Hey it's Tanlayae J. here writting my first fanfic based from J.K. Rowlings Harry Potter, but this story isn't about Harry Potter and his life at Hogwarts, this fan fic is about what happend before it all began. Before there was even Hogwarts. This story is about four powerful wizards who were best friends. This is a story about Goderic Gryffindor, Rowena Ravenclaw, Salzalar Slytherin and Helga Hufflepuff.

Hope you enjoy. PS this is my first fan fic so reveiws are very appreciated.

Thank ya.

I DO NOT OWN HARRY POTTER OR ITS CHARACTERS, All those rightfully belong to J.K. Rowling.

PPS: As you may or may not know, the four frinds started Hogwarts so assuming there was no Beauxbatons and Durmstrange or other witch craft and wizardry schools until after hogwarts began that young witches and wizards learned their magic skills from their parents and passed on etc.

Prologue

"Alcove are you sure you're just going to send the locket now? With no note?"

"I have no time Reimer, I have to deal with some family matters and it's because of the fact that the locket doesn't work!" Alcove started to say angrily.

"Look Emily left you. That's it and she took your children to and you love your children and you lost them because of that locket so your not telling me that your not going to take the locket to the store personally so risk losing that to!"

"Look! It took me years getting that locket and it's not working! I'm losing my patience!" He turned to his owl, "Bring this to Borgin and Burkes in Diagon Alley, Don't leave it's sight until the clerk gets it." With that, the owl took flight and left in the cold clear night. "Now if you excuse me Reimer I have some unattended family business to attend to."

"Wait! If you really loved your family you'd leave them alone. Don't do this Alcove you love them to much. Everyone has a soft spot plus you're wasting time dealing with them just focus on making sure your locket is safe. Ok." He waited a couple of minutes until he added, "Why don't you go to sleep now and head down to Diagon Alley tomorrow."

"Fine." Said Alcove grudgingly

"I'm going to go home now. Go to sleep brother. Go to sleep.

Though right when Reimer left, Alcove went to go say his last good bye's to his once loved family."

And with that he disparated.

Chapter One What Happened In Diagon Alley

A Thirteen year old boy who was very pale and had jet black hair just entered Borgin and Burkes to see if anything new and cool came into the shop.

"Hey Salzalar!" said Weignston, the store clerk, "Come check this out i got it this very morning. Some Owl brought it to me! I figured it was a donation." Weignston lifted a locket up from the counter to show it to the teenager.

"Wow! That's so cool." Salzalar exclaimed, "Are you selling it? I'll buy t off you."

"Sure, why not. Your'e such a regular customer now. Why not."

"Here I'll give you 1500 Galleons and 500 sickles. For what did he care how much he spent his parents were rich anyway.

"Sure thing."

Two minutes later Salzalar walked out of the shop but right when he stepped out, the locket changed. Instead of being gold it turned green and black, than a snake appeared on the front of the locket in the form of an 'S'.

Weird...Cool...

. . .

As Goderic was wandering down Diagon Alley looking for something to do, he spotted a very pretty girl about his age looking through the window of Madam Malkins Robe and Clothing Store. So he decided to get a better look and walked towards her. She was the most beautiul girl he had ever seen, with her long dark hair flowing with tinges of navy blue and as her sparkly mysterious eyes glanced at him as he approached he snapped out of his staring state and tried to act smooth as he said, "Well, what are you doing out here on this cloudy day, it looks like it may rain soon and you don't want to get your fancy clothes wet" but it was true, the girl was wearing very nice fabric clothing with what looked like real jewels. Her parents must have a high position at the ministry he thought to himself before he added, "Why are you waiting outside the store when it's so cold out?"

"Well I am waiting for my friend, whe went to the Quiddditch store. She's a total Quidditch fanatic, it's all she talks about,you should she her room, It's like scary her closet isn't filled wth clothes like mine. Her's is filled with every model of broom stick ever made! So I told her I would wait somewhere out side." Said the girl, "Oh and by the way my name is Rowena. Rowena Ravenclaw."

"Well nice to meet you Rowena, My name is Goderic Gryffindor." than he hesitantly added,

"Well while you are waiting for your friend why dont we go check out the store, I need some new clothes anyway."

"Well... sure. Why not. I'm sure my friend would figure out that I'm here anyway."

"Great." exclaimed Goderic cheerfully as he entered the store with Rowena.

. . .

About half an hour later the two newly aquainted friends walked out of the store, having bought nothing. The two seemed to get along great talking about random magic techniqes It turns out that Rowena was a very smart witch and was very laid back and sophisticated.

Then one of Goderics friends just came walking in from Knock turn alley just as Goderic and Rowena came walking down the lane.

