Authors Notes: I discovered this idea on a choose your own Anime adventure site. Seeing as the thread hasn't been updated for a long time I decided to write a fanfic based on that thread. I would like to thank Thrythlind for letting use pieces of what he has written on the thread.
Disclaimer: I won nothing but the thoughts in my head.
Hogwarts: 1000 years ago.
Hogwarts had not four founders but five. Each helped in the creation of the school in various ways. Godric, being a minor noble, donated the lands for the school and village of Hogsmead. Rowena, whose family had been teaching the students of noble families for generations, gave not only the reputation of her family but also the core of the Hogwarts library. Helga's greatest contribution was in the very building of the castle itself, it was she who kept the project on schedule and was renowned not only for her fairness but also for the kindness which she showed those who labored to build the school. Salzar's role is little known or spoken of but it was he who forged treaties amongst the more powerful noble families to protect Hogwarts, he also contributed part of his fortune to fund the project.
The funding of Hogwarts was the greatest problem, not only did they have to pay, feed, and house hundreds of workers, they also had to obtain the needed stone, and materials needed to bind magic into the very foundations of Hogwarts. Even with the large fortunes of the founders the foundation of Hogwarts was beyond their grasp, until someone stepped forward. She was a foreigner from the far east, and had access to huge sums of foreign gold. To four people whose dream was in danger she was a godsend. She didn't speak much about why she was in Britain or what the source of her funds was.
With the help of the vast sums the foreign witch gave them the four were not only able to build the school but also expand their original design of a small manor house into a proper castle. In thanks they tried to convince their benefactor to found her own house, based on whatever she desired. To their surprise she refused, saying that such a house would not sit well with the students in the years to come. Still they persisted, insisting that she accept not only their thanks but also a place in Hogwarts. After a small amount of time she gave in.
She asked that a suite of rooms be set aside for her and all her descendants, a place within Hogwarts but not apart of it. She wished to create a safe place it seemed, a place where any descendant of hers could seek refuge. The four other founders agreed, thinking it a small thing. After all as a descendant of a founder they would be welcome anyway.
Surprisingly it was Godric who found a small problem with the arrangement, how would they recognize her descendants? To this she just smiled and said that the sorting hat which Godric had created would know her descendants and give them succor. With the obvious problems solved this foreign witch, the patron of Hogwarts departed Britain never to return. Over the years a number of young witches, never wizards, traveled from the far east to Hogwarts seeking the succor their ancestor had guaranteed them.
This state of matters continued for years, a handful of young witches each generation would arrive from the far east and attend Hogwarts under Hecate's succor as it came to be called, until the purge. Some few months after Voldemort first became known to the wizarding world he and his Deatheaters went through the house of Slytherin like a plague. Killing off the best and the brightest of it's students Voldemort ensured that those that he could control would fill Slytherin house for years to come. Among those that fell to the purge were several witches of Hecate's line. The future of Slytherin house had never looked so dark in all its years. Even after Voldemort's defeat Slytherin house was devastated, full of bullies and lowlifes that Voldemort had spared in order to create a breeding ground for his followers, it had attained a unsavory reputation it is into this atmosphere that a new girl-child of Hecates line would step.
Tokyo Japan: 1990 CE
A small bell dinged above the entrance of one of the oddest stores in all of Japan as a young women entered. Thought to be the playroom of several gods of mischief and chaos all who entered would not leave unchanged. It was cluttered with unknown articles and objects of dubious reputation.
"Good afternoon miss, may I help you?" A man of indeterminate age called from the back of the store.
Gulping down her growing fear the young woman slowly walked deeper into the store, all of her senses screaming that there was something not right. Still she was of noble birth and was not to be cowed by the seemingly innocence of her surroundings.
At the rear of the store a glass counter and cash register took dominance. Behind it stood the store's proprietor, a man of middle eastern descent, waiting to help his latest customer.
"Yes I received this letter and was instructed to contact you." She said handing over a letter written on thick parchment written in green ink.
Frowning slightly he accepted the letter and began to read.
"Miss Kuno,
Due to a recent set of difficulties, it seems that your name has been overlooked for some time. While it is now far beyond the normal time for acceptance into our center for learning, it has come to my attention that a certain extra-dimensional establishment occasionally takes up residence within the local mall.
If you would present these letters to the proprietor of one Spells R'Us, you could, if desired easily find a method to reduce your age to the appropriate level and begin studies after all. Otherwise I would not have contacted you.
We would be honored to have another member of the line of Hecate attend. House Slytherin has especially suffered from the lack of your family's firm, if odd, sense of honor.
Sincerely,
Albus Dumbledore, Headmaster of Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry."
