HEART OF HUFFLEPUFF
Adrien Malfoy sat alone in the common room. He was fighting his own war in his head. There
was now the soothing voice of Serpent Tongue, and then there was all of the morals he had
grown up with floating about in his head. He knew it was a curse, he knew that Serpent Tongue
had complete control over him, and he knew that he was doing the wrong things, making the
wrong choices....but he couldn't make the choices. All of his thoughts, decisions, and plans were
taken over by the voice. He kept trying to fight it. In his mind, he kept thinking of Helga, and his
friends, and his mother, and everything that he knew was right, but the urge to do the evil the
voice spoke of was too strong.
Adrien fought it. He tried to push all of his thoughts away. He wanted freedom from their rein in
his head. He pushed, and he fought, and he tried to break this curse that had been lain over him
like alice filled blanket. He fell to the floor. Blood coming up in his mouth, he had to fight the
control when he was partially gone. Serpent Tongue wasn't as strong when he wasn't speaking to
him, yet his control was always there. He was too strong, much stronger then himself and he
gave up. Adrien lay panting on the floor. None of his thought belonged to him any more. All
thoughts of his mother, his friends, his studies...Helga, were gone, and now all that remained was
the ever present control of Serpent Tongue.
~Boy!~
'What sir?'
~Come to me~
'Where will I find you sir?' thought the shell that was Adrien. In the very back of his mind lay the
former him, trapped behind the wall that was the mighty Serpent Tongue. He was a helpless
animal trapped in a cage of his own wrong doing, and the ever strong voice.
~You will know~
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Helga and Godric ran down the cold stone hallways. Helga was still in her nightgown, and with
bare feet. She shivered as she ran, but she had to get to Rowena. They both ran with their wands
out, but with no Lumos, it was too risky.
Helga held out her arm to stop them. Godric stood behind her, breathing heavily, but quietly. He
couldn't risk being heard. Helga slunk, like a cat around the bend, out of the corner of her eye in
the darkness she could see a circle of candles light, Rowena on the floor, her midnight blue robes
spread out around her body she was trying to pick herself up, but it seemed like a battle she
wouldn't win.
Godric followed Helga around the corner, but he went in the other direction, they would attack
from both sides. But they couldn't see where Salazar was, so Godric thought quickly.
"ACCIO CLOAK!" He screamed, and the cloak shot off Salazar, and strait to Godric. He was
exposed now, and it was a duel of the men of Hogwarts. Helga remained in the Shadows, always
thinking, she figured that she would be a surprise back up.
"Hello" said a sly voice behind her.
"Adrien!" She gasped as she saw who it was. In the darkness behind her he stood. His pale skin
illuminated in the glow of his wand, he looked almost demonic. Helga gasped when she saw that
his love filled pale gray eyes had turned to blood red.
"Adrien, what happened" She said with a pant in her voice. She was frightened of what he had
become, she knew he was no longer safe to be near, but she had to help him fight whatever
Salazar had done to him.
"Helga!" cried a gulping voice as he shot his head back, and came close to having a seizure right
there, his eyes flashed gray, then red, then the gray took over for a brief moment, then back to
red. He was trying to fight it, but he lost.
"Adrien, fight it, be strong, don't let him win. I know your better then that" She said putting her
hands on his shoulders, if only she could coax Salazar out of him.
"I am strong Helga" He said with a slippery voice. "Stronger then I've ever been. The master is
good to me. I will follow Serpent tongue" Then, he seized again, "NO!" He screamed, his gray
eyes flashing. He wasn't safe until he broke this. In the back round Helga could hear Rowena's
fetal efforts of getting away, and Godric fighting the Prince of Darkness.
"Petrificus Totalus" Helga said, and Adrien snapped into the full body bind, and landed on the
floor. The only thing moving was his eyes, and they continued to flash gray and red. He fought a
brave battle within himself, and Helga prayed that her Adri would win.
"Helga my dear, come out of the Shadows" said the Snake.
"What is it you want Salazar" She said, her voice filled with venom. Salazar had thrown Godric
across the room, and he was now making time for chat. He had always fought that way. Talk to
your victim, before you swallow them whole, it makes victory so much more sweet.
"My dear, I have always liked you. I thought that, now, you could just stay out of the way, while
I finish him off." He said, glancing across the room to the pitiful heap that Godric was lying in.
He would never be stronger then Salazar, he knew that, but maybe, just maybe, Helga would be.
She had always said the power of the heart was much stronger then the physical strength you fight
with. Maybe she could take down the Snake with the power of her heart.
