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Originally posted by: garvihey nyc 1 dear...
jst read d begng its coolli will continue readng dis one..keep updatng
Originally posted by: pari0706
Hey will look forward to reading your reviews. I will be updating it soon in a couple of days max. Enjoy
Originally posted by: pari0706
Hmm so you think that Salazar started the whole thing because the history says so... but is that really the truth? 😉and you are right that Harry does have slytherin-ish qualities@svpd: I have updated part 6.
Chapter Seven: Reflections
In the meantime, while Professor Dumbledore was having his conversation with the reincarnations of the founders, Hagrid, Professors, McGonagall, Flitwick and Snape returned to the Great Hall.
As the Deputy Headmistress of Hogwarts, Professor McGonagall took her place in the podium and addressed the student population and the rest of the staff members.
"The headmaster is currently assessing the situation that had caused the disturbance a few minutes ago. However, for now I can assure everyone that Hogwarts is not under any sort of danger. You will be briefed about the situation tomorrow. But for now, I request the Prefects and Head Girl and Boy to escort everyone to their dormitories. I am sure everyone is tired from the long journey. So have some rest and we will see you all tomorrow morning at eight thirty here at the Great Hall for breakfast."
Dismissed, the students got up and lead by the prefects, made their way back to their dormitories for the night.
As the Great Hall emptied of the pupils, the teachers gathered around Professor McGonagall, curious about what she really knew. However Professor McGonagall answered their unasked questions.
"When we went out, we found four individuals. They had a strong resemblance to … certain people. For now I am not sure of their identities. But I can tell you that they are not a threat to anyone and that Albus is currently talking to them. I am sure that Albus will introduce them tomorrow morning. Until then, I suggest that we do not worry and get some sleep. "
Everyone agreed to this and left for their quarters.
As Severus Snape was walking to his dungeons, he found himself recalling the unexpected events of the evening.
He found himself hoping for the impossible.
It wouldn't do to get his hopes up over something so obviously too good to be true, he warned himself sternly. There was after all no way to travel this far in future. Furthermore, he had read history and such a trip was not mentioned anywhere in any of the books. Surely something of this magnitude would be mentioned somewhere! No, he would not allow himself to believe this unless Albus confirmed it.
Deciding thus, the Potions Master continued his journey towards his quarters. Entering his quarters he quickly changed into his night clothes and went to sleep.
Professor McGonagall was walking towards her own quarters and, just as her colleague, Professor Snape, found herself recollecting the events of the evening.
She was not sure what to think and what to believe. She always prided herself in having her beliefs based on verifiable facts. But having the Founders here was just not logical. But the fact remained that there were four people on Hogwarts' grounds today; and it was also a fact that these four people resembled the Founders of Hogwarts.
She mused about the idea till she reached the portrait guarding her quarters. Before entering, she decided to take her own advice and not think too much and wait for Albus to clarify the facts.
Deciding thus she went to her quarters and went to bed.
Rubeus Hagrid was not sure what happened in the evening, but he was sure that Professor Dumbledore will be able to tell them more tomorrow. Thus having full faith on Professor Dumbledore, Hagrid went to sleep.
Filius Flitwick always prided himself with knowledge, he was after all the Head of Ravenclaw house; and the House of Ravenclaw was known for its thirst of knowledge.
However, the event of the evening was something he had never heard of. Thus he decided to re-read as many books as he had on the History of the Founders and see if he can spot anything that might indicate this trip of theirs.
However, not all professors were heading for their quarters. Professors Black and Lupin, the Defence Against the Dark Arts professor and the Arithmancy professor respectively both accompanied their mutual friend, the Transfiguration Master, Professor Potter, and his wife, the Ancient Runes teacher to their quarters.
These four friends made their way quietly, each of them thinking over a few things. However unlike their colleagues, they were not just thinking about the explosion. They believed Professor McGonagall and did not think too much of it.
They were thinking about the school and how there are less fourth to seventh year students than normal. In fact, there were no sixth years at all. They were all thinking about 'Harry' and how he would be in his sixth year, if not for that prophecy and the rat traitor.
Once they reached the quarters, everyone settled down near the fire. No one wanted to begin the gloomy conversation. This had been the routine for the last six years now. Ever since the time when there were no students in one year, as each and every student was killed by Voldemort and his Death Eaters.
Finally after several moments of silence, Lily spoke up
"Do we have any classes tomorrow?"
"No," James replied sullenly. "Minerva has made sure that we have a day off tomorrow. She knew we would want to be with the Weasleys and remember Harry tomorrow."
