As the chapter begins, we discover that Percy's grades have slipped at Yancy Academy. When he hears that he will not be allowed back to school the next year, Percy experiences both positive and negative emotions. While he looks forward to seeing his mother again, he knows that he will miss Grover and Mr Brunner's Latin class. Above all else, he realizes that he will miss being around a teacher who believes in his ability to excel; that teacher would be Mr. Brunner. Despite his misgivings, our young protagonist decides that he will make a last-ditch effort to prepare for his Latin final, both because of his teacher's faith in him and his teacher's admonishment that Latin would be a 'life-and-death' necessity for Percy. Percy wants to leave Yancy due to his low grades in other classes, but he wants to stay for his Latin classes. He would miss Mr. Brunner and Grover.