"What happened to you Salazar, why are you doing this?"
"It's simple Helga, I am evil. I am all that Hell is, walking about on earth. There must always be
a balance. You see, there is one person in all of the world, who is like, an angel walking about on
earth. This person is so good, so perfect, almost above mere mortals. And then, there is always
one person on earth, who is demonic, hell on earth. That's me. But, evil had always wanted to be
better. You've read stories dear girl, you know that. Yet, this angel on earth is much stronger
then any demon. I never had any sort power that the pure one had. The angelic one, was
Adrien's mother. And, she has recently, been, shall I say, disposed of." He stopped and smirked
"You are horrid person" Helga said, aghast at what Salazar had done.
"Why thank you, but anyway, now that his mother is gone, Adrien should be the pure one. Key
word there, should. But, as you bright little people must have figured out, I have been possessing
him, so that the purity can't take over.
"New topic I am not immortal. I will die. But, I need somebody to, not, take my place, but
ensure that the next demonic force can rise. When Lady Malfoy died, there was no one to take
her place. The evil forces could grow stronger, but there would always be some one to defeat
them. So what I needed was a line of people, a strong wizarding family, that would forever be the
guides to evil. If I can stop the blood line of good, then I shall be in control, evil will always rein
on earth, and when we fall, we will always have a minion to help us back up. I chose my
bloodline dear girl.....Malfoy"
"You can't have him."
"Oh, so now we go all noble?"
"Of course. I knew my duty when I saw it Salazar. I cannot let you have this boy. I am the
supreme light witch. The one that will always be there to stop you. My destiny was to protect
this boy. He is all that I live for. My soul purpose on this earth. You will not take him away
from me." She said, standing her ground. She was powerful, she was strong, she was the first
protector.
Godric started to crawl to Rowena who was still in pain. "NONE OF THAT FOOL!" screamed
Salazar as he flicked his wrist and flung Godric up against the cold, merciless stone of the castle
which The Four had worked so hard to build. He let out a choking noise, and blood trickled from
under his hairline. His eyes rolled to the back of his head, unconscious.
"No!" Cried Helga as she gasped in disarray seeing her beloved hurled across the room.
"Do you see my powers?" Asked Salazar, "Can't you see how much stronger I am? Can't you see
that I will win? Evil always wins dear, whether you try to prevent it or not. In some way, we
always win" He said with his mouth curling up into a smile, but a mirthless one.
"You're wrong Serpent Tongue." She said, and drew up her powers from within her, she was so
big she filled the room, her power, the look in her eyes, the strait line of her mouth, she was a
supreme light power. She was stern, and holding her ground. She was a small person, a young
girl, but when she let her full powers out, she was unstoppable.
"How so?"
"Adrien will never give himself to you, when he believes in me"
"But he doesn't. He lost all faith in you a while ago."
"How?" She asked in disbelief.
"When you were too frantic to be there for him, when he was going insane from my voice, and
you didn't notice, when he thought if you knew what was happening with him, you would loose
your trust in him. He may have made it seem alright, but I've been in his soul, he is no longer
faithful to you over me, he's so lost, that with my curse on him, he'll do anything. And he's
weak. He doesn't have enough power to stop my control. That's another thing I wanted in my
minion, they had to be much weaker then I, for I wouldn't want them to over power me, and trust
me, that little runt will always be inadequate."
Helga was fuming. "How dare you! How do you know anything about Power. All you have ever
known Salazar is powerful magic, well, sometimes, the heart, and the soul, and the goodness
there, is a million times better then any magic could ever be."
"Well, now that he's mine, he's lost that goodness." He shifted his gaze, "Boy!" Adrien, who was
still in the hallway, bound, got up. The spell hadn't been removed, his body just went strait up.
The he floated to Salazar. Serpent Tongue pulled a long silver dagger out from his robes and held
it to his throat. "One wrong move Helga, and the boy is dead. And I know that you can't let that
happen."
Helga stood frozen.
"Good" The he appereated out on the spot.
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Where would he go? Helga didn't know, but she did have something that would let her know.
She ran to the Gryffindor common room, ripped open the portrait hole, without even being asked
the password, or caring about that for that matter, all she had to do right now was get to Adrien.
There was only two or three people still awake in the room, and they sat in awe of their professor
running into their room and opening up their fireplace.