"Speaking of which," Lupin spoke up, looking at Professor Sirius Black. "Padfoot, have you sent them a message about where we are meeting tomorrow?"
The man in question slapped his forehead. "Merlin, I totally forgot about that. I will send them an owl now, and ask them to meet us at Hogsmeade. I don't know what Albus will reveal tomorrow about those four mysterious individuals and how long will it take. Do you think I should ask them to meet us at lunch or later in the evening around tea time?"
"I think tea time would be fine. That will give us enough time to sort everything out." Answered James
Lily and Remus nodded in approval and Sirius quickly noted the time and place on a piece of parchment and went to send it with an owl.
Whilst Sirius was away, silence fell in the room again. Soon Sirius joined them and after a while everyone retired to their beds without saying anything to each other.
In a deserted looking manor at Little Hangleton, bone chilling laughter was heard, as the owner of the laughter read the contents of a piece of parchment.
"Fools, it almost takes the fun out of chasing them and torturing them. Aaah… but I shall not take the pleasure away from you, my dears. Bellatrix, I know how much you enjoy torturing them, so you shall lead the group. Expect six. Have fun dears."
"Yes My Lord, thank you for the opportunity, shall I take everyone who love to torture them?"
"But of course Bella, how can I refuse anyone such amusement? But make sure you don't bring them here, will you?"
"Of course, My Lord, as you wish"
Chapter Eight: A peek into the past
Previously: "Indeed, I will ask the House-Elves to guide you to your quarters." Dumbledore suggested
"That will not be required Headmaster, all of us have our own secret quarters that are hidden in this castle" Rowena informed
After this everyone stood up and the four travelers left for their quarters; whilst Dumbledore went to his sleeping quarters with a smile on his face and hope in his eyes.
Rowena and Godric went to the Gryffindor quarters; whilst Salazar and Helga went towards the Hufflepuff quarters as they were not sure what would the state of Salazar's chambers be after so many years of neglect. With the other founders' quarters it would not be a problem as House elves were permitted to enter their chambers but Salazar had not allowed that due to the volatility of his potions.
A few hours later, Salazar swung his legs over the side of the bed. The cold stone floor greeted Salazar's feet, and he pulled them back up with a wince. All the spells and enchantments he and Helga had used on their chambers were brittle, having disintegrated over time. The slightest use of any of them destroyed what was left. Although the house elves had kept the chambers clean and the furniture was still in order, the elves could not re-apply the spells. He wouldn't dare to reapply the wards in the middle of the night anyway.
He did not want to think about the state of his chambers, if this was the situation of Helga's chambers.
Nevertheless, getting his Holly wand from the bedside table he conjured himself some slippers. Pulling on his robe, he silently went out into the main hall of the chambers. He cast his glance around the room. It oozed with Helga's personality. One wall was full of sketches of different animals and birds; another wall had portraits of all four founders on the inauguration day of Hogwarts; along with that there was also a portrait of Helga and him on their wedding day. On the opposite side of that was a fireplace and the remaining wall contained book shelves filled with books on healing, different creatures, books written in different languages and the methods of divination.
He looked up at the ceiling of the chambers and smiled at the birds flying about the shadowed ceiling. Helga always loved to watch the sky filled with birds. That was the reason that she had cast this spell all around her chambers. He remembered the time when after their marriage, he had cast the same spell on their bedroom to give her a surprise. He clearly remembered the shocked look on Helga's face when she saw that. She had loved the additional touch he had put in the spell, so now the ceiling in his bed chambers was a replica of the weather outside. He remembered how excited Helga was and how she had run to get Rowena and Godric to see that. After seeing his spell work Rowena had almost pleaded him to show her the spell and together all four founders had done the exact same thing to the Great Hall. The spell was still active in the Great Hall due to the power of all four founders behind it.
He then jabbed his wand at a seemingly innocuous bit of wall before him, and muttered "To the Training Area, please."
In a flash of light, he was whisked away, and found himself, as suddenly as he had left, within the Founder's Training Room. This was one of the features that all founders had in their chambers for ease of access to the training room.
Salazar stepped off the transportation stones and into the training room proper, rolling his head and stretching his arms.
The Training Area, as they called it, was really much more than merely a room for keeping fit. It was only accessible through the Founder's private chambers. There were four separate rooms.
The first was the main room where Salazar currently was. The colors of the four Houses each adorned a separate wall of the big, square central room. Each wall had a large recessed area with a personal Pensieve, a large desk and specialized work station tailored to the abilities and Masteries of each Founder. Godric's nook had instruments for weapons creation. Helga's niche was lined in shelves filled with Healer's instruments, as Rowena's shelves were filled with rare texts and ancient scrolls. Salazar's alcove included a full potions lab.
