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Title: Blood of Salazar
Characters: Harry Potter (Balthezar Slytherin), Salazar Slytherin, Voldemort, Godric Gryffindor, Rowena Ravenclaw, Helga Hufflepuff, Albus Dumbledore, Hermione Granger, Ron Weasley, Draco Malfoy, Lucius Malfoy, and Severus Snape
Pairings: Lily/Voldemort, and Lucius/Severus
Rating: M
Chapter: 24
Genre: Supernatural
Words per Chapter: 1,116
Warnings: AU, time travel, slash, het, violence, language, foreign languages, paganism, changed identities, character death, and the standard whatever else this demented author thinks up.
Summary: Lily was not who everyone thought she was, but she would do anything to protect her baby. Yet, on that fateful Halloween night, ancient magic of the Slytherin family saves Harry and now he's to grow up in another time. He's raised by his ancestor. What happens when he rejoins his time?
Notes: As a friend of mine has stated, there are certain languages that seemed to not be used often. This is because you don't hear them as much; Balthezar's main languages of use are Old English and Old Norse. You see that he only uses the others depending on who he's talking to. Now this doesn't mean that languages like Latin or Old Welsh will disappear, it just means he's not necessarily around the people who speak them. Don't worry however; there are parts of this story that will still call for the other languages.

Modern English: "…"
Old English: ^…^
Old Norse: -…-
Old Welsh: *…*
Latin: ~…~
Parseltongue: Bold!
Thoughts: '…' (all thoughts, doesn't matter language)

Chapter 24

Balthezar slammed the entrance to the Chamber shut. It wasn't the fireplace entrance that he had taken all the other times he had entered the Chamber. Instead, it was one that was rarely used by any of the heirs. He had rushed out of the Common Room and into another part of the dungeon, a part that was further underground. That was where the entrance he had used was located. Balthezar looked at the Quetzalcoatl. The creature was staring at him. Balthezar began walking down the long, sloping corridor that led into the Chamber.

The Quetzalcoatl suddenly took off down the corridor. Balthezar collapsed to his knees, panting from the adrenaline that had coursed through his veins at the others seeing the legendary creature. Balthezar worked hard to control his breathing. He hated the out of control feeling that it had caused him. 'Oh, why is this happening? Why?' He shook his head and forced himself to stand up. The only problem was that he knew that he had to find a solution to the Quetzalcoatl revealing himself. Yet, he also knew that something else was up. He was able to sense it. A chill filled the corridor, which caused Balthezar to smile.

As expected, Salazar's apparition appeared next to Balthezar. He looked at Balthezar with a look that said that he had something important to tell the boy. That look was enough to cause Balthezar to be on guard. Salazar shook his head. -You need to head to the forest and speak with Ambrosia. She's the head of the werewolf pack that guards the castle and the forest.- Balthezar stared at him in shock. He had no idea that there was a pack of werewolves guarding the school. They hadn't been there in the past.

He cleared his throat. -Why do I need to visit with them?- He waited for Salazar to speak. He had no idea why he would need to do such a thing. Of course, Balthezar was still shocked to hear that there was a werewolf pack on school grounds. Salazar watched his descendant. Balthezar sighed. -I get it. I'll find out when I get there.- The spirit nodded and disappeared.

Balthezar sighed and went down another corridor that was only a few feet from his previous position. It was one that would lead into the heart of the forest. It was created so Psdiel would be able to leave the Chamber if he ever wanted to. He obviously did, for there were bits of shed skin littering the stone floor. It took a while, but he reached the exit and entered into the forest. He looked around for where he should go. He sighed and heard a noise. Spinning around, he saw the flying serpent that had been causing him a few problems. He glared at the creature. You need to return to the Chamber. He waited for the creature to say or do something. The Quetzalcoatl was looking around the area. Suddenly, he went into the tunnel. The serpent acted as if there was something that had made him uncomfortable. The Quetzalcoatl poked his head out. Balthezar cleared his throat. You're returning? The creature nodded and disappeared.

Another noise had Balthezar turning around. A group of people stood behind him. He stared at them. They all wore clothes made of furs. He knew who the people were. He had seen some of their kind as he grew up. One person from the group, a woman, stepped towards him. She gave Balthezar a smile. She wasn't an old woman, which was something that Balthezar hadn't expected. She appeared to be quite young, especially when her hair was still a rich chestnut colour that Balthezar had never seen before. She cleared her throat. "Balthezar Slytherin?" He nodded. She spoke in such a way that it made Balthezar worry that he wouldn't understand most of what she would say. She set her hand on his left temple. A tingling sensation spread through his body at the touch. Yet, the sensation was strongest at his temple and into his mind. She waited for a moment and nodded. "There we go, young man. This is only temporary. As soon as you leave my presence, the spell will end and you'll be back to the state that you were before." Balthezar's eyes widened in shock, for he found that he had understood every word that the woman had said. It had come to him in a language that he spoke. The woman laughed at the expression on Balthezar's face.

Balthezar cleared his throat. -Salazar told me to come here. He believes that we need to speak. I take it that you're Ambrosia.- He stopped and waited for the woman to either nod or shake her head. She nodded in response to the name. He let out a slow breath. -What is it that we need to speak about?- He felt nervous about being in the presence of a werewolf pack. They were, in his time, known to be vicious if they thought anyone was a threat to their clan. However, he wasn't sure if that was still the case. He figured that it was, but he couldn't be certain., His attention was pulled away moments later by someone else walking over. A little girl stared at him. She couldn't have been older than eight, but her eyes spoke of wisdom that came from living in the forest. Not that it mattered, for Balthezar was more intrigued by the girl's appearance. The little girl looked as if she was a distant relation of Salazar. The thought caused him to swallow rather compulsively. He glanced at Ambrosia again.

Ambrosia cleared her throat. "We're here to tell you two things, Balthezar Slytherin. One of those things is that you need to take Pandora with you." She gestured to the little girl that was standing beside her. The woman stood a little straighter. "She needs to be up at the school to help protect it from the inside. We cannot protect the inside of the school from where we are. We have written a note that will explain everything to…Dumbledore." She seemed to spit the man's name out as if it were a dirty word. She held out a bit of parchment that had Balthezar assuming that it was the note to Dumbledore. He took it. The woman cleared her throat again. "The other thing that you must know is that we help protect this place. The Dark Lord has begun to send people to watch the perimeter. They've hidden themselves in a way that Dumbledore won't find them, but we can. Be careful. He wants his son." She and the rest of the clan left. Yet, he noticed that the little girl was still with him. The girl walked into the passage. Balthezar followed, unsure of what was happening. It was confusing, but he would survive and do what was needed. That was something that he was certain of.

A/N: Well there we go. Hm…Things seem to be getting more intense. Hope that you all enjoyed. Later.