Helga ran through the jungle that it was in search of her map, it would tell her, it would let her
know where Salazar had taken her Adrien. She stopped short at the podium, her breath caught in
her throat, and she glanced around it, trying to find him. There, near the edge of te forest, was
Salazar, and Adrien, they were near the edge of the castle that came close to the forest, and the
lake. That was were she would go.
She ran back out of the garden and into the common room, but stopped quickly to say an
'obliviate' to the room, then moved on, leaving the students dumbfounded. She appereated to a
room just above where Salazar stood. She peered out the window and saw him starting to mutter
an ancient spell that would make all the Malfoy's blood from this child on, pure and simple evil.
She had to stop him, the fate of the magical world rested in her hands. She thought quickly.
What could she do? She leaped.
Falling, only a little ways, she attacked him from behind. Salazar screamed out, and dropped his
grip on the dagger and Adrien. Adrien rolled away, and the spell Helga had cast earlier broke.
The dagger went flying way from the both of them, and landed a few feet out of reach.
Helga stayed on top of Salazar's back, and hung onto him like he was a bucking bronco. He
threw his arms up, and tried to beat her off, but she kept kicking him, and beating his head.
Finally, he flipped her off his back, and she landed near the dagger. She rolled expertly, grabbing
the dagger along the way.
"You fool! I am stronger!!!!" Salazar screamed running at her. They had both abandoned their
wands after the attack Helga had made. But Adrien hadn't. He had fallen back on the soft grass
of the grounds, and continued to fight with himself. The war was getting stronger. He wanted to
trust Helga again, he wanted faith in her, but after all that Serpent Tongue had said, he wasn't
sure. What was he thinking? That was the Snake talking, he adored Helga, but he couldn't tell his
thoughts apart any more. Some seemed truly his, and some seemed evil, and sometimes the evil
thoughts, were right there with his thoughts. Salazar had truly taken over him, and had driven
him to insanity.
He rolled back and forth on the ground. When would the madness end?!? He grabbed his wand.
He would end it all now. He would put himself out of all the misery. He would stop the voices,
he wouldn't let either Helga or Salazar win. He would win over them both. He picked his wand
off the ground, and pointed it to himself. All he had to do was say the words. All he had to do
was mutter the terms and all of the pain would just go away.
"Avad-" But, he was cut off by Salazar flying over his head, and landing on his back behind
him. Adrien got up, and started to run for the Forbidden Forrest
"STOP" Salazar said. Adrien's feet came to a halt. For a brief moment there, he had been free.
Free enough to run, free enough to get away, but he hesitated, and now, he was once again at
Serpent Tongues mercy.
"Boy, come to me. I am your master, correct?" Adrien looked over to Helga, she was standing
there, not moving at all. She was planning something. He didn't know who to believe. Salazar
had taken over once again, and he was to do his will, and no one else's. He went, and stood at
the Snakes side. "Now, dear Helga, would you really protect, and sacrifice all that you have for
this boy?"
"Absolutely I know my destiny Salazar....Do you know yours?"
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Godric woke to a cold hallway. The candle up above had gone out, and the only light came from
the window high above them. He could see the light shine through the pane of glass, and land in a
beautiful blue circle around Rowena. She lay on the floor, stomach to the ground, robes spread
out around her. Her hair had fallen out of it's normally tight bun, and now into disarray. Her
glasses were an odd angle on her face, and her eyes, that were normally filled with righteousness,
were shut. Her breathing was heavy, she was hurt, and tired. Godric had to get her someplace
safe. He thought about it. Maybe Salazar had spies in the infirmary. No place was safe for the
time being.
Godric tried to get up, but only fell back down. His head weighed a million pounds. Sleep
seemed so comforting now....his eyes started to drop...no! He couldn't go to sleep. He was
needed elsewhere. It took all of his strength to push himself to his knees, and to crawl to
Rowena.
"Rowena?" He whispered to her in case some one was still lurking about. Rowena stirred
slightly, and rolled a bit onto her back.
"Godric?" She asked in exasperation. Her words were heavy, but they clung in the cold air as
mist, and floated about in the glow of the moonlight. "Godric, please tell me it was a dream"
"No time for that now Rowena, we've got to get you someplace safe. Come on love, I'll take
you to my office." He put his arms under her, and tried to lift her. He had to get her out of the
freezing cold. He had to get her to someplace better then this. His strength was failing him, but
he had to persevere. With every last droplet of courage and strength, he lifted her, and stood
erect. He struggled to walk properly, but with the last bit of himself, he staggered down the
hallway to his office.
