You guys rock so hard! I got so many good reviews for this story. This was a oneshot but a LOT of people put this on Story Alert. More put it on there Favorites. Two awesome people wanted to translate it! I feel happy but kinda pressured too. Hope this is just as good even though I'm picking on Sal a bit. Hope you enjoy!
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Disclaimer: I don't own Harry Potter. Not even the characters only talked about. I made up their personalities and the plot only.
On with a new Hogwarts Secret!
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"That potion should strengthen their roots for a while, but I agree it would be best if we created a greenhouse to protect them from storms like that." Said a man of no more than twenty with black hair and piercing green eyes as he escorted a smaller witch into the Great Hall from outside.
"Oh thank you Sal you're the greatest!" The slightly younger girl with dark eyes and nearly white blonde hair said while hugging a plant pot close to her chest.
The dark haired man seemed to want to reply before he was interrupted by another man.
"Salazar's not great!" The man who had spoken had darker blonde hair and fiery golden eyes. He walked over to the other two and stopped in front of Salazar. "You must have Confunded her."
Salazar however just rolled his eyes at his long time friend, "Jealous are we Godric?"
Godric grinned. "Well the schools ready, all that hard work paid off!"
"Uh, actually guys…" Helga Hufflepuff voiced quietly holding the pot closer to the body.
"Well most of the initial preparations are complete, but we still have to see how many students will be attending." A beautiful and confident looking witch strode into the room scribbling quickly on a long strip of parchment. She had dark brown hair tied back with a blue ribbon the same hue as her eyes.
"Uh actually we forgot…" Helga spoke again; however, her soft feminine voice went unheard.
"I know the pureblood families wish to send their children here. As for muggleborn witches and wizards, we'll have to tread carefully there…" Salazar pointed out.
"Uh, excuse me…" Helga said only slightly louder.
"They'll want to come too! Everything will be fine!" Godric said with confidence.
"You know how muggles are about magic! We'll have to explain it to them clearly and use memory charms should they react violently…"
"Right, but…" Helga tried to get one of their attentions.
"That's just like you to think so negatively!" Godric growled out.
"Oh here we go! Acting like children!" Rowena huffed and went back to scribbling on her parchment.
"Guys!" Helga's dark eyes got darker with frustration, but still no one seemed to notice.
"Negatively?!" Salazar hissed, "I'm thinking realistically! I don't know what world you live in but…"
"GUYS LISTEN!!!" Helga finally yelled out causing the ground to tremble, a few of the windows to crack, and candles to go out.
The other three looked at her with obvious astonishment.
Helga immediately went red when she realized her un-lady-like behavior. "Uh, well, where are they going to, you know…sleep?" She stuttered through it still deeply embarrassed.
"What?" Rowena spoke first looking shocked for a completely different reason then Helga's outburst, for Rowena knew her friend could be very vocal, "H-how….HOW DID I FORGET THAT?!?!"
Godric, who seemed to have completely forgotten about his argument with Salazar, just shrugged. "We can just make a dorm building or something."
"I would be best to keep the students within the castle so they can easily fetch us in case of trouble." Salazar reasoned.
"So our rooms would have to be close to the dorm rooms, right?" Helga said trying to get rid of the blush still on the cheeks.
"Yes. But it would be difficult to keep track of such a large body of students. If one were to slip off we wouldn't realize…" Rowena who had recovered a bit pitched in.
"Yeah, that's why we're going to split the classes by four. So each of us only has a fourth of the school at a time." Godric said.
"That's it!" Salazar said suddenly. Helga and Rowena realized the idea immediately.
"What?" Godric, however, was still a bit lost.
"We can split the school into fourths, and then each of us is responsible for that quarter." Salazar explained sitting down on one of the Great Halls benches.
"But…we can't be expected to teach everything I thought we would each teach only certain subjects." Godric pouted a bit, and then quickly straightened up when Rowena looked at him.
"We can rotate classes, but for housing purposes they can be in four different areas of the castle." Rowena said smartly.
""So how are we going to split them? We can't do it randomly, that isn't fair." Helga looked to Salazar.
"Why isn't it?" Salazar said unhelpfully.
Taken aback Helga stuttered out, "Uh, w-well, because…"
"We'll choose the students we wish to mentor. Since they will be coming to us for advice, we should probably choose students most like ourselves, so we can understand them better." Rowena put in.
"What? Wait…" Salazar protest was interrupted by Godric.
"I want the true hearted and courageous! The future knights and warriors!" Godric said proudly.
"Alright so that gives you all the reckless muscle-heads." Salazar smirked at the rage that flashed across Godric's face.
"I think I would be best suited to mentor the most intellectual pupils, those who wish to gain knowledge and learn and advance. After all, my motto is, Wit beyond measure-" Rowena however was cut off.
"Is man's greatest treasure." Salazar said mockingly, "Right, so you get the bookworms."
Rowena's face also lit up with anger.
"But, Salazar, what traits best describe you?" Helga asked softly.
"Being a jerk!" Both Godric and Rowena said at the same time. Salazar however seemed to ponder this.
"Cunning, ambition… and I can get the two of them angry without even trying." Salazar leered over at the other two founders. Rowena however had stopped glaring and was leering right back.
"You know Sal you come from a very ancient family of wizards and mages." Rowena said in a way that made Salazar cautious.
