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"FUCK YOU JACKSON, I WAS ABOUT TO WIN" A shout that could be heard throughout camp rang.
In Cabin 3s spacious floor, four teenagers were sprawled one way or another, three holding different amounts of cards and one leaning on a player, "Yeah, I KNEW YOU WERE THATS WHY I PLACED THE PLUS FOUR" Percy said, pointing his cards in Nico's direction, evidently showing his cards to Leo and Jason who were huddled up together.
"Y'know you just showed us how bad your leftover cards are right?" Jason said, turning to Nico, "He's green, a two and a five"
Nico grinned at Jason and Percy, "You're a traitor Jason Grace, A TRAITOR I SAY" says, as he hurriedly pulls the cards close to himself
Jason shrugs,"Neeks promised to cook for me if I helped him"
Before Percy could retort, Piper burst through the door of Cabin 3 and hurriedly said "Percy! Nico! Chiron is looking for you both-"
Percy and Nico turned to her, then to each other, stood up and immediately made their way to the big house
"What's going on?" Nico asked as he approached Chiron, Percy trailing close behind, "Ah, you're both here," he nodded, "Lady Love has.. issued a minor quest"
Nico froze, "Lady L- She did? But she doesn't normally do that? What's this quest exactly?"
"Probably to retrieve some sort of beauty artifact of hers," Percy murmured
"If so then why'd she request for both of us then?" Nico asked, an eyebrow raised, "Us, two out of three of the strongest Demigods in camp?" he turned to Chiron, arms folded, a look that said 'explain'
"Well, I was getting to that." Chiron clasped his hands together, "It seems as though Draco needs help with his quest, at least that's what Lady Love has implied seeing as how she asked for two demigods that are strong enough"
"Which basically translates to 'get me the strongest demigods' in their language" but then, Percy froze, and Nico smirked, "wait- Draco Malfoy-?" Percy practically squeaked the name with how quiet and quickly he said it
"Heh,"
"Shut up Nico"
"You shut up. Anyways. You said Dray needed help Chiron, Why?" Nico asked
"Where and how badly?" Percy said hurriedly
"Slow down lover boy, we gotta have details before jumping into your pursuit" Nico placed a hand on Percy's arm before the other teen could pounce on Chiron
Chiron sighed.
"So basically, you want us to be Dray's bodyguards for his last school year because apparently Will's dad told Dray's mom that something bads gonna happen to him? like possibly really really bad, For a Demigod?" Nico asked for the second time.
"Well, yes, that's the simpler summary"
"And we'll be attending a boarding school which is literally called Pig pimples, that teaches magic. Us. Demigods that aren't children of Hecate? The same demigods that classify as no-maj?" Nico asked again, looking more and more confused and curious while Percy stands quietly to the side, no doubt already brewing plans in his mind
"Hogwarts is the name, and fret not, Lady Magic has agreed to extend her generosity towards you both for this quest. She will give you both blessings and wands to help with your quest" Chiron replied
Nico blinked, then sighed, "When do we go exactly?"
"The day after tomorrow, But, the school semester already started on September first, but you both need to get to their wizarding market first to get to your lodging, Diagon alley, I believe was the name, and get acquainted with your blessings, or magic, in this case, so they don't get suspicious of you both." Chiron massaged his forehead, "I'm sorry that you boys were given a quest this last minute and so soon after the war, really"
Nico coughed, "It's fine, we get to see Dray, he helped with the war too, and he was immediately pulled back into his own quest. And I don't think Percy's all that bummed about it" he says gesturing to Percy who was muttering.
"Ta, we'll get packing Chiron" Nico grabbed Percy and headed back towards Cabin 3 to tell the rest about the news.
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The next morning found them saying their goodbyes, all packed and ready, standing by Thalia's pine tree waiting for the goddess of magic to pop in and take them to the secret society of magical British wizards.
Suddenly, a resounding crack was heard and the goddess magic appeared in front of them
Nico and Percy dropped their heads in a shallow bow, "You children are the ones assigned to watch over my champion?" she asked, a hand waving over them gracefully
They felt a wave of something, magic, analyze them, their soul.
"That's correct my lady" Nico said, approaching the goddess, "We were told you'd be taking us to the wizarding world and our lodgings"
Lady Magic looked at them, eyes narrowing in something that felt like interest, "Correct. And it seems, as though you both are more than compatible with magic."