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Helga stood her ground. She had lost him, but she had to keep trying. Adrien was still in there
somewhere, and she had to reclaim him. He was a powerful tool in the world of magic, and he
didn't have a clue. His choices tonight would define the future, and would set the standards for
the typical good vs. evil escapade. But what could she do? She could fight for him.
"Alright Slytherin, you've pushed me too far."
"What?" He said looking up to her from the boy.
"You heard me, I've had enough." Helga raised her wand above her head. Both arms were high,
and her feet were spread apart. The dagger lay forgotten on the ground. With all of the power in
her she raised up, into the sky, but a few feet. A bright yellow glow surrounded her, as she
created a brilliant ball pf energy and hurled the curse at Salazar. The duel had begun.
He lunged to the left and threw one at her. It wasn't strong enough to stop her, but strong
enough to knock her out of the sky. The brilliant yellow light that had surrounded her fell, and
she dropped to the soft grass. She put her hand out behind her, and leapt back up, ready for the
fight. She through another at the Snake. It smacked him in the stomach, causing him to buckle
over. Helga acted quickly she shouted 'expulairmus' but instead of hitting Salazar and making his
wand fly, he looked up, and shone the dagger to her face, sending the spell back to her. Helga
ducked and rolled, barely lunging away from the curse. Salazar had moved over to Adrien and
started chanting the spell.
"Nwo Dhsa Rcupe Sir. Livef Onaid Raug, Segaeh Thguo Rhte Vie." He spoke quickly, for Helga
was getting up. The curse he sent her wouldn't last for long. She was still on the ground, he still
had some time. "Ereh Tecn Oecro Fef Ile Hths Iugint Xe." He hurried now, there was only a bit
left, he still had a chance.
Helga looked up from her crouched position. There he was, and he had started. She couldn't let
him win. She ran. She had to get to him, she had to stop it.
Salazar raised the Dagger High. Now was the time. "Legnan Afod Oolbe Rup, Nome Dafod
Oolbe Rup." The dagger came down, slicing into Adrien's lower arm. Helga was still running at
full force to them, charging them. It was now or never. Salazar pulled back the sleeve of his robe,
and sliced his own arm open.
"TEMPUS" He screamed as Helga rammed into him. He sliced at her with the dagger. He
rammed it into her stomach, and at her face. It gashed across her eye, and the blood of the first
protector spilled on the Hogwarts grounds.
Salazar placed his arm to Adrien's, and the spell was complete. A blinding green light shot out of
both their arms. Helga had lost. She fell back. But, she couldn't. She had given her life for this
cause. When Adrien walked into her room that day years ago, it had not been just because there
was a Badger that needed help, it was fate. She was his protector. There would always be some
one to watch over the one that would conquer, but now, she had failed him. Helga had to do
something. The spell was complete, but there had to be something.
Helga punched Salazar in the nose, and made a grab for the ornamental dagger that lay between
the two of them, who were still radiant with an evil green glow. Helga made a slice across her
arm and sliced Adrien's other arm, on the side Salazar wasn't on. She ran to his side, and placed
her arm there. A Yellow glow came out from the two of them. Suddenly the connection
between all was broken.
Helga fell onto her back, but quickly tried to get up. She looked to her side to see if Adrien was
alright, but it was a second that she shouldn't have wasted. When she looked back up, Salazar
was standing over her, with the dagger to her throat.
"Get up" He spat at her. She quickly gathered herself, and stood before him. "Do you see what
you have done?!?!" He screamed at her, still holding the dagger at her.
"I've saved everything that's good" she said with pride. She had given a protectors blood to keep
Adrien pure. He would never be fully evil as Salazar had wanted, there would always be good
hidden inside of him, and when the time came, his family would one day be pure again.
"Oh, here you go with talk of Good again." He said grabbing her back, and pulling her closer to
him, the dagger getting closer and closer to her neck. Helga could feel a slight trickle of the
warm blood roll down her chest, "You know Helga, good isn't real. The only thing that will ever
be real, is power. Sadly, you know nothing of it, therefore I must dispose of you, as I did Lady
Malfoy."
Helga spat in his face. "You are scum Slytherin, you will always be scum , and nothing you can
ever do will change that." In the distance she heard a voice ring out "Crucio!" and Salazar fell to
the ground in pain, Helga had just enough time to back away. But the wizard who gave the curse,
wasn't stronger then Serpent Tongue, and he jumped back up, and ran after Helga. She had
started towards the forest, running at full speed. This was it, it was over, there was no
hope.........."AVADA KEDRAVRA!!!!" She screamed at the top of her lungs, turning around to
shoot it at Salazar, but as she turned, the dagger he held in his hands, found it's way to her heart.
