Harry Potter meets Percy Jackson

Silena Beck Jackson

After we entered the huge auditorium where they would do a boring a ceremony and cut a yellow ribbon, the plan was in action. If you don't know what the prank is, let me tell you.

Zoe had inherited mom's wisdom and skills, so she could fashion an earphone thingy, that could play music or anything you want it to, with just a cereal box, some glue, wire and some Poseidon magic (or water).

Lily had somehow managed to put the thing into Albus's ear, and when Zoe pressed a button, it would say "you're the chosen one, he's arising once more". And Lily decided to go extra and would throw a rubber snake in front of him. The prank was for Albus to be scared, apparently, some evil dude called Voldemort had terrorised their magical school. The chosen one, or the person destined to defeat him, was obviously special. Mr Potter could speak a language called parseltongue, which allowed him to communicate with snakes, and he was the chosen one. So, you get the idea. Albus would be super scared. 

After the ribbon was cut, Zoe was about to press a button, but I stopped her.

"Once, there is nobody except our families, we'll pull the prank, or else the rubber snake will scare the Tartarus out of them, and could you tell this to Lily and tell her to tell this to her dad?" I told Zoe, she nodded and rushed to her friend. After quite a while, Lily rushed to her father. He nodded slightly and turned his attention back to the ceremony. 

When everybody had cleared, I gave Zoe a thumbs-up sign, she looked at Lily, who nodded. Lily ran behind a bush, and Zoe got out her special button. I tried to act innocent.

After a while, Albus's eyes widened as he saw the snake. He took a step back and stumbled, there was a pure terror on his face. I looked at Lily and Zoe, Lily seemed relaxed, but Zoe seemed like she regretted doing this. For a moment, I did too, then realization dawned on his face, he realized this was a prank and glared at Lily. She retreated back into the bush and didn't come out until everybody had left to the hotel room. I, however, wanted some fresh air and stayed, Zoe and Lily, stuck around too.

"I kinda regret the prank, aren't they supposed to be funny?" Zoe asked me, I regretted it too, so I nodded,

"I think we should call a truce on this prank war" I suggested. Lily, nodded miserably,

"me too," someone said, I turned around to see Albus,

"hey?" I asked him, 

"I'm officially cancelling the prank war" Albus continued,

"This isn't another prank, is it?" I asked him, he nodded his head 'no'

"This isn't," He said, "I got pretty freaked out by that, so I'm officially cancelling the prank war"

"Hold up!" I said,

"no you didn't bow, bow" Zoe whispered to herself, I glared at her and she stopped, 

"You're not cancelling the prank war," I said, everybody's eyes were on me, but I had more to say, "unless everybody agrees, the pranks are getting dangerous, so I do, but what about the others"

"Yeah, the pranks are getting dangerous, Luke suggested we drop a ceiling fan on you," Albus said,

"He what!?" I yelled at the boy, getting up to beat the crap out of my brother. Zoe pulled me back down,

"don't kill the messenger," Albus told me,

"what?" I asked him, genuinely confused,

"I don't know I thought it was a muggle saying or something, isn't it?"

"Nope," I told him, sitting back down. His older brother James came running and said,

"We're officially cancelling the prank war," he told us,

"you're a thousand years late," I told him,

"This is war again"

"it's the moment of truth, it's the moment to lie, it's the moment to live, it's the moment to die" Zoe sang to herself,

"will you shut up, Zoe?" I asked her, she shrugged and went back to humming the lyrics of this is war. I rolled my eyes at her then said,

"please stop bringing up song lyrics" I begged to the others,

"sure"

Zoe started humming something, but I clamped my hand over her mouth, much to the amusement of others. 

"Okay then, truce," Albus said,

"where's Luke?" I asked the others,

"I think he's with mom and dad," Zoe said,

"well, we better see," I told them, we rushed up to the tenth floor. Mom, dad, and Mr. and Mr.s Potter were playing monopoly, as soon as we entered, mom sat up,

"Where's Luke?" She asked us, I didn't have a reply so I looked around, everybody was just as confused as I was.

"Oh gods, he isn't with you, is he?" Mom asked us. Nobody replied.