Chapter 2.
James' wife Milly nodded and she left the room. Five minutes later, she returned with the two men following behind her. Milly let the two men enter the room and she stood in the doorway once more.
"Mr. Godric, Mr. Salazar, how good to see you both." James said smiling.
"It is good to see you to James." Godric said and Salazar didn't say anything; but he nodded slightly.
"Milly will get you some refreshments that is if you'd like them." James said with a glance in the maid's direction.
"I'll have a butterbeer please Milly." Helga said.
"I'll have a cup of tea, white with two sugars. Thank you Milly." That request came from Rowena.
Godric asked for water and Salazar asked for coffee: he liked his coffee black. Milly turned and left and James excused himself, closing the door behind him.
The friends talked about general topics until Milly returned. A tray hovered in front of her and on it were the four drinks, sandwitches and cake.
"Thank you Milly," Godric said, smiling. Milly smiled back at him and she left the room, closing the door behind her.
"So, what is this about Roe?" Godric Gryffindor asked after Milly closed the door. Godrick had red hair, green eyes and pale skin.
"Don't call me Roe!"
"Sorry Roe, I mean Rowena." Godric looked apologetic. "Why don't you tell me about your plan, then?"
"Very well, I was wondering, how do you three feel about creating a magical school?"
"A magical school?" Godric asked, looking interested.
"Yes, to teach young Witches and Wizards about magic. We can teach them how to use it and how to control it." Rowena said, she sounded excited.
"I like the idea," Helga said, sounding just as excited as Rowena, "How will we go about it?"
"I think we should build a castle somewhere that is in a remote area."
"A castle, Rowena, do you realise that that could take years to build?" Salazar Slytherin said glancing at Rowena. Salazar had black eyes and black hair (which was turning grey) and he had a long thin white beard that fell almost to the bottom of his sweeping black robes. Around his neck, he wore a locket which was emblazoned with the letter S.
"Yes, I do, but I'm sure we could do it if we plan it carefully." Rowena replied.
"I suppose." Salazar agreed. "What would we call this castle?" Salazar asked her.
Rowena had chosen the name for the castle and it had stuck with her. "Hogwarts." Rowena replied.
"Hogwarts," Helga said, as if she was getting used to the name, "I like it." She smiled.
"Where did you come up with such a name Roe?" Godric asked.
"Don't… call… me… Roe!" Rowena said through gritted teeth. She hated it when people called her Roe.
"Sorry Rowena." Godric said, at least he apologised when she told him not to do so, unlike the others who called her that awful name.
"Anyway," Godric said after he cleared his throat, "how did you come up with the name Hogwarts?"
"I dreamt that a warty hog led me to a lake on a cliff and to be honest, that is where I want to build the castle."
"So you have a location in mind, then?" Salazar asked.
"Yes, I do. It is fifteen minutes away from Dufftown in a remote area in Scotland. I remember that when I was a child, my family and I used to go to Dufftown during holiday season. I visited the area several times after mother died. I always wondered why no one lived there but I never knew until I was in my twenties."
"Will you tell us about what you found out?" Godric asked her curiously.
"Of course. I went there not long after my mother died and I discovered that there was a seer living in Dufftown. I visited her and she had told people that the area was to stay remote for one day, a school would be built for young Witches and Wizards. Little did I know that I was the one who would want to build this school?"
Godric let out a low whistle of surprise. "So your dream reminded you of the seer's words and here we are."
"Here we are." Rowena agreed.
"I forgot about seeing the seer until after I'd arranged the meeting and I became even more excited at the prospect of building Hogwarts, as I call it."
"You know," Salazar said glancing at Rowena, "I think Hogwarts is a fitting name for the school."
"So do I." Godric and Helga said together, agreeing with Salazar.
"So you will help me then?" Rowena asked her three friends.
They all nodded and she smiled. Rowena hardly smiled, but when she did, it made her face look even more beautiful.
Salazar felt a pang of longing for the smiling woman sitting across from him. Little did Rowena know that he was madly in love with her, gods, he wanted her… She would be his, he knew it.
The four friends began to plan how they would go about building the school. They all decided they would be teachers but employ others in the future. They would use magic (obviously) to build the school but discuss the rules and other details at another time. The hourglass on the table made a sound like tinkling glass. Rowena jumped.
"It looks like our time is up." Salazar said. Just then, as if to confirm his statement, James knocked on the door and Rowena sighed.
"Don't worry Rowena, we can plan more another time." Godric said with a smile on his face.
"I suppose." Rowena sighed. She was really getting obsessed about Hogwarts and was proud she was the one who had come up with the idea in the first place.
"Come in." Salazar said and James opened the door. He walked into the room and glanced at the now closed notebook, pens and ink which hadn't been on the table before.
"I'm sorry to bother you but I have others who want to use the room."
"It is fine James." Rowena said standing up. The others stood up too. They all said bye to James then filed out of the room. The history of Hogwarts had begun.