As if it was all in slow motion, Salazar had perished, and Helga sank to her knees, clutching her
heart. She fell backwards, gasping for air. The one who shouted to free her, ran to her side.
Godric was in tears, for he knew there was nothing he could do.
"Helga" He whispered as she slowly faded away.
"Godric, watch out for Adrien, and, please, remember my legacy. Please let me not just be
another name in a book, let me live forever......please..."
"As you wish..."
"Godric..." She said through gasps for air, "...I have always loved you......" Her last words, her
last breath. Helga's eyes glazed over, and her head fell to the ground. She was gone.
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That's all. I think I may write an afterward or something, but, yes I think that it may be done. I
hope I yanked some tears from you, I know I almost cried writing it. Please, reviews are greatly
appreciated, and please tell me whether I should write another chapter, summing it all up. If you
feel the story is good as is, then, tell me that too. Thank you to every one who reviews, and to
any one who will ever review. Many, MANY thanks to Aislin, who has endures many hours of
me yacking on about how I don't know what to do. But the best advice I got on this had to come
from my step-dad. I said "I'm almost done, but I don't know what to do, I need something, what
should I write?" He not having read this, or even having read the Harry Potter books simply said
"Write something good" So, yes, I shall tell you al now, write something good.
~The Midnight Gremlin
Adrien Malfoy sat alone in the common room. He was fighting his own war in his head. There
was now the soothing voice of Serpent Tongue, and then there was all of the morals he had
grown up with floating about in his head. He knew it was a curse, he knew that Serpent Tongue
had complete control over him, and he knew that he was doing the wrong things, making the
wrong choices....but he couldn't make the choices. All of his thoughts, decisions, and plans were
taken over by the voice. He kept trying to fight it. In his mind, he kept thinking of Helga, and his
friends, and his mother, and everything that he knew was right, but the urge to do the evil the
voice spoke of was too strong.
Adrien fought it. He tried to push all of his thoughts away. He wanted freedom from their rein in
his head. He pushed, and he fought, and he tried to break this curse that had been lain over him
like alice filled blanket. He fell to the floor. Blood coming up in his mouth, he had to fight the
control when he was partially gone. Serpent Tongue wasn't as strong when he wasn't speaking to
him, yet his control was always there. He was too strong, much stronger then himself and he
gave up. Adrien lay panting on the floor. None of his thought belonged to him any more. All
thoughts of his mother, his friends, his studies...Helga, were gone, and now all that remained was
the ever present control of Serpent Tongue.
~Boy!~
'What sir?'
~Come to me~
'Where will I find you sir?' thought the shell that was Adrien. In the very back of his mind lay the
former him, trapped behind the wall that was the mighty Serpent Tongue. He was a helpless
animal trapped in a cage of his own wrong doing, and the ever strong voice.
~You will know~
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Helga and Godric ran down the cold stone hallways. Helga was still in her nightgown, and with
bare feet. She shivered as she ran, but she had to get to Rowena. They both ran with their wands
out, but with no Lumos, it was too risky.
Helga held out her arm to stop them. Godric stood behind her, breathing heavily, but quietly. He
couldn't risk being heard. Helga slunk, like a cat around the bend, out of the corner of her eye in
the darkness she could see a circle of candles light, Rowena on the floor, her midnight blue robes
spread out around her body she was trying to pick herself up, but it seemed like a battle she
wouldn't win.
Godric followed Helga around the corner, but he went in the other direction, they would attack
from both sides. But they couldn't see where Salazar was, so Godric thought quickly.
"ACCIO CLOAK!" He screamed, and the cloak shot off Salazar, and strait to Godric. He was
exposed now, and it was a duel of the men of Hogwarts. Helga remained in the Shadows, always
thinking, she figured that she would be a surprise back up.
"Hello" said a sly voice behind her.
"Adrien!" She gasped as she saw who it was. In the darkness behind her he stood. His pale skin
illuminated in the glow of his wand, he looked almost demonic. Helga gasped when she saw that
his love filled pale gray eyes had turned to blood red.
"Adrien, what happened" She said with a pant in her voice. She was frightened of what he had
become, she knew he was no longer safe to be near, but she had to help him fight whatever
Salazar had done to him.
"Helga!" cried a gulping voice as he shot his head back, and came close to having a seizure right
there, his eyes flashed gray, then red, then the gray took over for a brief moment, then back to
red. He was trying to fight it, but he lost.
