PJ and HP: The Final Chapter

Chapter 25

Hey guys! So I can't update anywhere from June 27-July 27. I know, I know, shame on me. But here's a deal, I will update everyday this week! So you all have something to see while I'm gone. So, here's the first update of the week. Leo?
Leo: Rachel doesn't own a thing. The song is 8teen by Khalid.
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Harry's POV:

Harry has to duck to avoid an apple when he walks into the mess hall. Instead of hitting him in the head, it smacks into the wall behind him, bounces off, and rolls to a stop by his foot.

He looks up at the others, eyebrows raised, and Piper, Percy, and Leo immediately all point at each other. He glances at Annabeth and she just rolls her eyes and shrugs. Jason has his head in his hands as if he's in pain.

Harry looks at Ginny, who came in next to him, and she shrugs too, before smiling at him and leading him to his seat.

"What's the argument this time?" Thalia asks as she sits down, looking to Jason and Annabeth.

"Piper's denial of her mother's identity." Annabeth answers, taking a sip of her drink without looking up. Piper glances at her aggravatedly, but she doesn't seem to notice. Leo has to cover his mouth to keep from laughing, and nearly falls off his chair to avoid Piper when she tries to smack him.

Percy just grins, as per usual.

At any other time, the normality of the situation would make Harry smile. But now it's overshadowed by his dream (more like nightmare) from last night. Whenever he looks at Jason, he can't help but see the image of him falling senseless from hundreds of feet in the air. When he looks at Annabeth, he sees her screaming in agony as poison acid eats away at her skin. Piper getting stabbed by that massive broadsword; Leo being crushed under a hundred tons of rock and dirt, buried alive; Percy lying unmoving on the ground while they all stand over him. Frank getting beaten to death by a monster. Hazel getting beheaded. And the worst out of all-Ginny getting knifed in the back by that unknown enemy.

Ginny must sense the direction his thoughts have turned to, because she squeezes his hand reassuringly and leans into him as much as her chair allows.

He smiles at her and forces his mind away from his dreams. Like he told Ginny, today's not for worrying. It's their break; the only one they'll get, so he needs to make the most of it. And that includes refraining from thinking about those images.

"Who threw the apple?" He asks-not angrily, just curious.

"Piper, actually." Andy replies, shuffling through the pile of papers ever present at her table setting. "It wasn't aimed at you; she was trying to hit Leo with it."

"How does that even happen?" Nico exclaims, leaning back in incredulity. "He's in the exact opposite direction!"

Piper glares, and Jason's shoulders start to shake with what Harry suspects is suppressed laughter. He can't really tell for sure, since Jason's face is still hidden in his hands.

"I think Jason's having a mental breakdown of some sort." Clarisse observes, reaching over and stealing food off of Chris's plate, smiling mischeviously at him as she eats it.

Everyone except for Annabeth looks over at Jason.

"I think he's just laughing." Katie comments.

"He shouldn't be." Connor says mutinously.

"Why's his head down, though?" Travis wonders.

"He's exasperated at your ability to be utterly moronic." Hermione mutters under her breath.

"Hey!" Connor and Travis echo. Thalia just rolls her eyes.

Andy reaches over and absentmindedly pats Connor's hand in a reassuring sort of way. "It's okay, Connor. I still love you."