That's not necessarily what the line in the prophecy has to mean. Really: world=earth=Gaea. (Most of us figured this out even before it was stated in the book.) So the question of who's going to die, if anyone, is not 'storm or fire', but 'an oath to keep with a final breath'. That's not to say, of course, that Leo is definitely going to die. It may very well not even be any of the seven to make said oath, and who's to say that the one who makes the oath isn't going to live in the end? 'Final breath' may mean last mortal or immortal breath (*cough* Calypso *cough*). And if you're still skeptical that it could be someone outside the prophecy, remember that, at one point, we were all fairly certain that Percy was the hero of the Great Prophecy. SOMETIMES, NO ONE DIES, OKAY? DO NOT QUESTION MY UNBRIDLED OPTIMISM. IT IS DEARLY NEEDED.

Actually, I've found that the best way to distract yourself from BoO is to write. Write an outline. A poem. A short story. A novel. (Anything but fanfiction, really. You'll just end up disappointed and/or frustrated.)

Aw, poor thing. I read them when I was really little. I don't remember when, but I read Harry Potter (all of them) when I was five or six, if you want that as a comparison.

OH MY GODS I JUST REALIZED SOMETHING. Haha, I actually didn't; I just needed your attention. (Sorry.) I was just wondering if someone could start up a conversation, here. I would, but I can't think of anything. My brain's been temporarily murdered by final exams. So . . . debates, anyone? (Or we could all just write little mini-stories/fanfics. I dunno, I'm bored.)

I wouldn't throw it at a wall, necessarily. I mean, what did the poor wall ever do to you?

Foreign concept to us. We are American, after all.

Yeah, but then, I WAS improvising.

I know this book is going to be really good! Rachel told me!

Yeah, but why? (I don't mean to offend anyone, I'm just curious.)

I don't know. I assumed that it was Leo with a crane, or something. Also, I don't think that it was because of fear that Frank was holding back, but because it was just a better idea for Jason to use lightning at that specific point in the battle. (Also, I think it's fitting that Jason makes what's probably the first move in the battle; y'know, son of Jupiter, blah, blah, blah.) And I'll be honest, if the colors would just COORDINATE more, we would not be having quite this many problems.