Ch16 Percy I really did'nt know what to do. That's right. I help lead two wars, and I have no idea what to do when a blue vine is choking my friend to death. Yup. I had found an door, and I needed to get away from the staring crowds, so obviously, I opened it and dragged an getting-impossibly-paler Nico. What I didint expect was to see my friends. I dropped Nico on the ground. "Annabeth!" She gasped and ran over to Nico and started pulling the vine off him. I pouted, "It's not coming off him." Annabeth sighed, "Okay Nico, calm down," His eyes widened at that as if to say, you want to try being calm while being choked?! "Ok, Percy, hand over Riptide." "There aren't any pockets on a robe" "Ok, it wouldn't have worked with celenzial bronze anyway. Shay can you set- nevermind, you would set Nico on fire too." Travis spoke up, "You need an pocket knife?" He pulled one out from his pocket. Shay threw her hands up in exaggeration. Travis threw it over and I caught it and slashed at the vine, cutting it effectively. Nico laid there, panting. "Th-thanks." "No problem.", I pulled him up. Annabeth looked at me, "Now, what in Athena happened?" Nico looked at my girlfriend sheepishly, "It was actually kind of my fault." He launched into an explanation of how nothing was working for him in herbology, and how he said some very-bad-things-I'm-not-allowed-to-repeat at Phersephone. (no idea how to spell that) Shay, Travis, and Connor were laughing on the ground by the time he was finished. To be true, it was hard to keep a straight face through the last minute. Annabeth gave that look to Nico, as if to say, I'm going to let you go this time! Shay's POV Everyone was laughing and just fiddling round. We had nothing to do, till the Stolls opened some boxes in the corner. After they succeeded in blowing it up, we decided not to open the rest. Annabeth was worried about her classes, and how it was really bad to miss the first day of class. Percy then leaned over and whispered in her ear. Annabeth rolled her eyes, "Well, I guess it wouldn't hurt to miss one day..." Travis raised his eyebrow, and Percy stuck his tounge out. After that, we prowled the castle, exploring to our hearts content. We did loose Nico for a while, which caused some panic. We found him with his foot trapped in a stair. He turned pretty red, having been saved two times in one day. Travis and Connor showed me the kitchens, and honestly, those were probably the happiest elves I've ever seen, giving us cookies and everything. One of them even found some Necter and Ambroisa. I got to the Gryfindor commons early, and pretended to be asleep while Hermione came in. Annabeth came late, and I saw her wave to someone while she was still in the doorway, probably Percy. I drifted off to sleep. I blinked, and suddenly found myself in an room. Not another dream, I thought! I walked down it, having no other obvious option. I found an door, and somehow instictivly knew it was locked. I tried it anyway, an need to open the door rising from the back of my head. Suddenly and voice startled me from behind, "Shay?" I turn around an see Harry of all people. "What are you doing here?" We both say at the same time. I shake may head, "Where are we?" "Department of-" The dream fades away from me, but I'm sure he said Department of Mysteries. I sat up in my bed, wondering. Where in the world was the Department of Mysteries? Why would you have such an department? And why, was Harry there?