"Hey Griffen!" A pale boy with jet black green hair shouted across the street he ran up to the two with a big smile on his face, "Guess what i just found at Borgin and Burkes!"

Rowena gasped loudly,"You go down Knockturn Alley by your self?"

"Well why not? You get the neatest, and coolest stuff there. Like seriously I just bought this seriously cool locket thats green and black! It was said to have some enchantment on it so when I bought it a snake appeared on it in the form of a 'S'! Is that not cool or what!" Said The boy boastingly as if he were all that. Then he added a bit snarkily "Who are you anyway? Why is Goderic hanging with you?"

"This is Rowena!" said Goderic nervously hoping Rowena wouldn't be offended by him

"Ya and I'm Salzalar. Thank you very much for the introduction!" He smirked and looked away as Rowena giggled, but what really caught his eye was that a girl with bright, blond hair shining, even though it wasn't sunny out was running up the street as if she were looking for someone. She turned into the trio's direction and ran up to Rowena and randomly shouted, "Where have you gone! I've been looking for you everywhere!"

Then she noticed there where two other people with her and she asked, "Who are they?"

Rowena sighed then introduced everbody. "This Is Goderic," she signaled to the boy with the messy brown hair, and then signaled to the the boy wth the black hair, "and this is Salzar."

Then Rowena introduced her friend, "and boys, this is Helga Hufflepuff, my best crazy friend in the whole wizarding world!"

Salzalar seemed a lttle shocked that these girls even got along. They seemed so different compared to each other, like Rowena looked really Sophisticated and smart whereas Helga was so jumpy, cheery and hyper. Great. He thought. More company. More annoying jumping company. Than he jerkily responded, "What the hell type of name is a Huffle Puff? I understand Helga but seriously who has the last name Hufflepuff!"

"Well obvously she does" Rowena Chided back coldly, "Besides i'm not the one named Salzalar."

Salzalar and Rowna glared at each other.

Helga however seemed undisturbed by all of this as if she never even heard it in the first place and said, "Hey why dont we go to Florean Fortescue's Ice Cream Parler."

"It's freezing outside!" Retorted Salzalar

"So" said Goderic, "Never can miss a chance to get some ice cream!"

"Whatever." replied Salzalar

. . .

"I'll have the Red Blood Cheery sundae with gold sprinkles please" Said Goderic Hungrily

"I'll have two scoops of Blue Bell ice cream with silver whipped cream." Exclaimed Rowena Politely

"I'll get the extra sour lemon ice cream but could I please get it coated with black tea leaves?"

"Why Not?" sad the Ice Cream server a looking at her oddly from the request.

Salzalar was stunned by her choice of ice cream. It was so weired yet so... so... cool... As she reached into her pocket to get out her coins he offered suddenly and surprisingly (even to himself) that he would pay for her ice cream. She accepted after a moments hesitation but he sounded serious.

"I'll have an extra sour dark lime ice cream and if it's ok I'll get some black tea leaves added onto mine to."

. . .

Meanwhile the four where eating they're delicous ice cream. They didn't Know that trouble was stirring down in Knockturn alley.

"What do you mean you sold it!" Screamed Alcove "Why would you sell it! That thing is price less and you put it on sale!"

"Well I didn't know sir." said the weignston the store clerk said frightendly, "We received it from the an owl yesterday so I thought it was a donation or the owner who bought it had it sent here to be sold."

"Well you thought wrong! I sent it here to get it inspected you idiot!" screeched Alcove.

"Well there was no note anyway!"

Then Alcove pulled Weignston by his shirt up to his chest and said threatnigly but viscously calm, "You better tell me who bought that locket, because that thing has a legend to it and it took me years to get my hands on it and i will not lose it again!"

"Why would you need me to inspect what its for if you already know the legend of it and what it is?" asked Weignstein

"Yes, well it's not working. Legend has it that it's supposed to open to it's rightfull owner and give them an unimaginable power." explained Alcove chuckling

"Well what if your not the rightfull owner?" askes Weignston obiously regretting what he said because Alcove just lost it, "I AM THE RIGHTFULL OWNER OF THAT LOCKET IT'S BEEN PASSED DOWN FROM MY FAMILY LINE FROM GENERATIONS!"

"Did it ever open for any of you family?" asked Weignston bravely

Alcove stared him down than said, "Tell me who bought the locket or you die."

Weignston hesitated than said, "It was a boy of about twelve ot thirteen years old. He was skinny, short, very pale and had jet black hair, that's all i know. If he comes back into the store I'll let you know.

And with that Alcove shoved him down and strutted out of the door. Thinking Great.

Some random kid has my locket.

On the Next Chapter:

Goderic, Rowena, Helga and Salzalar start becoming greater friends but no one could have warned them with that fact that Alcove was after Salzalar and his little Locket that does more than just moving pictures.