"Adrien, fight it, be strong, don't let him win. I know your better then that" She said putting her
hands on his shoulders, if only she could coax Salazar out of him.
"I am strong Helga" He said with a slippery voice. "Stronger then I've ever been. The master is
good to me. I will follow Serpent tongue" Then, he seized again, "NO!" He screamed, his gray
eyes flashing. He wasn't safe until he broke this. In the back round Helga could hear Rowena's
fetal efforts of getting away, and Godric fighting the Prince of Darkness.
"Petrificus Totalus" Helga said, and Adrien snapped into the full body bind, and landed on the
floor. The only thing moving was his eyes, and they continued to flash gray and red. He fought a
brave battle within himself, and Helga prayed that her Adri would win.
"Helga my dear, come out of the Shadows" said the Snake.
"What is it you want Salazar" She said, her voice filled with venom. Salazar had thrown Godric
across the room, and he was now making time for chat. He had always fought that way. Talk to
your victim, before you swallow them whole, it makes victory so much more sweet.
"My dear, I have always liked you. I thought that, now, you could just stay out of the way, while
I finish him off." He said, glancing across the room to the pitiful heap that Godric was lying in.
He would never be stronger then Salazar, he knew that, but maybe, just maybe, Helga would be.
She had always said the power of the heart was much stronger then the physical strength you fight
with. Maybe she could take down the Snake with the power of her heart.
"What happened to you Salazar, why are you doing this?"
"It's simple Helga, I am evil. I am all that Hell is, walking about on earth. There must always be
a balance. You see, there is one person in all of the world, who is like, an angel walking about on
earth. This person is so good, so perfect, almost above mere mortals. And then, there is always
one person on earth, who is demonic, hell on earth. That's me. But, evil had always wanted to be
better. You've read stories dear girl, you know that. Yet, this angel on earth is much stronger
then any demon. I never had any sort power that the pure one had. The angelic one, was
Adrien's mother. And, she has recently, been, shall I say, disposed of." He stopped and smirked
"You are horrid person" Helga said, aghast at what Salazar had done.
"Why thank you, but anyway, now that his mother is gone, Adrien should be the pure one. Key
word there, should. But, as you bright little people must have figured out, I have been possessing
him, so that the purity can't take over.
"New topic I am not immortal. I will die. But, I need somebody to, not, take my place, but
ensure that the next demonic force can rise. When Lady Malfoy died, there was no one to take
her place. The evil forces could grow stronger, but there would always be some one to defeat
them. So what I needed was a line of people, a strong wizarding family, that would forever be the
guides to evil. If I can stop the blood line of good, then I shall be in control, evil will always rein
on earth, and when we fall, we will always have a minion to help us back up. I chose my
bloodline dear girl.....Malfoy"
"You can't have him."
"Oh, so now we go all noble?"
"Of course. I knew my duty when I saw it Salazar. I cannot let you have this boy. I am the
supreme light witch. The one that will always be there to stop you. My destiny was to protect
this boy. He is all that I live for. My soul purpose on this earth. You will not take him away
from me." She said, standing her ground. She was powerful, she was strong, she was the first
protector.
Godric started to crawl to Rowena who was still in pain. "NONE OF THAT FOOL!" screamed
Salazar as he flicked his wrist and flung Godric up against the cold, merciless stone of the castle
which The Four had worked so hard to build. He let out a choking noise, and blood trickled from
under his hairline. His eyes rolled to the back of his head, unconscious.
"No!" Cried Helga as she gasped in disarray seeing her beloved hurled across the room.
"Do you see my powers?" Asked Salazar, "Can't you see how much stronger I am? Can't you see
that I will win? Evil always wins dear, whether you try to prevent it or not. In some way, we
always win" He said with his mouth curling up into a smile, but a mirthless one.
"You're wrong Serpent Tongue." She said, and drew up her powers from within her, she was so
big she filled the room, her power, the look in her eyes, the strait line of her mouth, she was a
supreme light power. She was stern, and holding her ground. She was a small person, a young
girl, but when she let her full powers out, she was unstoppable.
"How so?"
"Adrien will never give himself to you, when he believes in me"
"But he doesn't. He lost all faith in you a while ago."
"How?" She asked in disbelief.
"When you were too frantic to be there for him, when he was going insane from my voice, and
you didn't notice, when he thought if you knew what was happening with him, you would loose
your trust in him. He may have made it seem alright, but I've been in his soul, he is no longer
faithful to you over me, he's so lost, that with my curse on him, he'll do anything. And he's
weak. He doesn't have enough power to stop my control. That's another thing I wanted in my
minion, they had to be much weaker then I, for I wouldn't want them to over power me, and trust
me, that little runt will always be inadequate."
