User blog comment:Hyperborean/"The House of Hades" – official expectations blog/@comment-122.167.38.137-20130627134534/@comment-5247339-20130629092735

I just want to say Annabeth is probably the smartest demigod there is not just because she has Knowlege but also because she can make a plan in very serious situations for expample Arachne now she would be proably the only one that could make a plan like that, now I think that is why she is the leader of the quest because any leader needs to be able to make a plan in any situations when possible this is also why Percy is good at leading becuase he can make quick decisions in a battle and can think uniquely.Also Percy is smart he knew what Fleecy was even without his memories also I agree he may not be book smart but he knows quite alot about monsters and gods now thanks to experience.Also think he could trick Ares not many demigods would be able to that same with Chrysaor he made a plan knowing the story about what happened.A good leader also needs to be making those hard decisions and Percy and Annabeth have both beaten thier fatal flaws before so I think Percy can do the hard decision whatever it turns out to be since in TLT he did it with his mum leaving her behind in the underworld and if it is Annabeth staying behind in the door of deaths then I am sure he can do let her do the thing. Same with Annabeth she is the leader and will know her job in the quest is over getting the athena statue and she knows she would be a liability to them since she has no powers and if the SOS is after we know that Annabeth will come out maybe from Percy wish to the gods.Annabeth said in TBOTL that knowlege isn't anything its wisdon and how you use that knowloge.