She held out her hands, "Come and hurry children, we must get you to your lodging so you may settle and practice to better aid my champion"
Percy and Nico looked at each other and tentatively held the goddess' outstretched hands, "hold on tight, we wouldn't want you both to get chopped into pieces before you're able to help, yes?" and as soon as they both clasped her hands, they both felt as though they were getting sucked through a tubed
They landed in a living room, and they could practically feel the magic seeping through the walls of the house, Percy groaned, barely holding the contents of his breakfast in his stomach
"I've already given you both blessings earlier," the goddess said, waving over two sticks, Wands, Percy realized slowly, to each of them, "I must go now, best of luck to you both. Keep my champion alive and take care of him." She said, not wasting any more time", and with that she was gone
Percy looked around "I guess we're staying here for a week?" and Nico sighed, already feeling the oncoming dread and hoped that attending school with son of the sea would be less chaotic than he thinks it would be
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Two days before they were supposed to show their faces to the Hogwarts student body, the two boys found themselves in Diagon alley, leaving the house they had holed up in the past week. Conveniently, the house was settled around the outskirts of the magical market so they only had to walk a short time to get to the main street, where it was filled with wizards trying to get what they need for their day to day lives.
Before they had started shopping, they dropped by Gringotts, a bank run by Goblins.
Percy and Nico walked past the threshold of the bank and immediately felt the eyes of goblins looking at them, mildly activating their fight or flight reaction. They approached a teller who eyed them menacingly (Percy thought so)
“Hello, we’ve come to take money from our vault” Nico said, handing a vault key that he’d found in his luggage, to which the goblin stared even harder at.
‘wow, straight to the point’ Percy thought, ‘there’s no way they-‘
The goblin nodded, “Alright Mr. Di Angelo. Follow me”
Percy looked at Nico who was already moving and then at the goblin who was leading with a confused expression, soon enough though, they arrived at what looked like a rollercoaster, the Goblin gestured for them to get in and after they did, the goblin immediately pulled a lever and they shot forward, twisting and turning along the tracks, going up and then shooting downwards, percy found it fun and by the small laughs Nico let out, he did too.
(“It’s like a rollercoaster, but deadlier!”
“Di immortales, Percy Shut up and hold on, or you will be dead!”)
The cart slowly came to a stop, and they got off, “Vault number 451, Di Angelo” the goblin said, and then keyed the vault, unlocking numerous old mechanisms, after it had finally opened, ‘that took a while’ Percy thought,
Nico went in, and while Percy waited, he tried making small talk with the goblin which seemed keen to not speak at all, but when Percy asked for his name, the goblin hesitated a little but eventually said “My name is Grimnolk”
Percy grinned, “Pleasure to meet you Master Grimnolk, I’m Percy Jackson” and reached a hand out, to which Grimnolk shook just as Nico walked out tucking away a small bag, “Look at you, making friends already,” he handed Percy another bag “here, its money, Be Responsible Percy”
Percy rolled his eyes “I can be responsible y’know” to which Nico huffed out a small ‘Uh-huh’
They rode the cart back to the surface to which Nico thanked Grimnolk with a proper goodbye after learning his name. As they walked to the main street Percy kept looking around and kept an eye out and his guard up.
Percy had wanted to go to Zonko’s where Nico refused and promptly dragged Percy to Flourish and Blotts to get their needed materials to get through the year of schoolwork.
There were a few curious looks sent their way, but overall no one particularly bothered them. Madam Malkin was swift and efficient when she measured them and altered their robes, they bought enough parchment and ink cartridges (Nico had refused to write with a quill and so had Percy, so they opted for fountain pens instead) to slow a giant down, sized down by Percy’s newly and masterfully learnt spell.
They left the alley with full arms and not a dent in however much Nico had taken out of the vault he seemed to own,
“Why’d you have a vault here in the first place? Or more like, how?” Percy asked, walking next to Nico, snacking on some tarts they picked up on the way back”
“Honestly, I have zero clue. It just popped up in my suitcase, so it was probably my dad who put it there. I did tell him that I’d be going on another quest. May have mentioned the magical world bit too and he did mention something about having an account in a magical bank back when I was helping him sort through papers” Nico shrugged
“Huh. That makes sense”
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For the second time, Percy felt that tube sucking sensation that felt like rearranging his guts but then spilling them out over the ground as he held the hands of a woman in a witch hat and what seemed to be proper attire, McGonagall— she said, was a professor at hoggywarts so he guessed that he should be calling her professor now.