Next Time: We follow Kodachi as she journeys to Hogwarts and seeks to know more about her ancestor.
Disclaimer: I won nothing but the thoughts in my head.
Hogwarts: 1000 years ago.
Hogwarts had not four founders but five. Each helped in the creation of the school in various ways. Godric, being a minor noble, donated the lands for the school and village of Hogsmead. Rowena, whose family had been teaching the students of noble families for generations, gave not only the reputation of her family but also the core of the Hogwarts library. Helga's greatest contribution was in the very building of the castle itself, it was she who kept the project on schedule and was renowned not only for her fairness but also for the kindness which she showed those who labored to build the school. Salzar's role is little known or spoken of but it was he who forged treaties amongst the more powerful noble families to protect Hogwarts, he also contributed part of his fortune to fund the project.
The funding of Hogwarts was the greatest problem, not only did they have to pay, feed, and house hundreds of workers, they also had to obtain the needed stone, and materials needed to bind magic into the very foundations of Hogwarts. Even with the large fortunes of the founders the foundation of Hogwarts was beyond their grasp, until someone stepped forward. She was a foreigner from the far east, and had access to huge sums of foreign gold. To four people whose dream was in danger she was a godsend. She didn't speak much about why she was in Britain or what the source of her funds was.
With the help of the vast sums the foreign witch gave them the four were not only able to build the school but also expand their original design of a small manor house into a proper castle. In thanks they tried to convince their benefactor to found her own house, based on whatever she desired. To their surprise she refused, saying that such a house would not sit well with the students in the years to come. Still they persisted, insisting that she accept not only their thanks but also a place in Hogwarts. After a small amount of time she gave in.
She asked that a suite of rooms be set aside for her and all her descendants, a place within Hogwarts but not apart of it. She wished to create a safe place it seemed, a place where any descendant of hers could seek refuge. The four other founders agreed, thinking it a small thing. After all as a descendant of a founder they would be welcome anyway.
Surprisingly it was Godric who found a small problem with the arrangement, how would they recognize her descendants? To this she just smiled and said that the sorting hat which Godric had created would know her descendants and give them succor. With the obvious problems solved this foreign witch, the patron of Hogwarts departed Britain never to return. Over the years a number of young witches, never wizards, traveled from the far east to Hogwarts seeking the succor their ancestor had guaranteed them.
This state of matters continued for years, a handful of young witches each generation would arrive from the far east and attend Hogwarts under Hecate's succor as it came to be called, until the purge. Some few months after Voldemort first became known to the wizarding world he and his Deatheaters went through the house of Slytherin like a plague. Killing off the best and the brightest of it's students Voldemort ensured that those that he could control would fill Slytherin house for years to come. Among those that fell to the purge were several witches of Hecate's line. The future of Slytherin house had never looked so dark in all its years. Even after Voldemort's defeat Slytherin house was devastated, full of bullies and lowlifes that Voldemort had spared in order to create a breeding ground for his followers, it had attained a unsavory reputation it is into this atmosphere that a new girl-child of Hecates line would step.
Tokyo Japan: 1990 CE
A small bell dinged above the entrance of one of the oddest stores in all of Japan as a young women entered. Thought to be the playroom of several gods of mischief and chaos all who entered would not leave unchanged. It was cluttered with unknown articles and objects of dubious reputation.
"Good afternoon miss, may I help you?" A man of indeterminate age called from the back of the store.
Gulping down her growing fear the young woman slowly walked deeper into the store, all of her senses screaming that there was something not right. Still she was of noble birth and was not to be cowed by the seemingly innocence of her surroundings.
At the rear of the store a glass counter and cash register took dominance. Behind it stood the store's proprietor, a man of middle eastern descent, waiting to help his latest customer.
"Yes I received this letter and was instructed to contact you." She said handing over a letter written on thick parchment written in green ink.
Frowning slightly he accepted the letter and began to read.
"Miss Kuno,
Due to a recent set of difficulties, it seems that your name has been overlooked for some time. While it is now far beyond the normal time for acceptance into our center for learning, it has come to my attention that a certain extra-dimensional establishment occasionally takes up residence within the local mall.
If you would present these letters to the proprietor of one Spells R'Us, you could, if desired easily find a method to reduce your age to the appropriate level and begin studies after all. Otherwise I would not have contacted you.
We would be honored to have another member of the line of Hecate attend. House Slytherin has especially suffered from the lack of your family's firm, if odd, sense of honor.
Sincerely,
Albus Dumbledore, Headmaster of Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry."
Next Time: We follow Kodachi as she journeys to Hogwarts and seeks to know more about her ancestor.