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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: 35
Genre: Supernatural
Words per Chapter: 866
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 35

Balthezar once again found himself staring at the tunnel that led into the castle. He knew what he had to do, though it helped that his decision was backed by a phoenix. He was alone while doing this. Both Blaise and Pandora had wanted to come, but he had told them that they couldn't do that. He had to go and do this on his own. He let out a slow breath and whispered something in Parseltongue. The tunnel let him in after the words were spoken. The barrier that was on it was to keep others out. Salazar hadn't wanted most people to bother the Basilisk. Balthezar walked through the tunnel. His footsteps echoed through the dark corridor. The lights only came on when he was near them.

Balthezar reached a crossroads in the passageway. One led to the Chamber, one led to the entrance where he had escaped the one time, and one led to a place that he didn't know. He closed his eyes and listened. The dripping sounds from the Chamber's water met his ears. He turned left and walked into the corridor. Torches lit up the moment that he stepped into it. He knew he had made the right choice then. Salazar had always made sure that the tunnels that led to the Chamber would end up lit. Other paths he didn't much care about. People would find them. Yet, they would only become lit when the person was near the torches.

He walked down the tunnel. It sloped towards the Chamber. He was glad that he had found it. However, he seemed to randomly run into something. He looked up to see what it was. He was careful as he did so. After all, he didn't want to look the Basilisk in the eyes. He wasn't expecting the large serpent, but only because the thing that he had run into was smaller than any part of the Basilisk was.

What he had run into was the Quetzalcoatl. He stared at the creature. He hadn't expected to actually run into the winged serpent. He closed his eyes and let out a slow breath. He was kind of glad about that, though that fact also left him a bit worried. He looked at the creature. What do you think you're doing? You can't be here. The serpent tilted his head to the side.

The creature flew the short distance to Balthezar and wrapped himself around the teen's shoulders. I was flying the corridors. I can't get out. The entrances are blocked from actual serpents going through them on their own. Now, are you here to take me out? I don't like it here. The serpent looked at Balthezar. It was obvious that he was trying to will the boy to do what he wanted him to. Balthezar stared back.

He then nodded after a moment. That was why I came here. I came to get you. The headmaster is after you. It's only a matter of time before he finds a way to get around Salazar's safeguards. Also, the Dark Lord could get in here and try to take you. It's best to take you where I am now. Please remain where you are and I'll take you out. The creature nodded and let his head lay on Balthezar's shoulder. Balthezar turned and walked down the hall. He was glad that he didn't have to go and search for the creature in the Chamber. It was hard to find something small in such a large area.

He was quiet as he walked through the corridor. His footsteps echoed and he could hear the hisses that came from the Quetzalcoatl. The creature wasn't creating any real words. The sounds were just hisses. Balthezar let the creature do that. He was focused on getting out of there. The creature continued it's pointless hissing as they continued on. Balthezar knew that it was easy to get lost. He reached the end of the corridor and walked into the main passage. He knew that he had turned at that point. He looked down one direction and then down the other. The side that he had originally walked through was still lit. The other side was as dark as it had been before. He silently thanked Salazar for his thinking. He REALLY didn't want to get lost.

He walked down the hall. It didn't take him long to reach the exit. He walked out and saw Pandora there. Blaise wasn't. He frowned. He had thought that Blaise would be there. Pandora smiled at him. She seemed to realize what he was thinking. "Your friend had a headache. That caused mother to send him to bed. Come, we need to get the little serpent somewhere warm." She then started walking off. Balthezar watched her for a few moments. He then began to follow her. He could tell that this girl would become the next leader of the pack some day. She had the same strength and commanding air that her mother did. Balthezar knew that what was going on was too easy, but at least something was going right. He just wondered how long that would last for.

A/N: There we go. Sorry about the length, this is a bridge chapter to the next part. Hope that you enjoyed. Later.