Life can only be understood backwards; but it must be lived forwards.
- Soren Kierkegaard
The Queen of Serpents
Prologue:
Reviewing the Past
When the Ministry unexpectedly raided Malfoy mansion, Lucius was forced to have Dobby dispose of a certain diary. Dobby left it near a dumpster by a muggle school. Four year old Harry Potter picked it up.
Harry and Tom quickly became 'friends.' Then Dudley took the realized that Dudley was a wizard but his powers were bound. Together the threesome released the bonds containing the boy's powers. Doing so had the surprising effect of releasing Tom from the diary, but also de-aged him to a five year old.
Tom threatened the Dursleys, which led to Harry being treated human. Over time Petunia began to soften to the idea of magic. Eventually Harry and Tom became her own as well. Then, when they were eight, Petunia hit a boy who - literally - appeared out of nowhere in front of her car.
The young boy spoke parseltongue, answered to the name Salazar and had no memory of his past. Research by Petunia and Tom revealed him to be Salazar Slytherin. The two decided not to tell the newly dubbed Sa'zar the truth. Instead Gaunt was added as his last name and Petunia formally adopted him.
Sick of all the wizards in his house, Vernon had a fight with Petunia. She kicked him out and the two divorced. Shortly after, the Hogwarts letters arrived. The four 'brothers' went to school together. Harry was sorted into Slytherin, Dudley into Gryffindor, Tom-by request- into Hufflepuff, and Sa'zar into Ravenclaw.
Both Harry and Sa'zar made their house teams. Sa'zar won the Snake/Eagle match. Tom bonded Norberta as his familiar. When Harry went after the stone his brothers and all their friends helped. As Harry faced off with Voldy Sa'zar interfered, somehow turning Quirrell to ice with only a word. "FREEZE!" Once Quirrell and Voldy were gone Sa'zar turned a ball into a replica of the Philosopher's Stone. The real one was hidden in the Room of Requirement. Ravenclaw won the House and Quiditch cups, and the brothers went home.
Sa'zar's magic had unseen effects however. His familiar, the basilisk Emerald, sensed her master and has awakened. She is only waiting for him to return before she begins to seek him out.
There is also a mysterious man in Tokyo who knows Salazar. And he is beginning to get very suspicious...
Friends are like this.
Harry: All Slytherin first year boys.
Dudley: Ron, Neville, Daphne G.
Tom: Cedric, Hannah, Susan
Sa'zar: Valerie, Hermione (who was sorted to Ravenclaw), the Weasley twins.
To all Newcomers, Welcome! To everyone from Three Snakes and a Lion I hope you enjoy this sequel! The first REAL chapter will hopefully be posted soon!