As he and Nico landed in what looked like the principal’s office, but definitely more wizard looking and more weird-y, she walked over to a crusty looking hat on the shelf and held, “Mr. Jackson, if you will please sit, the sorting hat needs to place you in a house” she said, gesturing to the stool.
He sat down on the stool, frowning at the concept of separating children by houses, ‘the favoritism and discrimination must be through the roof in this school’, he thought as he felt the hat on top of his head
‘Well, well, I didn’t think I’d be sorting another Demigod after that Malfoy kid, but here we are.’
Percy blinked ‘what the fuck? Isn’t this like, an invasion of privacy?’
‘Don’t worry kid, I’ll just need to see a little bit of your memories to see which house you’ll be in’
‘Fine. Don’t dig too much or you’ll hit the pits of hell though’
‘Impressive Son of the Sea, I must admit, you’re the first that’s made me question my decision after Harry Potter’
‘who?’ percy asked
‘You survived terrors through your wit, you’ve thrown yourself into battle with your bravery, you’ve made and helped with strategies’ the hat said
‘Not voluntarily’ Percy spat, annoyed
‘Yes, well, that all still leads to loyalty, your fatal flaw from what ive seen. Better be— HUFFLEPUFF”
“Surprising” Nico said from behind him and he watched as his tie changed to yellow, he couldn’t tell whether it was genuine or sarcasm.
Nico’s turn took a couple of minutes but when the Hat finished, it had shouted “GRYFFINDOR”, he saw Nico’s tie change into red too.
Nico sighed and Professor McGonagall told them to follow, to where he led the two to a set of huge doors, Percy assumed it was the cafeteria or the gym, maybe something else. Prof had told them to wait outside until she announced them, and only then were they able to come in.
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As McGonagall announced that there would be transfers from America, Ron turned to Hermione and Harry, “Who d’you think these guys are? I mean, it’s already been a week into the school year” he said
Hermoine huffed, but a look passed her face that said she was thinking seriously about that “They could be suspicious people, we must keep our guards up, are you listening Harry?” she nudged the brunette, “Harry! Stop staring at Malfoy! This is the fourth time!!”
“I can’t! he started acting suspiciously after the transfers were mentioned” Harry replied, and he was met with incredulous stares, “Harry—” but before Ron could finish, the door swung open, footsteps rung through the hall as McGonagall welcomed the transfers.
Ron looked at them, “Bloody hell, why are they so good looking?” he exclaimed, Seamus who was sitting next to him nodded in agreement, Neville from his left chimed in, “Doesn’t the taller one look like Harry? But like, more fit?”
Seamus gasped and so did Ron, “Mate, he’s not kidding??? Like, actually he really does look like you but definitely fitter, hotter too I’d reckon”, Hermoine looked at Harry who had his jaw set, Ron looked at Harry as well and saw him look at Malfoy who seemed to redden when he saw the two transfers enter.
“The one beside him is proper fit too, I mean, he’s like, those broody guys but definitely bloody handsome as well”
Their gossip session and everyone else’s were broken by the chime of Professor McGonagall’s voice, “Mr. Jackson, Mr. Di Angelo I ask that you both sit at your respective tables now”, and only then did Ron notice their different colored ties
“Professor,” a small but powerful voice cut through the halls low chattering, when he looked, it was the shorter one speaking, “yes Mr. Di Angelo?”, that was Di Angelo, then the Harry-lookalike was probably Jackson
“Would you be able to provide a small fire for us? For religious beliefs I mean.” Di Angelo asked, “of course Mr. Di Angelo”, Professor McGonagall replied
“Professor!” Jackson bounced, actually bounced, “is sitting in a table that isn’t your house’s be against the rules?”, and Professor paused, “it was not stated in the rulebook Mr. Jackson, I suppose it is not”, and then Jackson grinned and pulled a tired looking Di Angelo towards the Snake house
“Hi Dray” Jackson grinned, Di Angelo waved and Malfoy, well, he looked just about ready to kill Jackson