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1 " Annabeth frowned. " That doesn't make sense. But why were you visiting --" Her eyes widened. " Hermes said you bear the curse of Achilles. Hestia said the same thing. Did you . . . did you bathe in the River Styx?" " Don't change the subject." " Percy! Did you or not?" " Um . . .maybe a little. "
2 " Not all powers are spectacular." Hestia looked at me. " Sometimes the hardest power to master is the power of yielding. "
3 " Headache!" Zeus bellowed. " Bad. bad headache!" As if to prove his point, the lord of the universe slammed his face into his pancakes, which demolished the pancakes and the plate and put a crack in the table, but did nothing for his headache." Aspirin?" Apollo suggested. (he was the god of healing)" Nice cup og tea?" Hestia suggested" I could split your skull open," offered Hephaestus, the blacksmith god" Hephaestus!" Hera cried. " Don't talk to your father that way!" " What?" Hephaestus demanded " Clearly he's got a problem in there. I could open up the hood and take a look. Might relieve the pressure. Besides, he's immortal. It won't kill him "
4 " The goddess smiled. " You are a good hero, Percy Jackson. Not too proud. I like that. But you have much to learn. When Dionysus was made a god, I gave up my throne for him. It was the only way to avoid a civil war among the gods." " It unbalanced the Council," I remembered. " Suddenly there were seven guys and five girls." Hestia shrugged. " It was the best solution, not a perfect one. Now I tend the fire. I fade slowly into the background. No one will ever write epic poems about the deeds of Hestia. Most demigods don't even stop to talk to me. But that is no matter. I keep the peace. I yield when necessary. Can you do this? "
5 " Aunt Petunia burst into tears. Hestia Jones gave her an approving look that changed to outrage as Aunt Petunia ran forward and embraced Dudley rather than Harry.'S-so sweet, Dudders...' she sobbed into his massive chest. 'S-such a lovely b-boy...s-saying thank you...''But he hadn't said thank you at all!' said Hestia indignantly. 'He only said he didn't think Harry was a waste of space!''Yeah, but coming from Dudley that's like " I love you. "
