and black robes kept staring at him from his spot at the teachers table, as did the pink toad.

The toad had a small smile and a glare on her face as she stared at him, as if she knew something that he didn't. The darkly clothed man just seemed curious.

Perseus made eye contact with the pink lady and glared back, the smug look left her face and she turned away with a huff. Now it was Perseus' turn to look smug. He kept the smug look on his face throughout breakfast and ignored the curious man.

It wasn't long until a really short man came walking around the table handing out papers. When he got his he noticed it was his school schedule. Nothing about it seems off to him but to others it was strange. "Its odd", Luna stated, "we normally have all of our classes with Hufflepuff and Gryffindor has theirs with Slytherin. It's always been this way so everyone is wondering why we suddenly have classes with Gryffindor."

Perseus' gaze focused on Harry, Hermione, and Ron - all of which he noticed were in Gryffindor and in his year. "I've got a feeling I know why." He muttered.

He didn't expect Luna to hear him and he didn't notice that she had. She gave him a weird look but chose not to ask.

Perseus had a theory. He had a sneaking suspicion that it was changed because of him. The three Gryffindors are the only students in his year that know about his lineage. What didn't make sense to him was that Dumbledore would task them with watching him but still wouldn't let them into Order meetings. To Dumbledore they're old enough to stalk their enemies grandchild, one they know nothing of, but they aren't old enough to sit in meetings about said enemy. It just doesn't make sense.

All too soon breakfast was over and then came one of the many things Perseus was dreading about his life: classes. He watched curiously as the Gryffindor Trio rushed out of the Great Hall, he didn't dwell on it as he figured that it had something to do with him. Instead, he chose to focus on how he would navigate his classes, the castle was a maze and knowing him he would get lost.... a lot. Luckily for him the 5th year prefect Padma Pavil would be leading him around. Padma was nice enough, though she could learn to loosen up a little around him and not act like she was being forced into showing him around - it would make him feel just a bit more welcomed even if the locking of his door at night says otherwise. Perseus had learned that Padma has a twin sister, Parvati, who was in Gryffindor. He had considered that maybe Padma was also keeping a close eye on him but had dismissed it when he learned that neither of the Patil sisters were friends with the Gryffindor Trio.

μαγεία was still iffy with him for ignoring her that morning so she requested that she spend the day with Luna instead. Luna had immediately agreed to take her when Perseus asked her. "It'll be a nice bonding moment for us. Perhaps later I could take her to look for Nargles?"

"What the hell are Nargles?"

Perseus glanced at her before responding to Luna. "She said she would love too."

"I said no such thing."

"Too bad."

"I don't even know what Nargles are!"

"You're at a school so learn it."

"Correction: you're at a school, I'm just your humble Familiar who's been dragged along."