AN: Above is Percy's uniform.
Fred's POV:

As Percy left I sighed, setting my head down on the table.

"What's wrong Fred?" Harry asks, ever the concerned brother figure. Though I think the fact that I'm actually being serious and now joking around is concerning them. Sitting back up after a minute I begin to explain.

"I was just hoping that being around you all would help Percy to relax some. She's not exactly open to new people. Honestly the only times she doesn't have a wall up is when she's alone with the team," I pause before continuing, "I just worry about her sometimes."

"What happened to make her that way?" Hermione, ever the inquisitive one, asks quietly from the corner where she stands with Ron.

"Percy hasn't had the easiest life, she's been fighting to survive since she was twelve. Even though she has a loving home to return to, she had to leave her family and friends, everyone she cared about, behind for their own safety. The poor girl has literally been to hell and back, but she still keeps on fighting because at this point it's either that or everything she's fought for her entire life will have been for nothing."

"What happened to her? No child should have to go through something like that."

"That's the thing mum, I don't know. None of us do. She said that its safer for us to be blind to her past than to be in danger from knowing. As far as I know the only one who knows her whole story is the boss and he's definitely not telling."

"The poor thing! Would you lead me to her camp Fred dear? I'm going to bring her some of the muffins we have left over from breakfast and ask again to make sure that she doesn't want to stay with us."

"Course mum, just follow me." Getting up I head out the door, most of the others following behind me. Looking around I see the tallest tree within sight of the burrow and head for it. Reaching the base I turn to head due north until I see her camp on the rise of a nearby hill. Pausing at the bottom of the hill I turn to the others.

"You all stay here and let me tell her you're coming. When you see me waiving then you can come on up."

Turning back around I head up the hill to where a single tent sits in front of a small fire pit. Approaching the tent, I call out "Don't shoot friendly approaching" before entering the tent. Stepping inside I can stand to my full height thanks to some Timelord technology Percy 'borrowed,' aka stole, to use for her stuff. The inside of the tent was more like a mansion, but unlike with the wizard expansion spell Percy's tech was limitless and everchanging. For instance, the other day her tent looked like a medieval castle, whereas now it resembles a log cabin. A very large and fancy log cabin. Hearing the television on in the living room I head in to see Percy sitting on the couch watching Supernatural. We still avidly watch the show, even though the Winchester boys hate it with the series being based on the books that were written by a prophet about their lives.

"Hey Aquagirl, mum and a few of the others wanted to come check out the camp. Are they allowed in? I left them at the bottom of the hill since I didn't want them freaked out by the forcefield. Oh, and they come bearing muffin shaped gifts that I promise will not explode."

Laughing at the memory of the exploding muffin incident Percy nods before pausing the show and heading out with me. Looking down the hill I wave, signaling the others to come up to meet us. Heading into the tent, the others pause before following. As soon as they all have entered I have to hold back a snicker due to their awe-struck faces.

"Nice huh..."

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Percy's POV:

After their first visit I was relatively left alone when I was in my camp. Whenever I went down to the house to check up on Fred he seemed to be having a great time. At least I could help make someone happy. Today is the first day of school and I went ahead of the others to get there earlier, as is traditional for the professors, apparently. I'm kind of glad I did though because based on what the others were saying about the train ride it would have driven me nuts.

When I first saw the school, I was instantly reminded of Annabeth and her love of architecture. She would have had a field day with this place, trying to figure out how everything worked with Leo and discussing the design of the building with anyone else that would listen. As I walk through the halls I begin to make a mental to do list. One, meet with the leaders of the different species in the forbidden forest to ensure that it is a safe place to train for now. Two, finish my mental map of the castle, including the secret passages and chambers. Three, figure out who the threat is and how to defeat them without any harm coming to the school or students. Four, help any students who need counseling from the war they just finished. Five, figure out if this many ghosts are allowed out of the underworld and if they aren't, figure out what to do about it.

Atthat thought I realized that there weren't any ghosts in the hallways aroundme. Checking my watch, I see that the whole sorting ceremony dinner thing startedlike fifteen minutes ago, "Oh shit." Turning around, I start runningtowards the closest entrance to the Dining Hall, which happened to be a thirdstory window with a roof connecting just below. Hopping out a hallway window, Istart sprinting across the roof hoping that a window this high won't be locked.Reaching my hopeful entry point I press on the glass, slowly pushing the windowup so that I can fit through.

(AN: 1,032 words)