United We Stand

Prologue

This is a tale of a house, a house in Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, a house shunned by others, hated and resented. Alone, they turn to the only house that will accept them, their own.

This is the tale of how they became the greatest house of all four in the school.

I suppose our story starts a long time ago with the four founders of the school Godric Gryffindor, Helga Hufflepuff, Rowena Ravenclaw and Salazar Slytherin. Each founder created a house; Gryffindor, Hufflepuff, Ravenclaw and Slytherin.

Salazar wanted to make the school great; he wanted only those who possessed true magical ability to be allowed to enter the school. This is what he truly wanted, the tale was twisted by the other three who would not listen to Salazar's wise words. They claimed that he only wanted pure bloods to enter the school. He was shunned, hated and resented. To hide from his colleagues he built a chamber in the school, a chamber the others knew nothing about.

One night Godric challenged Salazar to a duel. When Salazar accepted they fought to the death. Godric Gryffindor was killed. Salazar's stupefy made his colleague land on a piece of shattered glass that pierced his heart killing him instantly.

Rowena and Helga who had not been preset had entered the room to find Godric dead on the floor with Salazar still standing holding his ebony wand in his left hand, his wand hand. They thought it was murder and would not listen to Salazar's explanation. They forced him to leave.

Salazar left the castle never to return. But before he did he went to his chamber, he sealed it and uttered one last curse

"Other houses of the castle beware, for many years my heir shall not return. When my heir sets foot here, again my chamber shall be opened and my beast shall be released. Death shall end all, until another braver than Gryffindor slays my beast. My heir shall bring terror to all who hear his name until my heir who shares my hand, walks and breaths. They shall bring Slytherin back to greatness."

In the curse he left a final tribute to Godric, as he did not wish to kill him even if he hated him more than anything.