Heirs of the Founders
(Takes place during second year and above, new characters, Dumbledore and Weasley bashing) Thoughts and messages
Chapter 1: Waking up in a weird place
Emma slowly woke up as she rubbed at her eyes. Where am I? she thought. I don't remember anything from last night! She cautiously swung her legs over the side of her bed and noticed that the sheets and covers of the bed were all blue with bronze trimmings across the duvet. How odd! This isn't the Gryffindor dormitories! She thought quickly. Emma's hazel eyes glanced over the room noticing all of the blue and bronze colours imprinted across the vast space. Almost afraid(she wasn't actually afraid as she was a Gryffindor but she was close to scared as she realised she didn't know where she was)of what would happen, she tip-toed across the room as she saw the floor-to-ceiling, mahogany bookshelves which were packed full of ancient tomes which looked like that at any moment, burst the shelves as there were so many books and she continued to note mentally all of the decorations of the space, including the deep blue walls of marble where a roaring fireplace stood with an empty portrait above it. Why is it empty? She thought curiously. Her gaze soon turned to a desk which was backed up against the wall with lots of pieces of parchment strewn out over the surface, cluttering it, but that wasn't what caught Emma's eye. Above the desk was an inscription- no strike that, it was a riddle. It said:
If you truly deserve knowledge you will not use it for your own gain but to help others. If you crave knowledge then you will go to this place a lot. In this place things are restricted but also given. Where am I?
Emma contemplated what the riddle meant then realise as if she was dumb, "Of course," she faintly whispered. "The place is the library." This time she spoke clearly and in a normal tone with a hint of confidence weaved into her words. A panel from the wall slid inwards to reveal a leather-bound journal with pages yellowed with age, curiosity took the best of Emma as she quickly got a hold of the journal which she looked at it interested. She flipped the journal over and saw the Ravenclaw crest stamped into cover. She gasped as she dropped the fact-filled tome onto the marble floor as realisation crossed over her mind. She had to know if anyone else was here and fast.
Emma bolted down the dimly lit corridor which connected her room to other chambers. Her eyes darted around the corridor, looking for a room door showing signs of someone being in it or some sort of common room. She could see a big light at the end of the hallway, when she knocked into someone, making them both fall over. "Oh, I am so sorry!" Emma apologised quickly, helping the person up. "It's alright Emma." came the voice of Harry Potter, a fellow Gryffindor," I assume you also woke up in a room which you didn't know where it was?"
"Yeah. Mine was the Ravenclaw room. What about you?" Emma questioned.
"I woke up in the Gryffindor room." yawned Harry as his shirt rolled up to reveal several wounds and bruises as well as many scars. Emma stared at Harry with a look of shock and horror on her face. Harry asked her what was wrong and Emma opened her mouth to say something but quickly shut her mouth again when her brain froze and she tried to splutter out words. Harry asked her again what was wrong and all Emma could do was point at his stomach where, mere moments ago, she saw all of the wounds. Harry's eyes widened in fear as he realised what Emma was trying to tell him. Harry started to briskly run down to the end of the corridor when he felt a hand grab his arm and spin him around. Emma was about to question Harry about the scars when Neville Longbottom stuck his head through the archway to the other chamber, and asked what rooms they awoke in. Harry and Emma told him, he then said which room he woke up in (the Hufflepuff room) and asked if they could help Neville with the details of the living quarters. They both agreed to tell him as much as they knew and walked into a sort of common room when Harry gave a sigh of relief about not getting asked a question. Emma sent him a glare which told Harry that they would talk about the scars later.
The common room was extremely spacious with lots of light seeping in through the glass windows which stood in the carved-out archways in the walls. The room incorporated the four colours of the houses together well and consisted of lots of textbooks on blue bookcases, symbolising Ravenclaw, yellow plant pots and things to do with Herbology represented Hufflepuff, different potions and potion ingredients were scattered all over the green potions worktop and a mini duelling area full of weapons surrounded with red chairs represented Gryffindor. There was a roaring fire in the middle of a wall with four portraits above it, all empty. A comfy sitting area was placed around the fire like in the Gryffindor common room.
Neville sat down opposite Emma and Harry, who told Neville what happened when they woke up, Neville said the same thing happened to him. Emma was the first to notice that there was only three of them and not four as the Slytherin room hadn't been talked about, she commented on the absence of said child and she began to wonder why the Slytherin room hadn't been touched (Harry had gone to check the room when Emma had commented about the missing child, and had found that nothing in the room had been touched). "Maybe there isn't someone for the Slytherin room?" suggested Harry.
"No, that can't be right because if what I think is true, then we would have come here last year if the person from Slytherin wasn't here now. So, there has to be a new transfer or a new Slytherin student." murmured Emma.
"Wait, what is it that you think?" asked Harry.
"I am pretty sure I am correct when I say this. I am sure that we are heirs to the Founders." Emma explained.
"That is correct, my heir."