A Beginning
Chapter3
The castle was in and uproar for the next few days. People chose sides
and turned against each other. Godric and Helga were both not on
speaking terms with Salazar and Rowena who were repaying them the
same compliment.
They all knew that this rivalry would have to burn out some time and
Salazar and Helga fervently hoped it would before the students arrived.
Unfortunately it did not.
The children came and it was time for the interviews to see which child
would go into which house.
"Ravenclaw, Caleb", was now leaving the dwindling group to go into
that small room off the great hall.
"Welcome young man", said a tall man with blue eyes and red hair.
"My name is Godric Gryffindor. This" ,he said gesturing to a short
woman with brown hair graying brown hair and brown eyes, "is Helga
Hufflepuff. oh and those people are Salazar Slytherin and Rowena
Ravenclaw." He added with hate dripping from every word.
Caleb was confused. The woman he'd referred to as Rowena Ravenclaw
had not only his last name, but his dirty blond hair and gray eyes.
Who was she? Was this his real mother? He knew that she run away
and stolen Father's best horse but surly this could not be her? Could it?
No. His mother was killed for being a witch. But this woman was a
witch.
"Please sit down", said Salazar.
They all sat down and the interview began. the questions ranged from,
"where do you live?, to," On a bright sunny day, were are you mostly
to be found?"
"I live just about a days ride from here and I'm almost always playing
in the woods with my best friends. We have these really neat circle of
trees we like to climb but Father says we're not to let people see us up
there or they'll do what they did to my mother and kill her. They
thought she was a witch." He said the last part with a rather sad tone.
After about fifteen minute of discussion, it was decided that the young
man would do well in Gryffindor. Godric was never going to let
Rowena live this one down.
Rowena on the other hand was confused. Was that the best lie that
that low down horrible basted could tell her son?! And to add insult to
injury, he was in Godric's house. In Godrics house were Godric could
they him things about her that no son had a right to know about his
mother. This had to be some kind of dream. It wasn't{t happening. Her
son was going to know her ex-boyfriend better than she knew him!
As the next student was sorted her thoughts ran rampant and she was
really quite surprised to find she had a new student.
That night as the teachers sat in their lounge talking about their new
students and what each would bring to their house, Godric touched on
the subject they'd all been thinking. Well, maybe I shouldn't say
'touched'...
"Well, I have a new student who I think will do nothing for my house.
He's stupid and I don't think he's very brave. I think his name is, umm,
Caleb?"
Rowena lunged at his thought. "Take that back you God dammed
bastard! I'll kill you I will!"
As continued to scream cruses at him as the others pulled he off him.
How could he say something so cruel about her son? This was coming
from the same lips that had uttered such sweet prose to her only a
month ago! It couldn't be happening.
Godric got up and left the room fuming followed by Helga who was
trying to clam him down but kept being shaken off.
Rowena, on the other hand ,had fallen into a chair sobbing. Salazar
held her long into the night as she cried and they became very close.
Now, I don't know much more than that about that particular scene as
I came to the school a few years later but I know that the two of them
be came a very close couple. They did everything together.
And so life was for about two years. The year I came to Hogwarts was
a very important one in the history of the school.
What I have told you up until now is the stuff that's not in the books.
About how Godric and Salazar where the best of friends for years until
Rowena came between them. About how her son was put into Godric's
house and she threatened to kill him. None of that is in the books.
Now I will try and keep the story as unbiased as possible. That will be
very hard for me as you will see in later chapters of my story.
So, for two years, Rowena and Salazar went together and Helga and
Godric were always against everything that Rowena and Salazar did.
I was very scared on my first day of school. I was not muggle born
but because in those times witch were feared by muggles, Mother didn't
tell me anything until I got my letter and so I didn't know very much
about magic.
I had always been self motivated. That came from living on the streets
for years. (My family was very poor.) I found myself sitting at Salazar's
table after only a few questions. I'd noticed some children took ages to
be sorted. I was glad I us so easy.
Now a days, they say the Slyerin is an evil house that hates muggle
borns and encourages dark magic but in my time, if you were caught
doing any of this kind of thing, you were punished.
Life went on in steady pace for a while. I became close with all the
founders and that is how I know so much. I always had a knack for
making friends.
One day I was talking to Godric after class and he told me something
that is only replaced in importance by the time I was told about the
Chamber of Secrets.
"Selene, do you know what I'm planing to build? No? Well, I'll tell you.
A chamber."
Now this didn't have the effect he had hoped. What was so great
about a chamber? So I asked him and he gave me the strangest
answer I could have imagined.
"I want to be able to test real courage. I'm going to build a chamber
and put a monster in it. Then, when the others think a child should go
into my house we can test it. To see if they'd do well there. What do
you think?"
I was dumbstruck. A test? That was absurd! What would my other new
friends think of his crazy idea? And why was he telling this to and
eleven year old girl whom he{d just met and was in Salazar's house?
My Astonishment must have shone on my face for he dropped the
subject and I left a few moments later. I had a lot to think about. Was
he really going to build this Chamber of Courage?
a/n: ok. that's chapter 3. it's done! All right. Every thing except Caleb
and Selene belong to JKR. Don't forget to review!