"Yeah?" Salazar said looking at the witch suspiciously.
"And you have the respect of nearly all pureblood wizard families." Rowena continued slowly.
"Where exactly are you going with this?" Salazar glared at her. He hated when she did stuff like this.
"I've come to the conclusion that you should get all the pureblood wizards and witches!" Rowena finished with a surprisingly evil smirk.
"WHAT?!?" Salazar almost lost his balance and fell of the bench. Almost.
"Well all the ones who aren't, how did you put it? Oh yes. Muscle-heads and bookworms." Rowena said while a grin lit up Godric's face.
"Why should I have to put up with the unearthly spawns of those prats?" The dark wizard looked murderous. Helga looked between the two at a loss of what to say.
"Ambition and cunning," Rowena said leaving the last one out, "They would be in your house anyway Salazar."
"Yeah they may be prats, but you're their king Sal!" Godric was laughing hysterically.
"But, you see, I don't like people like me!" Salazar said, the last part was practically hissed.
"Well we don't like people like you either, but we still have to deal with you." Godric replied.
"Shut it Gryffindor," Salazar growled and looked off to the side. It was very close to pouting. But Salazar doesn't pout. Of course that didn't stop Godric from laughing.
Rowena looked over a Godric who quickly straightened up again.
"Come on Salazar! You know very well when they hear were splitting the school into Houses they will demand you take them." Rowena said practically.
"And I would say no." Salazar got a little closer to pouting.
"And what if they then decide to take their children out? I mean really it's necessary for the well fair of the school." Rowena continued.
"Oh fine! But that's all. I'm going to have my hands full as it is." Salazar snapped. Then he let out a sigh, "Merlin, that's Dolohov, Yaxley, Goyle, Black, Lestrange, Crabbe, Parkinson, Prince, Malfoy…" Salazar let out another sigh.
"Good luck with that Sal!" Godric snickered.
"Uh, what about the others?" Helga asked.
"What others?" Rowena looked to her friend surprised.
"Not everyone can be smart or brave or cunning…so I guess this means I'll take the others." Helga said in her soft voice.
"Um…" Rowena didn't know how to tell her friend that anyone who was just an 'other' wouldn't do very well there.
However Helga seemed to read her mind. "As long as they work hard and do their best I'm sure they'll do great!"
"Yeah, definitely!" Godric agreed.
"Well what of the dorms?" Salazar who seemed to have finished his mental role call of his future pupils. That or he just didn't want to think of it any more.
"Right. We'll find our own areas." Rowena said scribbling on her parchment and walking towards the doors. "Should have proper illumination, book access, abundant space…"
"Right Miss Rowena!" Godric said seeing an opportunity and ran ahead of her to open the door. "Let me get that. I'll help you find the perfect place!"
"Hmm…" Rowena said distantly.
"You have no Earthly idea what she just said, do you?" Salazar whispered to Godric from where he came up behind him.
"Please tell me!" Godric whirled around to face his friend.
"No way!" Salazar scoffed.
"Come on Sal! Please!" Godric begged.
"Okay…" Salazar said softly.
"Yes!" The blonde wizard looked eager.
"But…" Salazar said just as softly as before.
"But? But what?" Godric asked desperately.
"But," Salazar smirked, "You have to admit that I am the greatest!"
"Never!" Godric growled.
"Hey Godric are you coming?" Rowena asked from down the hall.
"Coming Miss Rowena!" Godric yelled back.
Salazar was looking at his friend expectantly while Helga tried to hide her laughter behind her hands.
"Well?" The dark wizard said innocently.
"You're…the greatest…sort of." Godric said frowning.
"Good enough. She needs a place by the library with lots of reading light. Try West Tower, its right above the Library. Then you can have a Tower next to hers." Salazar said quickly. He the turned around and headed the other way.
"Where are you going?" The lighter wizard asked.
"Dungeons. As far away from you two as possible. Besides it has plenty of room, plus my labs down there." Salazar said, "Oh, and you are going to have to ask Row out a one point. Because, if you haven't noticed, these random acts of chivalry just aren't cutting it."
"I don't know what you're talking about!" Godric blushed. Helga tried to hide he laughter again.
"Sure." Salazar said walking down the stairs.
Godric watched his friend go then headed off to find Rowena.
"Sal?" Helga called down the stairs.
"Yes Helga?" His green eyes glowing in the dim light.
Helga blushed furiously, "Uh, where should I…"
"Right." Salazar walked back up the stairs and pondered it for a moment. Helga clutched the plant pot tighter.
"Hmm. Dungeons 1 and 2. Mine will be deeper." Salazar said at last.
"Uh…?" Helga looked up at him curiously.
"You like cooking. The Kitchens are right under the Great Hall in Dungeon 1 and theirs a lot of extra space around it for a common room. You also like gardening, Dungeon 2 has a passageway that leads outside, and we could extend it to that greenhouse you wanted. Plus more than enough room for dorms." Salazar finished his explanation and looked down into startled dark eyes. He sighed. "Look I'll show you, let's go."
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And so formed the four Houses, Ravenclaw Tower, Gryffindor Tower. And the reason Salazar took only purebloods and why Hufflepuff dorms are in the dungeons too. Wow they get things done quick around there!
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