A Poetic Potion Prologue
In a large barely-lit cave, on an uncharted island, in the middle of an unknown, stormy sea there lay a bed, a chair, several newspapers clippings, a trash can and a very odd looking desk. Everything was pretty damp because the stormy sea often had very high tides. This desk was extremely unorganized. Quills were scattered about, the drawers filled with numerous papers in various languages, and the rubbish bin was overflowing with crumpled up pieces of paper and a bunch of magical candy wrappers. On the very center of this desk lay a piece of parchment that looked like the owner had once crumpled it up and chucked it. Then probably days later, realized they needed it and attempted to smooth it out. The top looked like it was torn off and what was left of the writing was in a barely understandable font, the exact definition of chicken scratch. Whatever was visible read this:
The bravery of a Gryffindor,
The intelligence of a Ravenclaw,
The wit of a Slytherin,
And the -erm- left kidney of a Hufflepuff.
This is all you will need,
To dispose all the contents of a magical school called Hogwarts (the finest teachers of witchcraft and wizardry).
The items are easy to find,
The lives easy to spare,
The only trick is, these listed attributes the four students must bear:
The Gryffindor must be smart,
The Ravenclaw must be strange,
The Slytherin must be loved,
The Hufflepuff must be slightly deranged.
Find these things and you will find glory,
Brew this potion and things will get a tad bit gory.
The bottom was signed, but there was a very big whole in the parchment, due to water damage by the looks of it, and the only letters that you could see from the signature were "ore". And under that, in quotations there was presumably the nickname for the author, "the goat shepherd" ...
A/N: Remember, this is just the prologue, that's why it is so short and has nothing to do with the HP kids... sort of. Don't hesitate to review, even if it's criticism. I bask in criticism. If criticism were a good looking man, I'd marry it.