A Beginning
Chapter 5
What happened next seemed bound to happen. Its like the play Romeo and Juliet were there is foreshadowing in every line the characters speak. So much in fact that it makes you wonder if they knew or almost knew what was happening. They talk of love and dying through the whole play and the prince speaks of execution if they disturb the peace and yet all those threats are brought around in the end. Romeo kills the prince's cousin. The lovers kill themselves. It is all foreshadowed.
I for one didn't know that anything was going to happen. My third
year at Hogwarts began as all the others had. Getting caught up with friends. Going to classes.
That year we had a new subject. Magical Creatures. Everyday we'd go out in the forest and watch the animals and talk to the vampires. We also began to try and look into the future with divination. But no amount of gazing into a crystal ball could prepare us for the future.
Looking back I think that Rowena knew what was going to happen. But I'm getting a head of myself. Salazar and Godric were still tense with each other and Helga seemed to be the only neutral party in the whole thing.
Nothing out of the ordinary happen until about two months before the term was over. Then one day it all just blew up. It was bound to happen some time. Tempers were hot and patience was a rare commodity.
I was sitting in the Slytherin common room that night. Salazar was in the chair opposite mine and we were talking. I cannot recall what we spoke of. One second it was peace full and calm in the room with children studying and reading and the next Godric came flying into the room.
He was red with anger and his breaths were short. His red and gold robes were in disarray.
"How dare you!", he yelled. "Salazar! How dare you! What makes you think you can go and build a chamber intent on killing muggle-borns?!" All the muggle-borns in the room jumped. they'd known he was getting colder toward them but this?
Salazar sat silently through Godric's tirade and as he rose to respond my temper got the better of me.
"How dare he! How dare he? How dare you! How can you yell at him for that with your own little secrets?" My voice lowered at the end to help get the point across.
Salazar was confused. He had no idea what I was talking about.
"What 'little secret?'"
"Do you want to tell him or should I?", I asked Godric who was
speechless. Finding no response I went on. "Father, for about a year or so now Godric has been building a chamber to test courage."
"You're building what!?" Salazar was astounded. "And how did you know what I'm building?"
"Helga told me. She's loyal enough to tell the truth. And you!", roared Godric turning on me. "How dare you tell him that! I thought I could trust you!"
I was silent. Father, on the other hand, wasn't so clam now.
"You bastard! You leave my child out of this! She has nothing to do with it. At least I don't leave my illegitimate children with strangers and never tell them!" it was all getting rather childish.
"You weren't even going to tell her!" With that my father left the room. Rage streaming from every pore. hat began the Gryffindor/Slytherin feud.
We never saw him again at Hogwarts. The beautiful friendship that the two had shared years ago was erased in two minuets. Godric sat there. He glared at me and then something happened that would change my life forever.
A look came into the man's eyes. I have never seen any one person that angry in all my life. His hands shook. Without a word he left the room. I followed for fear that he might hurt some one.
We left the Slytherin common room and walked towards the Ravenclaw common room. I think I knew what was about to happen but I wouldn't let myself think it. I was hoping my father would come back and stop him I guess.
Godric enter the room. (At that time everyone knew all the pass words and we all went to each other's commons.) Rowena was sitting there teaching a child to leave. At the sight of Godric every student in the room left. At a run. Rowena didn't dare look up. He advanced on her as I stayed rooted on the spot. I could have stopped it but I stayed.
"You", he breathed as his hands closed round her neck. "It's all your fault! You ruined it all! I should have never let you come!" He went on saying these hateful things as his hands tightened around her neck. Her gasps and his shouts had brought a few of the braver children to see what was happening. Helga rushed in but we were all too stunned to do anything.
How could this be the same man who every one looked up[ to as a hero? Just then one of the boys got his senses back and as he rushed forwards, the world came out of it's stupor. Godric dropped the lifeless Rowena to the floor and looked at his hands in disgust as Helga herded the children away. The boy was kneeling by Rowena. It was Caleb. I didn't know what to do. My thirteen year old mind kept yelling out that a friend had just died at the hand of another friend but my inner child said it was all just a horrible dream. It was no dream. She was dead.
I felt so guilty for butting into their conversation. I felt so lost that I
didn't relies that I was headed for the window when Helga pulled me back. I was so scared that I couldn't feel the throbbing pain in my head. Why had I just stood there? Why?
I was suddenly jerked out of my thoughts by Godric running into me on his flight form the room and from the castle. Caleb looked up at me. We'd both lost a parent that night. He and I had never been friends and now that was never going to happen but for now, we had a silent agreement. The world was a awful place. And we'd learned that together.
a/n: Wow! umm... everything belongs to JKR. Please review. remember. 1-10 rating scale.
