User blog comment:Cfp3157/Percy Jackson vs. Harry Potter/@comment-4661256-20131031044349

'El Alamein's ... *sigh*'

 Offensive Abilities:  I'm gonna be blunt here - Percy's really got the short end of the stick with Riptide. To be quite honest, every user below me who's given Percy credit for his skill with the sword has evidently ignored the fact that Ankalsumos or however you spell it in Greek does no damage whatsoever to people who are not demigods - and Harry Potter fits nicely into that non-demigod category. This leaves Percy with using Riptide for defensive purposes only, and therefore he must rely on water manipulation for his entire offensive game. Sure, he is near that big lake near Hogwarts, but it's "sprinting distance." That's a pretty vague description of the distance, but I believe it's far enough away that Harry can react and utilize his far more versatile magic to his advantage.

Now, Voldemort tends to lose a lot on this Wiki - and since both the Dark Lord and Harry hail from the same fictional universe, Harry tends to get some of that dirt slung his way too. But I think Voldemort's shortcomings - namely, being way too damn emotional in a fight and spamming one spell over and over again - apply to Voldemort only, and no one else. Harry has a whole host of spells and curses and jinxes and hexes at his disposal, and he's going to use them! Expelliarmus, Stupefy, and Petrificus totalus for the more mild end of the spectrum, all the way to Sectumsempra (granted, it was only used once) and a few of the Unforgivable Curses (which Harry has proven himself all too willing to use, if he's pushed far enough). Harry's not going to spam Avada Kedavras for an instant win, but his spells will do far more damage than Percy's dinky ballpoint pen and jumping in puddles.

Edge: Harry Potter

 Defensive Abilities:  Percy does nominally better in this category, given that he can instantly heal any injury with relative ease if he's exposed to water. And considering Harry won't insta-kill Percy, the Son of Poseidon will certainly have a chance to patch up his bruises a few times in the fight. The lake is on Hogwarts grounds, though, and it may or may not have magical properties (considering there's a whole host of magical beings living within its confines, including merpeople and a Kraken or giant octopus/squid thing or whatever), so it might not be as responsive as would be helpful to Percy. On top of that, Harry's defensive skills are probably even more potent than are his offensive ones, since he is learned in Occulmency (something that Percy won't be able to try) and varying levels of not only basic shield charms but defense against serious dark magic. Percy's sloshy water abilities also take a lot out of him the more he scales up his attacks, and if he tries and fails to pull a game-winning hit, he'll be worse for the wear. Harry Potter also has access to something called the "air bubble charm" or something like that, seen in the Goblet of Fire, used by one of the other contestants during the Triwizard Tournament. Overall, Percy's water abilities do offer more solid defense, but are far more unpredictable and can backfire and hurt Percy. Harry's more balanced defensive arsenal might do better in the long run.

Edge: Even

WINNER: HARRY POTTER

Harry's fighting in familiar territory, where the terrain may even favor the wizard thanks to its magical properties that can inhibit Percy's semidivine aqueous skills. Harry's more well rounded both as a combatant and as a wizard - his arsenal, both offensive and defensive, allow for creative and simple tactics that will be something Percy is genuinely unprepared for. But most important is Percy's abysmal shortcoming with Riptide. It's his signature weapon after all, and it won't do jack squad against Harry - that's like if Harry's wand didn't do anything to Percy. Percy will need to rely on doing something crazy like summoning a tsunami or tidal wave, and he's proven that he can't handle it. Even if it washes Harry away, Percy will be taken out too. There's simply no way that Percy can tackle the monumental task of overcoming Harry Potter's wizarding education and the defensive and offensive abilities that come with it.