of Magic" in The Demigod Diaries. He is the son of Hecate and half-brother of the murderous monster Lamia. Alabaster was one of the demigods who allied with Kronos in the Titan War in The Last Olympian. He was sent into exile after the Titan War after refusing to stay at Camp Half-Blood. He claims to have led his siblings to their deaths during the war against the Olympians. He has several magical powers, which he channels through spells and magic writings. Alice Miyazawa – A daughter of Hermes. She is a close friend of Julia, and the two are never far from one another. Chiron states that she and Julia have taken over the Stoll brothers' knack for mischief, following Travis' enrollment on college and Connor's sudden reservement that it caused. The two girls harbor a crush on Apollo. Austin Lake – A teenage son of Apollo, an accomplished African-American musician specializing in jazz saxophone. His mother, Latricia Lake, is a music professor at Oberlin College in Oberlin, Ohio whose music theory class Apollo once took. He is mentioned in The Last Olympian, where he is seen fighting alongside his brothers and sisters of the Apollo Cabin. He serves as a major character in The Hidden Oracle, where his and Kayla's abductions in the woods by Nero prompt Apollo to rescue them. Austin's inherited talents are primarily musical. Bianca – A twelve-year-old daughter of Hades and the older sister of Nico. Percy, Annabeth, Grover, and Thalia rescue her and Nico along with the help of the Hunters of Artemis from Westover Hall and the manticore Dr. Thorn. She becomes a Hunter of Artemis, whom she attempts to rescue in The Titan's Curse, alongside Percy Jackson, Grover Underwood, Thalia Grace, and Zoë Nightshade. She sacrifices herself to save the group from a mechanical prototype of Talos. Nico tries to summon Bianca from the dead many times but only meets her when Percy comes. In The Son of Neptune, she tries for rebirth on the Isle of the Blest. Billie Ng – A daughter of Demeter. In The Hidden Oracle, Billie is the only demigod of the Demeter cabin left in the winter season after the disappearance of her counselor, Miranda, until the arrival of Meg. She points out Meg's parentage during her claiming, in which a sickle and grain, symbols of Demeter, glow above her head. Bobby – A caregiver