The next room was accessible from a doorway between Godric and Salazar's tables. This was where the founders practiced dueling with each other. This room was warded so that no stray spells would harm the onlookers and it had a dueling stage in the center of the hall. It also had a separate area from where people could watch the duel. It was sometimes used by the ladies or some of the other professors, when they wanted to watch the four take on each other.
The next room was adorned with all sorts of weapons; it was where the founders would train with weapons. This room also had a place from where people could watch the four training and it was accessible form the door between Helga and Godric's tables.
The final room which was accessible from the door between Helga and Rowena's tables was the common room of the Founders. It was a large room with plush couches and a stone fireplace. On one of the walls was a password portrait which led to different places in the castle based on the password. The wall next to it held maps of Hogwarts, the British Isles and Europe. It also held a sort of board where they could write notes or draw diagrams. It was used as a planning area as well for a time of war or something similar. The final wall had a sort of two way mirror that could be used to observe any part of the castle or the grounds.
Salazar smiled as he looked around. The heavy, constant use of magic in the upper floors had preserved all the furniture and dcor, and not a single thing was missing from its place. After having a brief look around the main room and at his desk, he moved to the common room. He just wanted to have a quiet place to sit.
However, as he entered the room he found that Rowena and Godric were already seated near the fireplace in silence. Both of them looked up as they heard Salazar entering and smiled at him before turning back to gazing in the fireplace. As Salazar sat on a couch, Rowena looked at him and smiled sadly before speaking.
"Cannot sleep?"
Salazar chuckled "You know, Row, I could ask the same question to the both of you."
"Well mate, we couldn't sleep at all so we came straight here, this room always provided warmth and a place to think." Godric replied whilst still not looking away from the fire burning in the fireplace. "Is Helga asleep?" Rowena questioned
Salazar smiled before replying "Yes she finally fell asleep a few moments ago. I came here after that as I just could not sleep at all"
"Hmm" was the only reply he got from Rowena before silence fell in the room
After some time Rowena's soft voice broke the silence of the room
"It just seems different, I mean so much has been happening after we regained our memories, and I had felt that after Voldemort's death we would finally have some time to ourselves. With all these things happening we didn't even have time to assimilate our memories. Now after Voldemort's death, we are here and we have to pretend that we are the founders and in a way we are going back to living that life'. It wasn't one of the happiest lives you know; especially after that fateful night."
Rowena's words seemed to break Godric's train of thoughts as well, as he shared his feelings
"I agree with Row mate, you don't know but after you left us every moment of my life I wanted to apologise to you for being such a git. But you just disappeared, and then we got the news that you burned down an entire village and after that we had no news from you. We didn't know what to think or say. Everyone in the Wizarding community was calling you a dark wizard, even the teachers that we had hired were calling you that and were thanking every deity that you were gone. We didn't have any answers to their questions and we didn't know what to think.
"Helga was so distraught after that. She tried to get into your chambers to see if you had left any clue or any letter for her but as usual she found that your chamber was locked. We didn't think too much about it, as you would always do that when you left the castle even for half the day. But after that she would either be in her classes or in her chambers crying. She would wake up in middle of nights and call you out. We didn't know what to do. Her students were so sad and they blamed you for her condition. We always got cases of duels between the two houses and thus had to ban the use of magic in corridors
"We were never the same either. I used to sit here and think back to our fight and wished I would have listened to you and not be such a git. Row would also tell me off for small things and she started being cooped up in her chamber working on God knows what.
"We all missed you, mate. When you went we thought it was like every other fight we had and you would come back after cooling down. But you never did! Was I really that harsh on you? I am really sorry, I never meant to hurt you or drive you away!"
Godric was in tears by the time her was finished and was almost pleading for Salazar to understand.
Salazar did not look away from the fireplace and had a blank look on his face. Most people would think that he was heartless but Rowena and Godric knew it was Salazar's way to not show his emotions.
After a few moments Salazar, explained.
"There is no need for you to apologise 'Ric. It was our usual fight and we were equally responsible for it."
"Then why did you not return Sal, why did you abandon us?" Rowena broke in tears as she came to sit near Sal and held his hands.
AN: What happened with Salazar, why did he not return to his friends if the legendary fight between the two founders was not that big? What was the reason behind that fight? Keep guessing and wait till the next update to hear the story of what happened to make everyone think that Salazar Slytherin was evil.
Sorry about the cliff-hanger but I assure you that I will update soon. Till then do let me know what you think had happened to Salazar.
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