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"I still regret the day you got that monster." Ron cringed as Crookshanks hissed at him. Percy just stroked Carita silently, her purring calming his jumpy nerves.

"I can't wait to see what Draco would say about George's new prank sweets. I wonder if Percy could hand it to them, since he doesn't know them that well." Harry grinned.

"RONALD!"

"Oh joy." Ron grumbled as Mrs. Weasley shouted his name. "Another day of mum yelling at me. We've already looked forward to meeting dRaCo on the Hogwarts Express, I don't need anything more." Harry nodded, a half sympathetic and amused expression on his face as Ron left the room.

"What's so bad about this Draco dude?" Percy asked, scratching his cat behind the ears.

"He called Hermione a Mudblood—" Harry started but got cut off by being shoved aside.

"When do we leave? I need to boil someone's blood right now." He marched towards the door, but Hermione grabbed his shirt collar and pulled him back.

"You're not boiling anyone's blo—" She stopped herself. "Wait, did you just say, 'boil someone's blood?!' What the hell, Perce?"

"I—I meant beat the crap out of." He lied. "It's a saying we use in America, that's all." Hermione nodded, interested.

"What else do you say in America?"

"Well, there's—"

"Mother says you two should get to the front of the bar with your items packed." A posh voice interrupted.

"Well, excuse me, Percy Weasley." Percy said dryly, eyeing the badge on his chest. "I didn't know that the Bighead Boys Inc. made prefect badges." The Weasley blushed as red as his hair and shuffled out of the room uncomfortably, covering the badge with his hand.

"I will make sure to keep an eye on you, Perseus Jackson." He retorted, closing the door before Percy could say anything.

"IT'S PERCY! NOT PERSEUS!" Percy shouted, clenching his fists. Carita jumped up in surprise and leapt under the bed.

"I hate Percy." Harry grumbled. "Not you, Perce." Percy nodded, crouching under the bed to try and coax Carita out.

"I do too." He said, his voice slightly muffled. "Carita? Caritaaa? Cari—OUCH—"

Harry burst out laughing when he saw the cat clinging onto Percy's face with her claws.

"This is going to be a long day." Percy sighed.

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Percy winced as Mrs. Weasley kissed him goodbye.

"Be good, Percy." She whispered. "I may not know you well, but I'm sure you have great ways ahead of you in Hogwarts." Percy nodded and stepped on board.

"Bye Mrs. Weasley!" Hermione called, waving her hand wildly.

"Hey, where's Harry?" Ginny wondered. "He's not on the train."

"Over here!" Harry ran up and jumped on with his trunk just as the whistle blew. "Let's go find a compartment." The Weasley twins waved to join Lee Jordan and Percy Weasley waved to Penelope Clearwater, another prefect.

Ginny sniggered. "He fancies her." She sang in a mocking voice.

"Hey, can I talk to you two in private?" Harry whispered to Ron and Hermione. "Sorry Percy." Percy shrugged. He was used to being left behind.

"No problem at all." He said cheerfully. "C'mon, Ginny, let's find a compartment." He grabbed his and Ginny's stuff and passed the small rooms of people, occasionally peering through the windows to check for an empty one. He slid open the door of a random one, wondering if he could ask to sit there.

"Hey, can we—" He nearly choked on air as he saw Jason and Piper in a room. "Uh, sorry, wrong room. Bye." He shut the door quickly and grabbed Ginny's arm. "Quick, Ginny, we have to leave."

"What? What's going on?" She asked, looking a bit frightened. "Who are those people?"

"They're...not people you want to know." He said quietly, his head racing with thoughts. Why were they here? What were they doing? Were they looking for him? He willed his palms not to sweat as he entered another room cautiously.

"Hey!" A girl that looked about 14 with light brown hair waved. Percy dropped his stuff to wave back, blushing a bit from the quick run.

"Hey. Is it ok if we sit here? There isn't any room anywhere."

