'Hermione Malfoy-Snape! You took more than an hour to be ready! We will be late because of you!' I yelled for the tenth time. I had enough, she went to the bathroom more than an hour ago and I'm here waiting for her. Why did she think she could make me wait like a dunderhead?

I heard the door opening and I prepared a sourly comment for her until I saw her and I was speechless. She was perfect. She was wearing a silver dress with some green laces. It caressed her body like a second skin, flattering her curves and showing her perfect round breasts.

'I'm ready, we can go now.' She said taking my hand; I looked at her and I apparated us in her room. I pulled her to the couch and I made her sit on my lap.

I played with her hair and I kissed her tasting her. I move one of my hand to her lower back and the second to her breast, rolling her nipple. She was moaning on my lips and I was getting hard again.

"Tom, can you stop attacking her for five minutes. I thought you needed to talk with me." Dumbledore said

I pulled away from her mouth and I smirked at her. She was embarrassed.

" Yes, I need something that could help us both to end this situation."

"What do you want to do?" Dumbledore asked

"I need to talk with the founders." I said, "I know that we can meet their ghosts in the secret hall"

"But why do you need to talk with them?" Severus said

"I was reading a book and I found that the history of Slytherin is lacking from some parts and maybe they can help us with this."

"Who needs to go to see them?" Severus asked

"Dumbledore, Hermione and me," I said

"Why Hermione?" Dumbledore asked

"Because the mark that we are using is only for the heirs of Slytherin and she is a muggleborn," I said

"Muggleborn?" Dumbledore said

"Yes, muggleborn and I proud of her so do not say anything else about this" I growled tighten my grip on her.

"Ok, let's go and finish with this," Dumbledore said

We walked in silence to the basement of the castle. I was invisible to prevent the students to panic. Dumbledore was not happy about having me here and he was not doing anything to hide it.

"Old man, it's time for you to see your mistakes and move on!" I said

"You are right but I do not know how to repair the damage I create so many years ago." He said

"That is why we need to speak with them. To try to seek a solution to our problems." I said walking closer to Hermione taking her by her arm.

We arrived at a golden door, Dumbledore said the password and the door opened letting us enter a circular room full of treasures and four thrones.

"Albus, so nice to see you boy!" Godric Gryffindor said.

"Thank you, sir. I am here with some visitors who wish to speak with you. Can you call the others?" Dumbledore said

"Rowena, Helga, we have visits! Salazar, your kids are here to see you, come quickly!" Godric said

We heard some pops and we saw the founders taking their places on the thrones.

"Why did you told him that his kids are here?" Dumbledore asked

"Because they are my heirs and I thank you for bringing them here because I needed to talk with them." Salazar Slytherin said, "Tom, Hermione, I'm happy to see you here and as I see you are mates."

"How do you know my name?" Hermione asked

" I know more than that my child. I know you from the day you were born but I never could see you until you arrived at the castle and at that moment I could not protect you from what happened to you because I was supposed to wait until you come to me. I made a mistake many years ago that forbade me to go to you or tell anybody about you," Salazar said.

"A mistake?" I asked.

"I place a curse on myself to prevent me to seek for my child or her descendants or even ask for them. When this happened, I was so angry with her and I feared that with time, I would want to see her again. Is going to be easier if you see this book." Salazar said giving me a book.

I took the book and I saw the genealogical tree of my family starting with the marriage of Salazar Slytherin. I saw his five children and I saw that his last girl was banished.

"How this happened?"

"She married a muggle and run away with him. I was so angry because I would allow her to marry him to have her with me. She was my favorite and I loved her so much. But look at this parchment I kept hidden all these years." Salazar said

I saw an ancient parchment showing the child of Athena, his daughter. I saw that after she got married, she had one girl and this girl was a squib and her line continue like this for ages, living between the muggles until a little girl was born seventeen years ago.

"That is why she marked me? Because she is your heir as me?"

"And the last one of her line also. Is good to see that my family will have again a new heir. Godric have the Potters, Helga has the Longbottom and Rowena has the Lovegood. Now I have you both." Salazar said, "So this can show you that all you believe was a lie. I never hate the muggles; I hated the man who stole my baby girl."

"But why you did not want the muggles to mix with us?" Hermione asked

"I was afraid that if they were allowed, they will destroy our culture and we could lose all the traditions we work too hard to build." He said

"How can I repair all the damage I made following a lie?" I said

"For the moment, you will take care of her and you will prevent any damage to the muggle world. Now that you came to me, I will be able to contact you and help you with this. Now go, she needs to rest." Salazar said. "Dumbledore, I need you to stay longer to talk about some changes I want you to make in this school."

We took our leave and we went to Hermione room. I could see that she was tired and she needed to eat also. We hurry to her room and she ordered some food from the kitchen.

'How do you feel?' She asked me

'I'm so confused; everything I believe was a lie. I hurt so many people following a lie and I realized after I meet you that I was doing it because I was hurt and I wanted to punish them for my misery' I told her burying my head on her chest, 'do you think you can help me to end this madness?'

'I will do it for you' she muttered

'But why? Why do you want to save me? It's because I'm the heir and he asked us to save our line?' I yelled

'No, that's not the reason'

'Tell me why!'

'I love you, Tom', she said softly

I looked at her and I was bewildered. She was the nicest person I have ever meet. Her heart was big and warm. She was smart and beautiful and I did not deserve her but I was selfish and I could not stop making this to happen.

"Hermione, I love you too.'