Chapter 5
What happened next seemed bound to happen. Its like the play Romeo and Juliet were there is foreshadowing in every line the characters speak. So much in fact that it makes you wonder if they knew or almost knew what was happening. They talk of love and dying through the whole play and the prince speaks of execution if they disturb the peace and yet all those threats are brought around in the end. Romeo kills the prince's cousin. The lovers kill themselves. It is all foreshadowed.
I for one didn't know that anything was going to happen. My third
year at Hogwarts began as all the others had. Getting caught up with friends. Going to classes.
That year we had a new subject. Magical Creatures. Everyday we'd go out in the forest and watch the animals and talk to the vampires. We also began to try and look into the future with divination. But no amount of gazing into a crystal ball could prepare us for the future.
Looking back I think that Rowena knew what was going to happen. But I'm getting a head of myself. Salazar and Godric were still tense with each other and Helga seemed to be the only neutral party in the whole thing.
Nothing out of the ordinary happen until about two months before the term was over. Then one day it all just blew up. It was bound to happen some time. Tempers were hot and patience was a rare commodity.
I was sitting in the Slytherin common room that night. Salazar was in the chair opposite mine and we were talking. I cannot recall what we spoke of. One second it was peace full and calm in the room with children studying and reading and the next Godric came flying into the room.
He was red with anger and his breaths were short. His red and gold robes were in disarray.
"How dare you!", he yelled. "Salazar! How dare you! What makes you think you can go and build a chamber intent on killing muggle-borns?!" All the muggle-borns in the room jumped. they'd known he was getting colder toward them but this?
Salazar sat silently through Godric's tirade and as he rose to respond my temper got the better of me.
"How dare he! How dare he? How dare you! How can you yell at him for that with your own little secrets?" My voice lowered at the end to help get the point across.
Salazar was confused. He had no idea what I was talking about.
"What 'little secret?'"
"Do you want to tell him or should I?", I asked Godric who was
speechless. Finding no response I went on. "Father, for about a year or so now Godric has been building a chamber to test courage."
"You're building what!?" Salazar was astounded. "And how did you know what I'm building?"
"Helga told me. She's loyal enough to tell the truth. And you!", roared Godric turning on me. "How dare you tell him that! I thought I could trust you!"
I was silent. Father, on the other hand, wasn't so clam now.
"You bastard! You leave my child out of this! She has nothing to do with it. At least I don't leave my illegitimate children with strangers and never tell them!" it was all getting rather childish.
"You weren't even going to tell her!" With that my father left the room. Rage streaming from every pore. hat began the Gryffindor/Slytherin feud.
We never saw him again at Hogwarts. The beautiful friendship that the two had shared years ago was erased in two minuets. Godric sat there. He glared at me and then something happened that would change my life forever.
A look came into the man's eyes. I have never seen any one person that angry in all my life. His hands shook. Without a word he left the room. I followed for fear that he might hurt some one.
We left the Slytherin common room and walked towards the Ravenclaw common room. I think I knew what was about to happen but I wouldn't let myself think it. I was hoping my father would come back and stop him I guess.
Godric enter the room. (At that time everyone knew all the pass words and we all went to each other's commons.) Rowena was sitting there teaching a child to leave. At the sight of Godric every student in the room left. At a run. Rowena didn't dare look up. He advanced on her as I stayed rooted on the spot. I could have stopped it but I stayed.
"You", he breathed as his hands closed round her neck. "It's all your fault! You ruined it all! I should have never let you come!" He went on saying these hateful things as his hands tightened around her neck. Her gasps and his shouts had brought a few of the braver children to see what was happening. Helga rushed in but we were all too stunned to do anything.
How could this be the same man who every one looked up[ to as a hero? Just then one of the boys got his senses back and as he rushed forwards, the world came out of it's stupor. Godric dropped the lifeless Rowena to the floor and looked at his hands in disgust as Helga herded the children away. The boy was kneeling by Rowena. It was Caleb. I didn't know what to do. My thirteen year old mind kept yelling out that a friend had just died at the hand of another friend but my inner child said it was all just a horrible dream. It was no dream. She was dead.
I felt so guilty for butting into their conversation. I felt so lost that I
didn't relies that I was headed for the window when Helga pulled me back. I was so scared that I couldn't feel the throbbing pain in my head. Why had I just stood there? Why?
I was suddenly jerked out of my thoughts by Godric running into me on his flight form the room and from the castle. Caleb looked up at me. We'd both lost a parent that night. He and I had never been friends and now that was never going to happen but for now, we had a silent agreement. The world was a awful place. And we'd learned that together.
a/n: Wow! umm... everything belongs to JKR. Please review. remember. 1-10 rating scale.