Helga was fuming. "How dare you! How do you know anything about Power. All you have ever
known Salazar is powerful magic, well, sometimes, the heart, and the soul, and the goodness
there, is a million times better then any magic could ever be."
"Well, now that he's mine, he's lost that goodness." He shifted his gaze, "Boy!" Adrien, who was
still in the hallway, bound, got up. The spell hadn't been removed, his body just went strait up.
The he floated to Salazar. Serpent Tongue pulled a long silver dagger out from his robes and held
it to his throat. "One wrong move Helga, and the boy is dead. And I know that you can't let that
happen."
Helga stood frozen.
"Good" The he appereated out on the spot.
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Where would he go? Helga didn't know, but she did have something that would let her know.
She ran to the Gryffindor common room, ripped open the portrait hole, without even being asked
the password, or caring about that for that matter, all she had to do right now was get to Adrien.
There was only two or three people still awake in the room, and they sat in awe of their professor
running into their room and opening up their fireplace.
Helga ran through the jungle that it was in search of her map, it would tell her, it would let her
know where Salazar had taken her Adrien. She stopped short at the podium, her breath caught in
her throat, and she glanced around it, trying to find him. There, near the edge of te forest, was
Salazar, and Adrien, they were near the edge of the castle that came close to the forest, and the
lake. That was were she would go.
She ran back out of the garden and into the common room, but stopped quickly to say an
'obliviate' to the room, then moved on, leaving the students dumbfounded. She appereated to a
room just above where Salazar stood. She peered out the window and saw him starting to mutter
an ancient spell that would make all the Malfoy's blood from this child on, pure and simple evil.
She had to stop him, the fate of the magical world rested in her hands. She thought quickly.
What could she do? She leaped.
Falling, only a little ways, she attacked him from behind. Salazar screamed out, and dropped his
grip on the dagger and Adrien. Adrien rolled away, and the spell Helga had cast earlier broke.
The dagger went flying way from the both of them, and landed a few feet out of reach.
Helga stayed on top of Salazar's back, and hung onto him like he was a bucking bronco. He
threw his arms up, and tried to beat her off, but she kept kicking him, and beating his head.
Finally, he flipped her off his back, and she landed near the dagger. She rolled expertly, grabbing
the dagger along the way.
"You fool! I am stronger!!!!" Salazar screamed running at her. They had both abandoned their
wands after the attack Helga had made. But Adrien hadn't. He had fallen back on the soft grass
of the grounds, and continued to fight with himself. The war was getting stronger. He wanted to
trust Helga again, he wanted faith in her, but after all that Serpent Tongue had said, he wasn't
sure. What was he thinking? That was the Snake talking, he adored Helga, but he couldn't tell his
thoughts apart any more. Some seemed truly his, and some seemed evil, and sometimes the evil
thoughts, were right there with his thoughts. Salazar had truly taken over him, and had driven
him to insanity.
He rolled back and forth on the ground. When would the madness end?!? He grabbed his wand.
He would end it all now. He would put himself out of all the misery. He would stop the voices,
he wouldn't let either Helga or Salazar win. He would win over them both. He picked his wand
off the ground, and pointed it to himself. All he had to do was say the words. All he had to do
was mutter the terms and all of the pain would just go away.
"Avad-" But, he was cut off by Salazar flying over his head, and landing on his back behind
him. Adrien got up, and started to run for the Forbidden Forrest
"STOP" Salazar said. Adrien's feet came to a halt. For a brief moment there, he had been free.
Free enough to run, free enough to get away, but he hesitated, and now, he was once again at
Serpent Tongues mercy.
"Boy, come to me. I am your master, correct?" Adrien looked over to Helga, she was standing
there, not moving at all. She was planning something. He didn't know who to believe. Salazar
had taken over once again, and he was to do his will, and no one else's. He went, and stood at
the Snakes side. "Now, dear Helga, would you really protect, and sacrifice all that you have for
this boy?"
"Absolutely I know my destiny Salazar....Do you know yours?"
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Godric woke to a cold hallway. The candle up above had gone out, and the only light came from
the window high above them. He could see the light shine through the pane of glass, and land in a
beautiful blue circle around Rowena. She lay on the floor, stomach to the ground, robes spread
out around her. Her hair had fallen out of it's normally tight bun, and now into disarray. Her
glasses were an odd angle on her face, and her eyes, that were normally filled with righteousness,
were shut. Her breathing was heavy, she was hurt, and tired. Godric had to get her someplace
safe. He thought about it. Maybe Salazar had spies in the infirmary. No place was safe for the
time being.
