The start of the battle royale saw all four houses starting in four different quadrants of the square martial arena , with the third year's making the inner lines of the Quadrant against the other houses front liners , and the weaker first years occupying the outermost parts of the arena , closest to the elimination line.
This was the set-up of almost all houses every single year , however this time around , the green house led by Percy took a different approach .
They had their strongest third year's near the elimination lines and the weaker first years towards the innermost lines.
This was a very dangerous move to make , as the start of the event was usually the most chaotic with everyone charging into enemy lines like crazed bulls , with those at the back lines feeling the most pressure as they had no room to maneuver forward , usually resulting in many eliminations.