HELLO FRIENDS! So, this is the SECOND INSTALLATION of The Bookish Adventures of Juliana Greene series. The first one, in the Percy Jackson category, which is aptly named The Bookish Adventures of Juliana Greene: Percy Jackson.

QUICK RECAP: Jules Greene is a super-fangirl, falls asleep on the bus, and wakes up in a cabin on the Argo II. Everyone's memories have been mysteriously altered to think she's been there in Camp Half-Blood all along. Hecate (her goddess mom) tells her she has the special power to travel through the dimensions. So does Rick Riordan. She accidentally brings one of her best friends (Alana Silverstein) in too. Um... so, then she manages to befriend/woo Nico DiAngelo. Hecate gives her a choice: She can stay there forever, and fight Gaea, while her body will go into a coma in the her world, or she can go home. She picks going home, but retains her memories. Turns out, she can bring the Mist back into her world and open portals there. It's really weird.

ANYWAYS, ENJOY.

"You're lying," insisted Brit. "You expect me to believe some weird story about you two traveling to the world of Percy Jackson?"

"Um, yes, because it's true!"

She shook her head and laughed. "God. And, you expect me believe that you, you, somehow seduced Nico Di Angelo into being your boyfriend."

"Gee, thanks."

Lana took a bite of her pasta. We were sitting in the cafeteria, eating lunch, the literal day after. I was trying desperately to convince Brit that I could dimension-hop when I slept. "Ish twoo," she mumbled around her mouthful of food.

"Prove it," demanded Brit.

I stood up, and shook my apple slice at her. "Deal."

"Watch," I said. We were standing in my room. I concentrated, and I started to call the Mist. But- something happened. I could feel it pulsing just out of reach, straining and pushing against the fabric of reality.

But there was nothing.

"Brit, leave the room," said Lana. As soon as the door was closed behind her, magic bloomed from me like a flower. The air crackled with the rich smell of leather and spices. "Back!" Lana commanded. But when Brit peeked inside, the white pearly Mist steamed back into my hands.

"Do you smell ginger?" she asked, wrinkling her nose.

"Crap," I cursed. "What do think this means?"
"Dunno," replied Lana. "Maybe we're affected with some kind of dimension-y energy now, that allows us to keep in contact with the PJverse?"

"Oh, come on you guys," Brit laughed, shaking her head. "This has gone on long enough."

"No, seriously!" I insisted. "Give us one more chance!"

She rubbed her temples. "One more."

Full circle. Lana and me were sitting on the bus, chatting. "So does this mean it's just going to be us two, like, forever?"

"I don't know. Let's retrace our steps. Did you fall asleep after me two days ago? Or did I pull you in or something?"

"No, I fell asleep too. Like, five minutes after you."

"What happened?"

"I closed my eyes, then BAM! Standing in the dining room of the Argo II. With dinner on the table. I mean, I hadn't eaten breakfast that day. So that was good."

Hmm. "So we need to get Brit to fall asleep immediately after me, right?"

"I guess?"

"You know what I'm going to say now, right?"

"Um… sleepover?"

"This Friday."

"I'll ask my mom." We shook hands.

"And this is supposed to help… how?" Brit asked, shaking her head. "Look, it's really time you guys drop the act. This has gone on long enough."

"No, c'mon!" Lana complained. "Just give us a chance!"

"Yeah," I pleaded. "Please?" I widened my eyes, and pouted. I picked up one of the eight Harry Potter DVD's lying around. "How could you say no to Daniel Radcliffe?"

"How could you say no to Emma Watson?" Lana muttered.

"Okay, fine! But for the record, I'm just doing it to spend sixteen hours watching Harry Potter."

"I love you."

"As you should, child."

It was four in the afternoon, and we were settling in to literally not move from the couch until the next morning. Sandwiches over there. Lemonade over there. If you need to go to bathroom, too freaking bad.

I didn't remember much beyond the fifth movie. Sometime during that period, I'm pretty sure I blacked out. I shut my eyes, exhaled slowly, and let myself drift asleep.

Next thing I knew, someone was shaking me awake. "Uhhh… go away," I mumbled.

"Jules! Get up! We're going to be late for Potions!"

"Uh huh, yeah sure whatever."

Hang on.

Potions?

I flung myself up, and took in my surroundings. I was sitting at a long wooden table full of kids and breakfast foods, in a giant hall full of more kids and breakfast foods.

Whipping my head around, I stared at the girl who had shaken me. She was really pretty, with straight, ginger hair and a smattering of freckles.

"Ginny?"

"Erm, yes?"

I looked down at myself. No. No. In addition to a pleated skirt, black Hogwarts robes and flipping knee socks, I was wearing a… a Gryffindor tie.

SUCCESS! SUCCESS! I DID IT! I AM AMAZING! I wanted to scream. Ha ha ha, oh my god oh my god, I'm in Hogwarts! I'm in Gryffindor! I'M GONNA DIE!

"We're in the, uh, same year, right?"

"Of course. Are you okay?" Ginny asked with a nervous look. I didn't blame her.

"Do I like, hang out with Luna?"

"Jules, do you need to see Madame Pomfrey?"

"I'm fine. It's just… yeah. I'm good. All is good. Everything is fine."

"Oh!" I clapped my hands. Immediately, Lana and Brit stumbled through the doors of the Great Hall. Lana was wearing Ravenclaw colors, but Brit was still in her pajamas. "Lana's finally here," Ginny mumbled around her waffle. "But who's that?"

"Lana- what? How do you know who Lana is?"

"Because we've known her for four years? Jules, I really think something's wrong. Did you accidentally Obliviate yourself again?"

Ha. Looks like I never changed. But then, maybe me and Lana were affected with some River Song time energy or something, that altered the memories of the people around us.

Awesome! I AM RIVER SONG.

"Um… that's Brittany Halloway," I said. "She… um… can you still get sorted in fourth year?"

"I think you'd have to ask Dumbledore."

Oh crap. Dumbledore! Who'd only live for, um… one more year?

I was out of there like that. "BRIT!" I screamed across the Great Hall. "LOOK AT ME! LOOK ME IN THE EYE AND TELL ME I WAS RIGHT!"

She had tears in her eyes. "I will never doubt you again."

"I'M IN RAVENCLAW!" squealed Lana. Then I realized everyone in the room was staring at us. Professor McGonagall raised her eyebrows.

"I HAVE TO GO SEE DUMBLEDORE!" I shouted at her. "BYE!"

This was so cool. We were so cool. I grabbed Brit and Lana's hands and ran.

Okay thank you goodbye.

-the turquoise goldfish