Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Demigods

New World, New War, Yay

3rd Person POV

"What do you mean we're going to name, to fight in another war!?" Percy roared. Okay, maybe that was a little dramatic on the young demigod's part, but he had a right to be angry.
  They had just finished the war against the giants a month ago, and here was a God, telling him and his friends that they had to fight another one.

"I understand your anger, Perseus. But this is the best way," Chiron said apologetically.

"Explain why I have to go?" Nico said. He was standing next to his boyfriend, Will, per usual.

"I've already explained this, son of Hades." Hecate sighed, "You have a very upsetting aura. You can be used to offset the enemies."

"How fun." He rolled his eyes. That's probably not the best move when talking with a Goddess, but she already vowed not to harm anyone. Though, Hazel was pretty sure she could see steam coming out of the immortal lady's ears and nostrils.

"And me?" The daughter of Pluto asked.

"Well," Hecate began, "I assume young William is going to be busy attending to patients. I was requested by your father that you come to assure young Nico doesn't get himself in any trouble."

Ah, that made sense. Honestly, it was probably for the best that Nico wasn't alone. If he were to shadow travel past his limit when they were in Hecate's play palace, it could have some terrible consequences. Most of which led to death.

"I understand why you need Percy, Will, Nico, Hazel, and I," Annabeth said. "But why is Leo coming..?"

"Emotional support, Annie," Leo said in his usual tone.

"Don't call me that." Annabeth told him, rolling her eyes.

"No can do, Annie." He chuckled devilishly.

"Yeah, I don't really know either. Zeus said something about making weapons, I wasn't paying much attention." Hecate spoke as she waved her hand in the air, pushing off the topic.
 
"What about-" Piper started to say before she was cut off by Hecate, "Also emotional support. Help make evil Wizards turn back by using your Charmspeak, ec cetera."

"If that's all," the Goddess continued, "I'll be sending you off."

"Aren't you forgetting something, Lady Hecate?" Chiron asked.

"Oh, right." She said, clapping her hands together. "Sadly, because of your ages and personalities, you'll be in both different grades and houses."

"Houses?" Percy asked.

"Think of it as four separate groups of people." She said, "You'll figure the rest out there."
  "Anyway, I'll be sending you on your way now. Stay safe, remain inconspicuous, don't die, blah blah blah."

"Good luck, young Demigods," Chiron said, smiling solemnly.

*****

Percy POV

I've been sick before. When I got thrown into Tartarus, that time I ate food made by Grover, another time when I fell off of a chariot, ect.
  But nothing, and I mean nothing, could prepare me for what Hecate calls aparating (spelling words correctly who?).

I felt like my stomach had been twisted inside out three times. Scratch that, make it four.

When we arrived at what looked like a flower field, I doubled over and honestly almost puked.
  Seriously Percy, get yourself together.

Thalia, who was also there, was laughing hysterically as Leo rolled around on the ground completely dazed and muttering something about tacos.

Nico was holding onto Hazel and Will for balance, which I honestly didn't blame him for. I felt like falling over too, even though I already had.

"A family will be picking you up via port-key. They'll take you to Diagon Alley and let you shop for you school supplies. I'll be handing you your allowance." Hecate told them, summoning eight pouches of 'galleons'.

"After about a week, you'll be taken to kings cross station to board Hogwarts express." And with that, she waved us goodbye. We closed our eyes as divine light filled the area. Gods are such show offs. Don't kill me.

After a bit of waiting, a black haired family that seemed to know fully well who we were showed up. After introductions, they took us to Diagon Alley, which I soon learned was town full of shops.

*****

Annabeth POV

"Finally, we're done." Percy groaned.

"Stop whining seaweed brain, we have one more place to go." I said, rolling my eyes at his oddly cute stupidity.

"Really?" Leo then whined.

"The pet shop." I said, looking down at the list. When I lifted my head up, I saw that the two boys were racing down the street towards the building.

"You should've seen their faces," Piper said. "They lit up like children on Christmas morning."

"Well, let's go before they do something too stupid." Nico sighed, walking off towards the direction our two clowns went.

According to Hecate, he and Will would have to keep a safe distance from each other. Sadly, it being 1994, they couldn't express their relationship in public.

When we got to the shop and walked in, Percy and Leo were examining the cages of different animals. Percy was looking at a beautiful black owl with beady eyes. Leo, on the other hand, held a brown and red ferret that was clinging to his arm.

Nico went over to a black cat and smiled thinly at it, petting it through the bars of it's cage.

The shop lady stared at him in shock, "She doesn't like anyone."

"Guess that changes now." He said, walking over to the counter, cat cage in hand.

As he paid for his pet, I noticed the others walking toward different animals.

Will went over to a yellow and orange short-haired tabby that had the same dazzling blue eyes as him. "What's her name," He asked the still surprised shop keeper.

"Lemon." She answered, diverting her attention away from Nico and his new cat, Iron.

"It suits her." Will smiled.

Piper had a brown owl perched on her shoulder. It played with her hair affectionately, causing strands to stick up in odd places.

As for Thalia, well.. She was having a hissing match with a storm-grey cat. I wasn't very surprised, to be honest.

Hazel had a fluffy black and brown kitten sitting on her head. I smiled at the sight as I observed a beautiful grey owl.
 
I wasn't surprised each of us found the animals we did. With us eight being demigods, we had a strong connection with animals.

After each of us paid for our pets, we walked out of the shop and explored the market. Leo was fascinated on how pictures on newspapers could move, which is no surprise. What was annoying is that we quite literally had to drag him away, but what's new?

The magic world was strange, and we were about to see a whole lot more of it the following week.