Voldemort's Grandson { Discontinued }

Chapter XII

Harry's p.o.v

I was peacefully dreaming about the days ahead with Ginny as my girlfriend when I heard muffled yells coming from the pillow next to mine. I shot up in my bed and looked over at Percy who was yelling into his pillow.

I immediately ripped the covers off myself and ran towards Percy's bed. "Percy, wake up. Its a nightmare. Wake up!" I said, shaking him awake. He slowly stopped shaking and wearily sat up. "Pretty bad nightmare huh?" I asked, looking at him sympathetically. I had had my own share of bad dreams and they did not make my top-ten-memories-to-relive list.

"What was it?" I asked, in a concerned tone. I had only met Percy a few days ago but I still trusted him as much as I trusted Ron and Hermione and was equally worried for him. "You wouldn't believe me if I told you." He replied shaking his head. "Try me." I said. He took a deep breath and said. "I don't usually get nightmares. I get visions of what is happening to the people around me or flashbacks of certain gruesome events in the past." My eyes widened. This guy was so much like me! Ok maybe he had gone through a lot more than me but prophetic visions were not experienced by everyone. "So what did you see this time?" I asked. He took a moment before replying. His answer shocked me beyond imagination.

"My Grandma, Laura Jackson was raped by Voldemort, on a stormy night in New York. One mistake on his part and I'm a part of all this. One sin on his behalf and I'm related to a noseless asshole who claims innocent lives for fun. Once word spreads, everyone will judge me wrongly." he said, the anger in his voice was undeniable. I nodded understandingly.

I knew what it felt like because in second year everyone had accused me of being the heir of Slytherin. Now Percy would have to go through the same thing once everyone found out because he had to tell everybody sooner or later. "So do you want to talk about it?" I asked.

He shook his head. "I'm going to go for a walk in the grounds to clear my head." He replied and without wasting another moment, Percy grabbed his pen lying on the nightstand and walked out of the dormitory without bothering to even put on a shirt. I contemplated on whether or not to follow him but curiosity got the better of me so I quietly trailed after him.

Percy's p.o.v

That nightmare had really shaken me so I needed some air to clear my head. I walked out of the dormitory and went out of the common room. Soon I was out on the grounds, the cold night was cutting into my skin but it didn't bother me much.

I was walking towards the forest when I heard a twig break and some sort of muffled yelp behind me. I froze in my tracks and whipped my head around to look at the source of the sound. No one was there. Probably my imagination, I thought and continued to roam the grounds.

I was just about to enter the forest when I heard the rustle of leaves and another twig break. This time I didn't hesitate. Quick as a flash, I uncapped my sword and whirled around. "Whoa kelp head! You sure you wanna kill your favorite cousin before he reaches 20?" Said the slightly surprised voice of Nico di Angelo. I scowled a bit. "You should know better than to sneak up on me like that death breath." I grumbled. "Well what put a twist in my cousin's toga?" He asked, looking concerned. I took a deep breath and slowly told him the whole story. When I was done, Nico gave me a sympathetic look.

" So what brings you here?" I asked, trying to change the topic. It worked. "Well father told me that there was a place in England that had been housing seve-" he stopped abruptly and his head snapped to his left suddenly. "This conversation is no longer private." he said in a monotone voice and walked about three meters from where we were standing and pulled at something. Nico pulled off what looked like some sort of cloak. Standing underneath that cloak was none other than Harry Potter.

Nico immediately drew his sword and pinned Harry to the ground. "Who are you?" He growled in a low whisper. The shadows seemed to darken around him and whenever Nico gets angry, he is not someone you want to mess with. I saw Harry shiver, involuntarily. " Nico give him a chance to talk. I'm sure he has an explanation for all of this. Don't you Harry?" I asked, glaring at him. He nodded vigorously.

"Well when you told me that you were going to take a walk, curiosity kinda got the better of me so I decided to follow you to see what you were upto." he said."Hey it's ok man. No harm done." I replied. He looked thoroughly relieved.

"Oh by the way Harry, this is my cousin Nico Di Angelo, son of Hades, lord of the dead." Nico, meet Harry Potter." They shook hands. " Nice to finally meet the great Harry Potter. Sirius just won't shut up about you." said Nico. "Who's Sirius?" I asked. "My late godfather." said Harry in a small voice. I gave him a sympathetic look because I knew, better than most people what it felt like to loose someone close to you.

"But how do you know him?" Harry asked curiously. "Well my baby cousin here spends more time with the dead than the living." I said ruffling Nico's hair who in turn pushed my hand away. "I'm not little. I'm older than you." he huffed. "Sure you are." I replied.

"Whoa. wait a sec. You knew about these wizards then?" I asked, a little angrily. I mean come on, if my baby brother hides stuff from me, of course I'll be upset right? "I'm sorry Percy, Hecate asked me to keep it a secret." said Nico apologetically.

"So did you meet my parents by any chance? Lily and James Potter?" Asked Harry hopefully, though his voice did crack a bit when he mentioned his parents. Nico scratched his chin, trying to remember. "As a matter of fact, I do. I talked to them a few months ago. They were in their villa in Elysium you see. Really nice people though." he said, with a hint of sadness in his voice. We just stood their talking, the three of us when a cackle rang throughout the grounds. Floating towards us with a nasty grin plastered on his ghostly face was none other than Peeves the poltergeist.

Even though I'd been here only for a couple of days, it took me about five seconds to identify this guy as a professional troublemaker. "Students out of bed! Students out in the-" his voice faltered the moment he spotted Nico. "Master Nico! W-what a pleas-sure to see you h-here." he stuttered. Harry was watching Peeves and Nico with wide eyes and an open mouth. "Peeves, I see you have been causing quite a bit of trouble. I think father would be very glad to put you where you belong." Nico stated, with an air of authority that always surrounded him when he was among ghosts or skeleton warriors. "Please not the underworld my Lord! I swear I won't go around causing any trouble anymore I promise." he begged, now throwing himself at Nico's feet. Nico seemed satisfied. "I'll see. Any funny business, any at all and I shall have Alecto personally 'look after you'. Do I make myself clear?" Peeves paled, if that was even possible for a ghost. "Of c-course my lord." and with that he sank into the ground and disappeared. Nico smirked at Harry's reaction.

Harry was staring at Nico with newfound respect, awe and was that a little fear I noticed? "Peeves has never behaved like that in front of anyone. Not even the bloody baron." He exclaimed. "Well, as my dad is Hades, they respect me. Some, out of fear like Peeves over here while others respect me because of the events that have occurred throughout my life." said Nico, sadly.

"Anyways, I'll catch up with you later cousin. Until next time Potter" said Nico and he gave me a high five, nodded at Harry and shadow travelled to Hades knows where. "How did he do that? You can't apparate in and out of Hogwarts!" Exclaimed a very surprised Harry. "Umbrakinesis. It's a son of Hades thing." I explained. He nodded. "I think we should head back to the castle, its almost 8:00." The two of us began to walk back towards the castle, when piercing screams echoed throughout the grounds. It seemed to be coming from the castle. Harry and I exchanged a glance and dashed towards the great hall as fast as possible.

When the two of us rushed in, gasping for breath, what I saw in the great hall, almost made me loose consciousness. All the students were crowded against the wall, cowering before.....

The hydra.

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So here's another chapter for you guys. I want to dedicate this chapter to whovian_gal_95. Thanks for voting for every one of my chapter. It really means a lot to me. This one's for you.

Oh and one more thing. I like Percy a little more than the other characters so you'll have to excuse me if I make him more awesome than he already is.