Chapter 2

Harry stood dumbstruck at Slytherin for a couple of moments after shaking his hand. "So sir what are you going to be teaching me?"

"I am going to be teaching you most of the secrets of Hogwarts and some rituals to help yourself out when you get there, but nothing to big as we don't want to overdo it at first." Slytherin looked around the room and smiled. "Ah the pride and joy of Rowena, she spent the better part of two decades working on this room. I personally helped her with the rune work on the loadstone, now we need to start with the basics." The room shifted to the Headmasters office.

Harry very surprised at the sudden shift in venue finally spoke up after overcoming his shock. "Sir, why are you here teaching me?" He crossed the room and sat down in one of the chairs facing the desk meant for visitors.

"Simple Death has rules to follow; he can only allow ancestors to visit. I am one of the earliest you have and the best for you to learn Hogwarts secrets." Harry looked at the Founder with awe.

"Wait…. We are related, how…" Harry looked into Slytherin's eyes for the first time and saw the same eyes looking back at him. "Mum!"

"Yes Lilly Evans she wasn't too shocked as she believed that most muggleborns are just squib lines infused with magic. The first thing you need to know is that as a descendent of mine you have the ability to speak to snakes. The snakes in paintings and tapestries are all sentient and will talk to you. You would be surprised at how many there are in the castle."

"Okay so talk to all the snakes. What about the basilisk in the chamber I don't want to have to kill that thing again I might not survive?"

"Merlin you had to fight Alessia. How are you alive?" Slytherin looked ashen as he thought about the size of the basilisk after a thousand years of growth.

"Well I had Fawkes the phoenix helping me. He gouged out her eyes and cried into the wound when I got bitten after stabbing her In the mouth with the sword of Gryffindor." Harry ran his hand through his hair as he recalled the events.

"You never should have needed to do that she was supposed to be a protector. I guess that is the first thing to handle when you get back go to her and call her out and go claim control of the family ring I hidden in the statue. She will only listen to you after that." Slytherin looked outraged at the fact that his pet was used in such a way. "Don't worry about the politics my family was never a member of the Wizards Counsel even though there is an invitation waiting to this day as far as I am aware."

"Anyway back to the matter at hand, Hogwarts. The first thing that you will need to do is accesses one of the wardstones that was planted. You can find this one in the dungeons just past the Common room for my students. You will then have partial control of the wards."

"Will the Headmaster be aware of this?" Harry asked not wanting to explain to Dumbledoor how he knew about everything.

"No he will not as a heir to the castle you supersede him in matters of the castle's defenses. Now as long as you do not access the others then you will not reveal yourself to the headmaster if you need to do this be aware that unless another heir comes forth you will run the school in all but name.' Slytherin looked very serious as he continued. After you deal with Alessia start with the first ritual I will teach you."

"Aren't rituals Dark? They are not taught at school." Harry asked just a little scared.

"Dear Lord no the ones that are require unwilling sacrifice and always take something from the person preforming them usually some if not all of their sanity. The ones I will show you were used when we taught the students. It will from a better connection to your body and magic itself. Let's start there." Salazar started with the basic ritual that is the building block and covered the theory behind the Old Magics.

A/N: Sorry this is taking so long to write. Life is a thing and I was never that good at writing. My muse is starting to come back to me so I should get more out.