Disclaimer: I don't own Harry Potter. Or any of the characters. Or any of that awesome stuff that J. K. Rowling has gifted the world with.

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Chapter One

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A thousand years or more ago, four friends (who somehow had all managed to end up with their first initials the same as their last) lived and loved together. They were all very powerful and were known throughout the land for their wonderful talents. They had even founded a school by the time the youngest of them reached the age of 25. That's right, I'm talking about Godric Gryffindor, Helga Hufflepuff, Rowena Ravenclaw, and Salazar Slytherin. And yes, I did say loved.

"Salazar!" called Godric, looking for his best friend. "Where are you Sal?" Godric knew that Salazar hated being called Sal, so he called him that specifically hoping it would bother him enough to get him to come out of wherever he was hiding.

Salazar crawled out from under the stands, came up behind the utterly clueless Godric, (remember, brave does not necessarily mean smart…) and whispered in his ear, "Shut up, you dolt!"

"Sala-" Godric almost shouted, and the whispered, "Salazar! I found you!"

"Actually, technically, I found you…" said Salazar.

"Oh, fine. Whatever." Godric looked at where he judged Salazar must have crawled out of and realized that it had a perfect view of the Quidditch pitch, where Rowena was practicing with her team. He might not have been very smart, but Quidditch was one thing he knew all about. It took him a moment to think it out, but he eventually realized (sort of) what was going on. "Are you spying on Rowena?!"

"Maaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaybe…" said Salazar. If he were talking to someone smarter, he would have actually been nervous that they would figure out that he was spying on her because he was in love. However, it was only Godric, so he would be easy to fool.

"Why are you spying on her?"

"Because."

"Because why?"

"Because her team is better than mine."

"So?"

"So, I'm hoping to be able to find out her secret and use it against her." Salazar was good at coming up with lies on the spot, and they were often not very nice, which is why everyone thought of him as being cunning and evil. The cunning part was true, but he wasn't really evil. He just had a bit of a twisted imagination. (A/N: Like me!)

"But – but – but –" spluttered the incredibly naïve Godric, horrified that his best friend could do something so wrong.

"But what?" asked Salazar mischievously.

"But that's cheating!" said Godric, just finally getting it through his thick skull that that was exactly what his friend was doing. He had a habit of taking a while to figure out the obvious and then, when he did figure it out, stating it. Hanging out around a school, though, had gotten him somewhat smarter. (A/N: Yeah, I know someone this stupid shouldn't be a teacher, but look at Lockhart! Plus, he doesn't have to be incredibly intelligent when it comes to common sense, as long as he's good with magic, which he is, as he's the Transfiguration teacher.)

"Yeah, I know it's cheating."

"But that's wrong!"

"…Define wrong…"

"Er…Not right?"

"And what makes it not right?"

"It's – it's – it's wrong!"

"So?"

"Hiya, guys!" said Rowena, popping up seemingly out of nowhere. "What's going on?" She really knew exactly what was going on, even that Salazar was trying to cover up his crush on her and Godric was falling for it, but she wanted to get him to admit it for himself.

"We were just talking about what makes cheating wrong!" said Godric.

"…Interesting," said Rowena, though she really didn't find that interesting, as she had overheard most of the conversation anyway. "So what brought that up?"

"Well, I found Salazar and realized he was –" Godric started, only to be interrupted by Salazar's hand clamping down over his mouth.

"Doing absolutely nothing." Now that Rowena was here, he actually was nervous, because Rowena was, unlike Godric, very intelligent. "I was doing absolutely nothing, so I decided to see how much I could confuse Godric. He's funny when he's confused."

Godric tried to protest, but failed, as protesting through a friend's hand is not an easy feat.

"Well, that's not very nice," said Rowena, knowing full well that this was a lie. She had to give Salazar some credit, though, as he was a very good actor. In fact, if she didn't know him personally and know he had a crush on her, she would have believed him completely.

"I know it's not, but it sure is funny!" With that, Salazar bolted, dragging Godric along by the arm, finally releasing his mouth. As they ran away, Rowena could swear she heard Godric saying, "Wait, what just happened?" and couldn't help but laugh.

"Boys…" she said with a sigh.

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So, what will happen next? Will Godric discover Salazar's secret crush? Will Salazar reveal his crush to Rowena? Will Godric ever find a straight answer as to what makes cheating wrong? Find when I eventually get around to writing my next chappie! (Don't count on it being soon, as I'm currently at a loss for ideas…)