Demigods At Hogwarts

Good News: Easy Battle. Bad News: Bad News. (Percy's Perspective)

"Freeze!" Her powerful charmspeak washed over Riddle and he stiffened. And although the command wasn't directed at Frank, the charmspeak was so potent it caused him to hesitate for a moment before continuing to run at Riddle, claws digging into the ground.

Thalia shot more arrows at Riddle to aid Frank. Now that the skeletons were gone, Leo aimed additional fireballs at the powerful intruder. I felt a sudden surge of power and saw Reyna slump out of the corner of my eye. I flashed her a quick, grateful smile and ran to join the fight. The other demigods were looking similarly invigorated. 

But Piper's charmspeak couldn't hold a god for long. He made a sweeping motion with his arms, and the fireballs and the arrows flew away from Riddle, colliding with a tall tree. However, he wasn't fast enough to stop Frank. The large puma raked its claws along Riddle's side, leaving long gashes. A golden liquid streamed from the wounds. Ichor.

Riddle sucked in a breath in pain. He growled and waved his arm. Frank was tossed to the side, crashing into the same smoking tree that Leo's fireballs and Thalia's arrows had hit.

"Frank!" Hazel cried. Trembling with rage, she turned her gaze to Riddle. She raised her arms, and with the motion, cracks riddled (no pun intended) the earth and mounds of gold and diamonds surfaced.

"Look behind you!" Piper stalled. Riddle turned. Hazel fashioned bands out of gold, ruby, emerald, and a ton of other jewels that would probably make her the richest person in the world, and threw them at Riddle. They latched around him, pinning his limbs to the side. A band made of silver secured around his mouth.

Suddenly, Riddle started to glow with a blinding golden light. I recognized it and turned away, as did the other demigods.

BOOM! The massive crash resounded. I deemed it safe to look back. Riddle was levitating above Hazel's now-melted bands of precious metals, quivering with fury. But then-

"Hey!" Harry marched onto the grass and in front of Hazel, staring at Riddle. Riddle stared back, face full of distaste. "You're Voldemort." Harry declared. He raised his wand and pointed it at Riddle. "I thought I killed you. But I can do it again."

"Harry, you have no idea what you're dealing with." Hazel tried to reason.

"Harry, go into the school and stop bothering us!" Piper ordered. We had just about reached the last of our patience and we would not take any more disregard or arrogance from this ignorant idiot. Harry turned and walked inside the school, Riddle's eyes following him. Riddle smiled with amusement.

I used the distraction to shoot a stream of water at his feet, from the nearby lake, knocking him over. Before he could regain his wits, Annabeth threw her dagger. It impaled his foot. His side, his foot, and his pride wounded, he seethed with rage.

"This is not over." He declared, trembling, struggling to get up. We had the sense to look away before he disappeared in a blinding gold flash of light. Annabeth walked over calmly and retrieved her dagger. She examined the ichor.

"That was easier than expected."

"What..." Harry turned around, "what happened?" He asked, perplexed. I sighed with irritation; the charmspeak was becoming less and less effective on the wizard the more it was used. Piper shouted exasperatedly at him, pointing towards the castle,

"Harry, leave! Now!"

"Can't you do, like, a godly blood test?" I asked.

"No. It doesn't work that way." Hecate replied. I threw my hands up in frustration.

"Nothing is ever easy! Why doesn't it work like that? We have so many questions that you haven't bothered to answer! Why can't you check each Olympian to see who is harboring Riddle's soul? Who has the power to make a soul stay in a body instead of traveling to the Underworld? Who was near Zeus when he disappeared? Why don't we have a prophecy?" I stopped to take a breath, winded from the incensed rant. Hecate smiled sadly.