Harry POV.
I am glad to be back at Hogwarts. Though I am actually a year to old, I am attending the seventh and final year. I should have completed school last year, but the war saw to that that didn't happen. The school would be crowded this year, with many taking their previous year again, with the bad education it had offered under the Death Eaters. I had actually been told by the Ministry that if I wanted to, I could skip the last year and start the Auror training right away. But Hermione had insisted that we all should get a complete education. Ron had, of course, agreed right away, with him being wrapped around her little finger. Ginny had been the reason I had agreed, because she wanted to have me near her this year. We had all gotten to Hogwarts without any problems, which was a relief. The trip up to school from the train station had been awkward this year, with so many able to see the thestrals. I felt sad at the thought of so many people seeing their loved ones die in front of their eyes.
We all went in to the Dining Hall, which was back to normal standards again. Though, seeing Professor McGonagall in the chair of the Headmistress was a bit strange. I will have to get used to it, though. There were two new teachers this year as well. They sat beside each other near the Headmistress, and you could see from far away that they sort of, like, belonged together. I didn't have any other way to put it. They were talking together, joking, it seemed, because the girl started laughing. Yes, girl. They both looked like they were my age. The girl had blonde curly hair down to her shoulders, except from one streak, which were grey. She had intense, grey eyes, that made her look like she was always thinking, always calculating her surroundings. Her face was perfect, and so was her tanned body. She was from what I could see, tall and muscular. Like the boy sitting beside her. He was broad-shouldered, with a slim waist. He was, as the girl, and they reminded me of someone, or something. The sight of them brought back memories of a museum Hermione had forced me to accompany her to, with Ron, of course. We had looked at the ancient Greek artefacts, including statues, with which the pair shared a scary resemblance. He had, to my shock, black, messy hair and green eyes, much like me. But he had, unlike me, a streak of grey to match the girl`s.
After the sorting, the food appeared at the table, and we dug in. Ron, as usual, ate like there was no tomorrow. When we all had finished our desserts, Headmistress McGonagall stood up and addressed the room.
"As you might have noticed, this year we have two new teachers. Professor Perseus Jackson is going to teach Defence Against the Dark Arts, and Professor Annabeth Jackson is going to take over Transfiguration after me, since I have other duties to attend this year. Now go to your dorms and rest, it will be a hard day tomorrow."
Hermione POV
We all got up and left for our dorms, Ron, Harry, Ginny and myself walking together.
"Those teachers seemed rather young." I said. "How are they going to keep order in the class? And where did they get their education, because I can swear that it was not here. I would have remembered them."
"And why do they have the same last name? Do you think they are siblings?" asked Harry.
"I don`t think so, Harry. They were too different." Ginny said. They were walking beside Ron and me, holding hands.
"They could be cousins or something." suggested Ron, who was holding onto my hand.
"That would be kind of gross, Ron." Ginny said. "Couldn`t you see how they was flirting? Maybe it`s just a coincidence."
"Could they be married?" I asked my friends. I hadn`t expected to get an actual answer, though.
"We are, actually. We have been for, how long is it, Wise Girl?" I heard a male voice coming from behind us.
"Seaweed Brain, I didn`t think that you`d forget that quickly. It was in September, down by the beach at camp." answered a female voice, a little bit unbelieving.
We turned around to see the two new professors walking behind us, Perseus with his arm around Annabeth`s shoulders. She had her right arm around his waist. They were wearing black cloaks, as was the dress code. Prof Perseus was wearing marine coloured trousers and a light sea green sweater. Prof Annabeth had grey trousers and a white shirt. What was unusual was the pin that held their cloaks together. Prof Perseus had a green trident, and Prof Annabeth had a grey owl. Everyone else had plain ones.
"I am only teasing you, dearest. I will remember that day for the rest of my life. Now, we are being rude. I am Percy Jackson, your new teacher in Defence Against the Dark Arts." He said, offering his hand.
"And I am Annabeth Jackson, your new teacher in Transfiguration." She said, doing the same as her husband.
"My name is Harry Potter, nice meeting you" he said, taking both of their hands at the same time.
"I am Hermione Granger, and this is my boyfriend, Ronald Weasley." I said, whereupon Ron made a face of me using his full name, and we both shook hands with our new professors.
"It is a pleasure meeting you; my name is Ginevra Weasley, Ginny for short." Shaking their hands.
"Yes, nice meeting you as well. Are we going to see any of you in our classes?" Prof Annabeth asked us.
"Yes, you are, we are taking both of yours, most likely together" Hermione replied.