Chapter3
The castle was in and uproar for the next few days. People chose sides
and turned against each other. Godric and Helga were both not on
speaking terms with Salazar and Rowena who were repaying them the
same compliment.
They all knew that this rivalry would have to burn out some time and
Salazar and Helga fervently hoped it would before the students arrived.
Unfortunately it did not.
The children came and it was time for the interviews to see which child
would go into which house.
"Ravenclaw, Caleb", was now leaving the dwindling group to go into
that small room off the great hall.
"Welcome young man", said a tall man with blue eyes and red hair.
"My name is Godric Gryffindor. This" ,he said gesturing to a short
woman with brown hair graying brown hair and brown eyes, "is Helga
Hufflepuff. oh and those people are Salazar Slytherin and Rowena
Ravenclaw." He added with hate dripping from every word.
Caleb was confused. The woman he'd referred to as Rowena Ravenclaw
had not only his last name, but his dirty blond hair and gray eyes.
Who was she? Was this his real mother? He knew that she run away
and stolen Father's best horse but surly this could not be her? Could it?
No. His mother was killed for being a witch. But this woman was a
witch.
"Please sit down", said Salazar.
They all sat down and the interview began. the questions ranged from,
"where do you live?, to," On a bright sunny day, were are you mostly
to be found?"
"I live just about a days ride from here and I'm almost always playing
in the woods with my best friends. We have these really neat circle of
trees we like to climb but Father says we're not to let people see us up
there or they'll do what they did to my mother and kill her. They
thought she was a witch." He said the last part with a rather sad tone.
After about fifteen minute of discussion, it was decided that the young
man would do well in Gryffindor. Godric was never going to let
Rowena live this one down.
Rowena on the other hand was confused. Was that the best lie that
that low down horrible basted could tell her son?! And to add insult to
injury, he was in Godric's house. In Godrics house were Godric could
they him things about her that no son had a right to know about his
mother. This had to be some kind of dream. It wasn't{t happening. Her
son was going to know her ex-boyfriend better than she knew him!
As the next student was sorted her thoughts ran rampant and she was
really quite surprised to find she had a new student.
That night as the teachers sat in their lounge talking about their new
students and what each would bring to their house, Godric touched on
the subject they'd all been thinking. Well, maybe I shouldn't say
'touched'...
"Well, I have a new student who I think will do nothing for my house.
He's stupid and I don't think he's very brave. I think his name is, umm,
Caleb?"
Rowena lunged at his thought. "Take that back you God dammed
bastard! I'll kill you I will!"
As continued to scream cruses at him as the others pulled he off him.
How could he say something so cruel about her son? This was coming
from the same lips that had uttered such sweet prose to her only a
month ago! It couldn't be happening.
Godric got up and left the room fuming followed by Helga who was
trying to clam him down but kept being shaken off.
Rowena, on the other hand ,had fallen into a chair sobbing. Salazar
held her long into the night as she cried and they became very close.
Now, I don't know much more than that about that particular scene as
I came to the school a few years later but I know that the two of them
be came a very close couple. They did everything together.
And so life was for about two years. The year I came to Hogwarts was
a very important one in the history of the school.
What I have told you up until now is the stuff that's not in the books.
About how Godric and Salazar where the best of friends for years until
Rowena came between them. About how her son was put into Godric's
house and she threatened to kill him. None of that is in the books.
Now I will try and keep the story as unbiased as possible. That will be
very hard for me as you will see in later chapters of my story.
So, for two years, Rowena and Salazar went together and Helga and
Godric were always against everything that Rowena and Salazar did.
I was very scared on my first day of school. I was not muggle born
but because in those times witch were feared by muggles, Mother didn't
tell me anything until I got my letter and so I didn't know very much
about magic.
I had always been self motivated. That came from living on the streets
for years. (My family was very poor.) I found myself sitting at Salazar's
table after only a few questions. I'd noticed some children took ages to
be sorted. I was glad I us so easy.
Now a days, they say the Slyerin is an evil house that hates muggle
borns and encourages dark magic but in my time, if you were caught
doing any of this kind of thing, you were punished.
Life went on in steady pace for a while. I became close with all the
founders and that is how I know so much. I always had a knack for
making friends.
One day I was talking to Godric after class and he told me something
that is only replaced in importance by the time I was told about the
Chamber of Secrets.
"Selene, do you know what I'm planing to build? No? Well, I'll tell you.
A chamber."
Now this didn't have the effect he had hoped. What was so great
about a chamber? So I asked him and he gave me the strangest
answer I could have imagined.
"I want to be able to test real courage. I'm going to build a chamber
and put a monster in it. Then, when the others think a child should go
into my house we can test it. To see if they'd do well there. What do
you think?"
I was dumbstruck. A test? That was absurd! What would my other new
friends think of his crazy idea? And why was he telling this to and
eleven year old girl whom he{d just met and was in Salazar's house?
My Astonishment must have shone on my face for he dropped the
subject and I left a few moments later. I had a lot to think about. Was
he really going to build this Chamber of Courage?
a/n: ok. that's chapter 3. it's done! All right. Every thing except Caleb
and Selene belong to JKR. Don't forget to review!