"Sure! Scoot over, Blake, they need to sit." She elbowed a grey-eyed girl with curtains of brown hair falling around her shoulders.

"Hey. I'm Nico." A boy that looked 15 waved. Percy remembered his cousin, Nico di Angelo and his boyfriend with a pang of regret. "Oh my gods." He pointed to Percy's eyes, and then his, which were blue and brown. "You're heterochronic too?! Gods, this is the first time I've seen someone else like that!" The son of Poseidon sat down.

"Uh, thanks, I guess." He said nervously, scratching the back of his neck.

"I'm Ginny." Ginny held out her hand. "This is Percy, although I have a brother named Percy too. Who's a git. He's the new prefect of Gryffindor."

"Yuck." Blake gagged. "Percy Weasley? He's definitely a git. I'm glad I'm in Hufflepuff."

"Me too. I'm Lila, by the way." The girl who had welcomed them in held out her hand. "Jen! Be polite and say hi!" Another girl, Asian, by the looks of it, nearly jumped out of her skin and snapped her book shut.

"Uhm, hi." She said quickly. "I'm Jen." She flipped back to her page and adjusted her glasses before starting to read again. Lila rolled her eyes.

"She's too much of a reader." She said. "Although I am too. We all are."

"Omg hi!! I'm Sylvia!" A first-year girl waved. "What's your house? I already know yours." She waved to Ginny. "I've heard a lot about your brother, Ron Weasley—" Percy zoned out of Ginny and Sylvia's conversation.

"Are you new here?" Lila asked tentatively. He nodded.

"I've transferred here from America." He replied. "Ilvermorny. What house are you guys in?"

"Hufflepuff." Blake offered.

"Hufflepuff as well." Lila played with her hair, making tiny braids in it.

"Slytherin." Nico replied. "Jen's also Slytherin." Percy wondered if he was going to be in either of those houses.

A loud meow jolted him out of his thoughts.

"Is that a...cat?!"

Percy nodded, taking out the cage that held Carita, unlocked it, and a black fluffy blur shot out and curled up on his lap.

Nico gasped. "Oh. My. Gods. That is the most adorable thing I've ever seen!!"

"That's the first time I've seen Nico squeal." Blake snickered. Nico narrowed his eyes.

"Hey, cats are cute. Don't blame me." He stroked her head as a soft purring filled the room.

"Says the guy who dresses emo." Lila snorted. "Although, cats are cute. I love cats." Percy laughed, a bit more relaxed than after he saw his old friends in the compartment.

"She's so soft." Jen suddenly whispered, scratching Carita on the chin. "What's her name?"

"Carita." Percy replied, grinning widely. "The girl speaks!" Jen blushed.

"I do speak. It's just that I love this book." She held up a thick book that Percy couldn't imagine reading and went back to reading, her hand still on Carita's pelt.

The five of them—excluding Jen, who was still absorbed in her book—talked with each other, laughing and joking around.

"And then I—oof!" The train lurched forward in an abrupt stop, making Percy nearly fall onto the floor in a faceplant. Carita let out a little hiss and leaped onto the other seat. "What's going on?"

"Did the train break down?" Nico asked, recovering from the shake.

"I don't know." Lila stood up, checking the windows. It was dark outside, the sun dipping behind the horizon. The hallways went dark, the lights flickering off. A loud groan of metal sounded at the front of the train.

"I've got to find Ron!" Ginny exclaimed, running out of the compartment before anyone could stop her.

"I'll go with you!" Sylvia followed her, closing the door behind her.

"Be careful!" Nico yelled from behind them. "Hold on, I'm going with you!"

"I'm staying here." Lila sat down again. "I think we should just wait."

"Yeah." Blake agreed. "Maybe we just broke down. We should just wait. I'm sure nothing's wrong."

A pang of fear stroke Percy's heart as he realized that something was walking down the corridor.

They weren't alone.

dedicated to da ppl who are now my new OCs in my story!!

hehehe...i'm gonna be evil again >:)