User blog comment:Hermione Chase/"The Blood of Olympus" Expectations/@comment-6064271-20140219032926

Ok so i read the preview to the staff of serapis and there were some clues to if this and son of sobek happened before or after heroes of olympus. First off Annabeth steps on cow poo sent by hera, but we wouldd have to see in blood of olympus if Hera forgives Annabeth and swears to never send cows at her again, if Hera does forgive her than this would mean that son of sobek and staff of serapis happened before heroes of olympus. If she doesnt forgive her than we are back at square 1. The other clue is that Annabeth reaches for her knife but does not have it. Annabeth has always had her knife in every occasion in the previous books, so this would be a big indication that this happens after heroes of olympus since she lost it in tartarus and maybe she just was so accustomed to having it that she forgot for a second that she lost it, but it could mean that she left it at her house since she was at an interview(which is less likely that she would leave it at home). Though it is still not clear whether this happens before or after Heroes of Olympus, i think these clues give an indication that it happens after.