When All Seems Calm

A New Problem and Difficulties in Sorting

" That's for pretending to die on me." Percy huffs, before hugging the air out of Drake. 

Hermia laughs, pecking Drake on the cheek as he sat down. With a mischievous grin, she walks out the compartment demigod style, only to come back five minutes later with a whole new crowd of people. None of them are people I recognize.

But then, they all weave their hands through their hair and I gasp in delight, along with Kelp Head.

( I'm just gonna write the original names, new names, and their godly parent)

Luna Lovegood: Luna Leathen, Daughter of Athena. Basically same appearance, but with grey eyes.

Cho Chang:  Cara Chen, Daughter of Aphrodite. Lighter brown hair, with brown eyes.

Hannah Abott: Helen Andrews, Daughter of Demeter. Dark brown hair and turquoise eyes.

Ernie McMillan: Erick McSouthers, Son of Apollo. Blond hair and brown eyes.

Neville Longbottom: Nathan Litt, Son of Demeter. Sandy brown hair with green eyes.

Pansy Parkinson: Pamela Pastern, Daughter of Hermes. Black hair with light grey eyes.

( And that's the demigods in hoggywarts!)

A little teeny time skip........

" We're almost here!" Cara squeals, like any daughter of Aphrodite will do. We, the undercover demigods, have been sitting in the Head Boy and Girl compartment for hours, catching up with events on either side. I look outside the compartment window and gasp as I see the castle.

The architecture is amazing, bottom to top. I analyze the school, mesmerized, until Percy hugs me laughing.

" You drool when you see a castle." he says, grinning triumphantly. I roll my eyes.

" And you drool when you sleep." I retort, giving him a winning smile.

" We have to go back to our so-called friends." Pamela reminds us, her brows creasing in disappointment. Drake nods, running his hands through his hair to return to his disguise, encouraging the others to do the same. Hermia, now Hermione, surveys the now Draco before wrinkling her nose in disgust.

" I hope we never have to work with each other, Ferret." 

" So do I, Granger." With that happy note reminding us of reality, we arrived at Hogwarts.

The inside of the castle was as delicious as the outside, which left me wanting to start a new blueprint right there and now. Several times Percy had to drag me away from a particularly mesmerizing pillar to get us to the Great Hall.

Now we waited last in line, fidgeting under the stares we were receiving,  for our names to get cold. My mind had strayed to how I could learn to enchant the ceiling of the Throne Room to look like the night sky like it was in here long ago, only to be interrupted by Percy repeatedly poking me in the ribs.

" What?" I snap at him, and see him gesturing towards the tattered hat, which led me to the realization that my name had been called. Blushing furiously, I make my way towards the stool, placing the hat on my head.

Well, well. A daughter of Athena it seems. 

I blanched.

What?

A particularly blessed mind that could match Ravenclaw's, but enormous bravery and quite hubristic. It took quite a lot to accept you wand, hm?

My.... my wand! How?

Your recent memories.

The Hat showed me my memories through his point of view.

I advise you, don't look any further.

Very well. I have seen enough. You shall be in Gryffindor!

I take the Hat off me and smile when I see the red and gold house clapping.

Percy POV

I sigh in relief as I watch Annabeth walk to the lion table, relatively unharmed. I mean, hey! The hat might suddenly burst into flames or something. You never know.

" Jackson, Perseus!" The lady who is named after Annabeth's mother's Roman side calls, and I cringe when I hear my name, but keep my mouth shut. Hades, I'm scared of that woman already. Reminds me too much of Athena.

I walk towards the hat cautiously, in case it decides to suddenly jump up and attack me. With nothing of the sort happening, I sit on the stool and jump when I hear the Hat in my head.

Another one sired by gods, have we?

Are you a.... monster hat?

I feel the Hat roll its eyes.

No, young one, I am a magically charmed object.

......Oh.

Let me sort you now, you quite ramble in your mind. Loyalty more than Hufflepuff ever had, wit and ambition quite like no other, smarter than at first glance, and yet braver than most. Where to put you?

Maybe the lion house. Wise Girl's there.

Perhaps. Time for a little fun.

What?

Suddenly I feel like my mind is being pierced, and I ball my fists in agony. 

Let down your guard, son of Poseidon. 

I let down the barriers around my mind and I see my entire life flash in front of me. At first it is bearable, but as the flow of memories grow more intense, I start shivering. At the point where the Hat has reached Tartarus, I am sweating, my hands clammy, shivering like Hades. I start retching, not being able to control my reactions longer.

 Then I black out.  

Annabeth POV

I watch Seaweed Brain get sorted, immediately noticing that he is taking more time then probably what most students are used to, judging from the worried glances Hermia....or Hermione is giving him.

I turn my eyes back onto him and watch as he relaxes, before tensing up. Then he balls his fists. He pales. Beads of sweat appear on his forehead. He starts shivering.

Your recent memories.

I jump up, earning myself curious glances, and sprint to where Percy is, who has started to retch uncontrollably. I gasp in horror and anguish as his tightly closed eyes open, only to show his eyes rolling backwards, and he crumples to the floor.

The Sorting Hat, now on the floor besides Percy, whimpers before whispering Gryffindor.

No one cheers.

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Done! Tell me what you think. Yesterday, I was trying to read a German PJO fanfic, which Google had o kindly translated, where I came across a part that was supposed to be either ' Kelp Head' or ' Seaweed Brain'; instead, it said ' Algae Head.'

Anyways, to clear things up, I'm going to address the undercover demigods in their original names when they are under disguise. They are going to be addressed in their demigod names when the Mist is not on them.

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- Lazuli Starfall

P.S. @katianaelyse, thank you soooooooooo much for your kind comments!