{Previously on Demigods at Hogwarts,

'Annabeth rushed towards Porkpie, climbing on its back '...'cap fell off, revealing her'...'You didn't see any of this'...'Piper fainted'.}

Piper POV

I was in a dark pit. Oh no, it couldn't be. Not Tartarus.

"You're right, it isn't Tartarus." Said a voice. Piper sighed in relief. "It is my prison."

"Who are you?" Piper asked. "I am Herophile," the voice replied. "I know you hate this prophecy, but you will definitely hate this more. I want to show you what would have happened if this prophecy hadn't been issued."

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Images flashed through my head, of the Sun god Apollo turned into a human and cast down to earth by Zeus. I saw that he had to defeat 3 Roman Emperors to wrestle the Oracles from their control. Then I saw something which made my heart break.

It was Jason. Caligula wheeled about. He threw his spear, driving its point between Jason's shoulder blades. The Piper in that picture screamed, along with the real one, right here. Jason stiffened, his blue eyes wide in shock. He slumped forward and toppled from Tempest. He hit the floor face down, the spear still in his back, his gladius clattering from his hand. Caligula plucked out his spear, then drove it again into Jason's back, removing any last hope that he might be alive.

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"I don't care if this was just fake: why did you show me that?" I asked, tears threatening to spill from my eyes.

Herophile sighed. "I was ordered to." She leaned in, as if telling me a secret. "Kronos and Voldemort are cousins. They want to kill you all. They think that what I just showed you would be more effective. But for this sort of change in Fate, the people concerned should be in agreement. I told them both that it was impossible but they said to give it a try anyways." She explained.

"So this is what is happening right now?" I asked. She nodded. I took a deep breath. "This is just a dream," I said, relieved. "Remember," said Herophile. "This is your only chance. If you fail to kill Kronos, he will turn back time and prevent the prophecy from being issued in the first place."

As the dream begin to fade away, I heard Herophile saying, "I am sorry if I scared you, but you had to know what's at stake."

My eyes opened, and I looked around, searching frantically for Jason. Even though Herophile told me it was not real, I had to make sure.

Just then, I heard voices coming from the doorway. "...but madam, I need to see her!" The 'madam' refused. "No, she needs to rest."

"Jason," I whispered. "Piper!" he rushed past the woman and towards me. He held my hand and I said, "Promise me something."

"Anything." He said.

"Promise me you won't let anything happen to yourself in this war." I said.

"Piper..." He trailed off.

I gripped his wrist. "Promise you won't die on me."

His gaze hardened. "I promise." He bent down, and our lips met. The softest of kisses.

"But what happened?" He asked.

"It's a long story. Call everyone else here. I better not have to repeat it." I said.

Once everyone was there, I said, "I had a dream."