"Well, then we will see each other tomorrow" Said Prof Perseus, and they took off in another direction.
"They are Americans!" I exclaimed.
"How do you know that, Hermione?" asked Ron.
"You could hear it on their accents, Ron" Ginny said, a little bit annoyed.
Percy`s POV
You are probably all wondering why we are teaching at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. Well, it has a very simple explanation. It is because Hecate requested that someone from camp would go there, undercover, to protect it from whatever might come, because they had just experienced a war. And the wizards and witches are Hecate`s by the terms that she blessed their ancestors long ago, somewhat similar to Artemis` Hunters. She had actually requested that if it was possible, it would be me and Annabeth who went. So of course we were ordered to go, got a blessing from Hecate so we could do magic and speed training in the art. Then the Goddess made the Headmistress hire us as teachers so we could stay there for many years. We could not do the job properly if we were enrolled as students, after all. Did I mention that the Headmistress is a Half-blood? No? Oh, well, she`s a daughter of Hecate herself, actually. But back to the point.
When we were told about the wizards, we reacted with shock, then disbelief, and shock again. Shock, because we didn't think that such a thing as wizards existed. Disbelief, because if they did exist, which they sure did, why hadn't we been told sooner? And then shock again, because we were ordered to go. Zeus said, and I quote "You two will have your reward after you have served there as teachers for as long as we find it fitting. Until you are finished, you will no longer be aging. You will also both be gifted with the invulnerability of the Achilles Curse. Also, when you arrive, you will find an apartment customized for your personal needs. Now of you go". Before we could even blink, we were teleported to this amazing castle, which we were soon to discover was to be our new home. We were shown around by Headmistress McGonagall, who presented herself as a daughter of Hecate. We were shown the dining hall, which we both stared at in awe, the library, which Annabeth clearly was awestruck by, and our apartment, which we both fell in love with in an instant. The first room we entered was filled with bookshelves from floor to ceiling, statues of the twelve head Gods spread evenly within the shelves, an open hearth with a statue of Hestia in the middle of the room, and two enormous desks on the other side of the room from the main door. Exiting the room there were four doors, including the one we entered by. As the headmistress left we went exploring. In the room behind a door decorated with two swords in cross was a training facility fitted for our needs, with armour, weapons and targets. They were fitted so we could train on our magic as well. Behind the door opposite the training grounds was a bathroom. And the door behind the desks was leading to our bedroom, decorated in Greek style in a magnificent way that had Annabeth gasp. While she was busy admiring the carvings, I followed my instincts and exited through a door that was of dark, plain wood. The room inside was a stable, inhabited by three Pegasi and a unicorn. One of the adult Pegasus was Blackjack.
"Hey Boss." He said in my head.
"Hey Blackjack. You okay with new surroundings?"
"Of course I am Boss. Do you have any sugar cubes?"
"Here, but they aren`t good for you."
The other Pegasus was Feather, a mare I knew Annabeth liked, and was probably meant for her. The one I could not place was the foal sleeping in the corner. She was extremely cute, with grey colouring and blue feathers. I walked silently back to the door.
"Annabeth, come look." I whispered. Didn`t want to wake the little one. Annabeth came in and we both sat down on the floor watching it, until it woke only seconds later. It opened its eyes, looked at Annabeth, then at me, and back at Annabeth. Then it stood up unsteadily and jumped up on Annabeth`s lap.
"She says she is awaiting her mistress." I said. I was slightly puzzled, and by the looks of it, so was Annabeth.
"I think there is an envelope in the corner over there, Percy, there might be some answers in there." Annabeth told me. And sure enough, there was an envelope, with a trident on it.
"It's from my father." I said, before I opened it. It said:
"Dear Percy, this is Seabreeze. She is an early baby present. Train her well."
"Baby present?" I said.
"What? Give me that!" Annabeth said, snatching the letter from my hand. She read it a couple of times, while her expression grew more and more confused.
"Could this have a connection to all the children`s books I found in the bookshelves?" she murmured. "Does this mean what I think it means?" that last one was directed at me.
"Does it?" I asked. An answer had started forming in my head.
"I`m pregnant!" Annabeth screamed.
"You're pregnant!" I screamed back at her. I embraced her in a hug, where she hugged me back and kissed me passionately. Seabreeze must have been happy as well, because she started hopping around the stables.
"At least we don`t have problems with names and colours." I said.
"Why?" Annabeth asked.
"Because we are having a girl Wise Girl. Seabreeze told me she waited for her mistress."