Percy Jackson at Hogwarts

Chapter 3: Departure

Percy's PoV

When we wake up, Harry and I get ready before we go downstairs.
Everyone was on the alert.

The Dursleys seemed even more irritated than usual, so Vernon couldn't make any remarks without cutting himself off.

I had the misfortune of laughing.

"Ah, it came out of nowhere... And it's going to become...- it's going to join some crazy people at a school for crazy people and...- wizards who come out of nowhere...." he says, turning red.

"I'm going to show them!"
And he comes into the bathroom, slamming the door.

After helping Harry clear out breakfast, I follow him upstairs to pack our bags.

Harry would do this at the last minute to get his things ready. It looked like a hurricane. Things were flying back and forth, and he grabbed things at random and roughly stuffed them into his already overflowing suitcase.

"Percy, you better get ready. With the Weasleys you never know what to expect! Is your suitcase ready?"

I walk to the office, grab my bag, open it and close it without adding or removing anything.
"It's all there!"

Harry jumps on his suitcase to close it, and it's a feat that the closure doesn't explode under pressure.

He grabs the cage of his owl that had not returned.

"Don't you wait for her?"

"She will find me", he answers me.

And he goes down the stairs. I am about to follow him when an object attracts my attention.

I look on the chest of drawers and I see a watch.
My watch.
The shield watch that my brother Tyson made for me.
I had left it at the colony because it had once again been damaged in a fight.

I grab it and a letter falls out.
I take the paper and read what is written, taking a long time because of my dyslexia.

Someone gave me this for you.
Dumbledore.

No time to think. I put the watch on my wrist, and I walk down the stairs.

The Dursleys are waiting at the front door, all dressed up and well groomed.

"Late of course, their kind... no punctuality... none to catch up with the other..."

I head towards Harry, sitting on the couch.

"Nice watch."

"Thank you."

I frown.
"Uh Harry. You don't hear voices?"

"Fred, you're crushing my foot!"
"It's your fault Ron! Why didn't you come out?!"
"Calm down kids!"

Harry gives me an amused look.

The Dursleys are coming into the room.
"What the hell is going on here?!" Screams Vernon.

Harry succeeds in answering in a serious manner, but I can see that he stops laughing.
"I think they wanted to use the floo powder. "

Then he turns to the chimney.
"Mr. Weasley! Can you hear me?"

"Yes, Harry! Why can't we get out?"

"It's doomed."

Petunia seems to be in shock.
"They're in the fireplace ?!"

I'm bursting with laughter.
"Did you say « fireplace »?!"

She looks at me, angry.

"I'm sorry, but..."
And I leave laughing madly.

British people and their accents make me laugh.

"Get back! I'm going to blow the fireplace !"

Wait, what?
The chimney explodes.

Four people come out, all redheads, including two twins.

The one who appears to be the father takes a circular glance and sees the damage caused by the explosion.
"I'm sorry. I'll fix it for you."

He holds up a piece of wood and makes a wrist movement.

Everything goes back to its place, as if nothing had ever exploded.

Vernon was red with anger.
"Doesn't even come in a car...- blows up the fireplace...-"

"Ron, this is Percy. He is a cousin from America. He's coming to Hogwarts."

The one called Ron is almost my size.
We shake hands.

"Nice to meet you."

The twins come from behind and hold out their hands to me.
I recognize the expression in their eyes. The same expression as the one in the Alatir brothers' eyes.

"My name is Fred."
"And I'm George."

"I am Percy."

"... a fabulous collection of electrical outlets. Everything you muggle invent to fill the lack of magic is breathtaking!"

Vernon was almost purple.

The father of the family turns to us.
"Oh Harry!"

He shakes my cousin's hand.
"How are you?"

"Fine sir, thank you. This is my cousin."

The man turns to me.
He reaches out his hand to me.
"Arthur Weasley. How do you do?"

"Percy Jackson."

"Mr. Weasley, Percy's going to Hogwarts too. And I was wondering if he could come with us to the World Cup, so that he can discover Quidditch and the magical world at your side."

"But of course! You must know a lot about muggle inventions!"

In incomprehension, I look at Harry.
"Muggle are the non-users of magic. Inventions are everything these people do to make their lives easier."

I see over Harry's shoulder the twins drop something resembling candy, and Dudley picks it up.

"Percy?"

"Oh. Yes, I see."

Arthur Weasley's face lights up.
"Good! Good! You can teach me a lot of things! I've got collections of electrical outlets really--"

"AAAAAAAH"

Petunia screamed.
We turn in the direction of his finger and we see Dudley with his tongue getting bigger and bigger.

Arthur moves towards him.
"It is nothing, simply a joke of my children! I'm going to fix it."

Vernon starts barking at him.

Between Dudley who groaned, Arthur who tried to reassure, Vernon who got angry and Petunia who screamed, the room was a real mess.

"Go back home! I'll join you once I've settled this matter!"

Fred and George go into the chimney, grab a special powder, shout "The Burrow" then disappear into the flames.

Ron gives powder to Harry.

Harry repeats the same pattern as the twins and disappears in his turn.
"What happened?" I ask.

"Oh yes, you never used the powder. You go into the fireplace, grab a handful of powder, and drop it, clearly stating your destination.
Here we will say: the burrow. Go before me."

Ron gives me the powder and I follow his instructions to the letter.
"The Burrow !"

The flames rise up around me and I close my eyes.

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