Chapter 134: Inventor!
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Percy stepped out the window and onto the tiled floor before him. The wind hit him hard, he looked down and saw the giant drop down into the lake. He gulped, 'alright, three….two….one!'
Percy sprinted forward and spread his wings out, before he even reached the edge his spread out wings caught a sudden gust of wind and blew him up into the air.
"Woah!" Percy yelled out as he tried to stabilize himself. He was tossed around the air like a leaf, swinging his arms wildly.
Percy tried to regain control, he flapped his wings hard, but he couldn't do it. Every time he tried he was just one random direction. Suddenly Kelly shriked in fear, and Percy realised that she was also in danger.
'Think like a horse, think like a horse!' Percy told himself as he slowly let his instincts take over. He folded his wings, with no air to push them away he regained control a little as he slowly started to fall down.
Kelly screamed even louder as they feel towards the lake below. Percy closed his eyes, he waited for the right moment, the winds started to pick up more and more, and just then Percy opened his eyes, 'now!' he threw open his wings and the updraft threw him into the air in the last moment.
Percy flapped his wings, soaring around the castle, "wahoo!" Percy screamed for the first time he was flying not as a pegasus but as himself. He always wanted to do this, and now he could!
It took a while for Percy to get the hang of the flying, luckily he did it so much as a pegasus his instincts were on point.
He managed to land them safely outside the Hogwarts gates and quickly pushed his wings back into himself. He put on his shirt and slung his bag over his shoulder.
He snuck back into the Hufflepuff common room and closed the door with a sigh. Kelly looked at him and smiled, "we are so doing that again," Kelly shivered in fear and Percy chuckled.
As he got ready for bed Percy realised flying would be a huge advantage for him, but he wouldn't be able to do it in front of other people. Wings popping out off someone's back would be strange even in the wizarding world.
Percy figured he could make an item to help him in flying, maybe he could use the pegasus feathers he plucked out today to make something like that.
The idea was good, and he was excited to try and figure out how to do such a thing.
The next day the school had all gathered for breakfast in the Great Hall, everything seemed normal until Percy walked in the door with a giant smile on his face. He cast the sonorous charm on his throat and coughed grabbing everyone's attention.
"Witches and Wizards! I am Percy Jackson, Hufflepuff extraordinaire! And I come to you all today with a new and exciting invention!" The people started to whisper to each other as they gawked at Percy.
Percy reached into his bag and pulled out a quill, "the quick quill! A personal invention of mine that I handcrafted personally! With it your writing speed will increase to three times what it was! You can finish your homework faster! For proof you have to only ask my teachers who can testify that I have always submitted my homework early!"
The students all turned as one to the teacher table. Flitwick and the others had their jaws wide open as they blinked in surprise.
"Now! Let's get down to business!" Percy called attention back to himself, "I have a total of only 20 quills! Each has a beginning cost of 2 galleon each! It's a first come first serve basis! And if you are a Hufflepuff consider the quill at half price!"
"What?! That's not fair!" Fred and George cried out.
"Oh put a sock in it!" Percy cried out, "now who wants one?!"
The Great Hall all moved as one as they charged at Percy. The demigod was overwhelmed by people waving coins at his face. He did his best, and after a minute of yelling and waving Percy ran out of quills.
"Alright folks that's all for now! The next batch will be ready only next week! Come back then!" Percy canceled his sonorous charm and walked to his table. People yelled and groaned at this but Percy didn't care, he was rich!
He sat down and started to count his coins. He had made 35 galleons today alone! He sold to five Hufflepuffs for a galleon, 7 Gryffindors, 4 Ravenclaws and 4 Slytherins for 2 galleons each. Not bad for a day's work. This might even motivate him to make more next time!
"Percy why didn't you tell us you were selling your quills today?!" Gordon asked as soon as Percy sat down to eat.
"Because I didn't want people to jump me before I was ready," Percy replied with a shrug.
"But we wanted those mate!" Juan groaned, "what's the point of being friends with a genius inventor is you don't get cool stuff?!"
Percy rolled his eyes, "who said I didn't get you anything?" Percy reached into his bag and pulled out a quill for every sixth year Hufflepuff, "here, consider them a gift."
"Awesome!" Miguel said as they each took one and examined their quill in the light. "These look just like yours!"
Percy nodded, "yup, and they do the same thing. You're welcome."
"You're the best Percy!" Gordon called out as he gave Percy a one hand hug.
"Yeah yeah," Percy rolled his eyes. He began to eat food when he noticed Fleur looking at him from down the table. Percy smiled, he picked up his food and walked over to her, "is this seat taken?" he asked, indicating the free seat on her left.
Fleur smiled, "no."
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