Godric tried to get up, but only fell back down. His head weighed a million pounds. Sleep
seemed so comforting now....his eyes started to drop...no! He couldn't go to sleep. He was
needed elsewhere. It took all of his strength to push himself to his knees, and to crawl to
Rowena.
"Rowena?" He whispered to her in case some one was still lurking about. Rowena stirred
slightly, and rolled a bit onto her back.
"Godric?" She asked in exasperation. Her words were heavy, but they clung in the cold air as
mist, and floated about in the glow of the moonlight. "Godric, please tell me it was a dream"
"No time for that now Rowena, we've got to get you someplace safe. Come on love, I'll take
you to my office." He put his arms under her, and tried to lift her. He had to get her out of the
freezing cold. He had to get her to someplace better then this. His strength was failing him, but
he had to persevere. With every last droplet of courage and strength, he lifted her, and stood
erect. He struggled to walk properly, but with the last bit of himself, he staggered down the
hallway to his office.
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
Helga stood her ground. She had lost him, but she had to keep trying. Adrien was still in there
somewhere, and she had to reclaim him. He was a powerful tool in the world of magic, and he
didn't have a clue. His choices tonight would define the future, and would set the standards for
the typical good vs. evil escapade. But what could she do? She could fight for him.
"Alright Slytherin, you've pushed me too far."
"What?" He said looking up to her from the boy.
"You heard me, I've had enough." Helga raised her wand above her head. Both arms were high,
and her feet were spread apart. The dagger lay forgotten on the ground. With all of the power in
her she raised up, into the sky, but a few feet. A bright yellow glow surrounded her, as she
created a brilliant ball pf energy and hurled the curse at Salazar. The duel had begun.
He lunged to the left and threw one at her. It wasn't strong enough to stop her, but strong
enough to knock her out of the sky. The brilliant yellow light that had surrounded her fell, and
she dropped to the soft grass. She put her hand out behind her, and leapt back up, ready for the
fight. She through another at the Snake. It smacked him in the stomach, causing him to buckle
over. Helga acted quickly she shouted 'expulairmus' but instead of hitting Salazar and making his
wand fly, he looked up, and shone the dagger to her face, sending the spell back to her. Helga
ducked and rolled, barely lunging away from the curse. Salazar had moved over to Adrien and
started chanting the spell.
"Nwo Dhsa Rcupe Sir. Livef Onaid Raug, Segaeh Thguo Rhte Vie." He spoke quickly, for Helga
was getting up. The curse he sent her wouldn't last for long. She was still on the ground, he still
had some time. "Ereh Tecn Oecro Fef Ile Hths Iugint Xe." He hurried now, there was only a bit
left, he still had a chance.
Helga looked up from her crouched position. There he was, and he had started. She couldn't let
him win. She ran. She had to get to him, she had to stop it.
Salazar raised the Dagger High. Now was the time. "Legnan Afod Oolbe Rup, Nome Dafod
Oolbe Rup." The dagger came down, slicing into Adrien's lower arm. Helga was still running at
full force to them, charging them. It was now or never. Salazar pulled back the sleeve of his robe,
and sliced his own arm open.
"TEMPUS" He screamed as Helga rammed into him. He sliced at her with the dagger. He
rammed it into her stomach, and at her face. It gashed across her eye, and the blood of the first
protector spilled on the Hogwarts grounds.
Salazar placed his arm to Adrien's, and the spell was complete. A blinding green light shot out of
both their arms. Helga had lost. She fell back. But, she couldn't. She had given her life for this
cause. When Adrien walked into her room that day years ago, it had not been just because there
was a Badger that needed help, it was fate. She was his protector. There would always be some
one to watch over the one that would conquer, but now, she had failed him. Helga had to do
something. The spell was complete, but there had to be something.
Helga punched Salazar in the nose, and made a grab for the ornamental dagger that lay between
the two of them, who were still radiant with an evil green glow. Helga made a slice across her
arm and sliced Adrien's other arm, on the side Salazar wasn't on. She ran to his side, and placed
her arm there. A Yellow glow came out from the two of them. Suddenly the connection
between all was broken.
Helga fell onto her back, but quickly tried to get up. She looked to her side to see if Adrien was
alright, but it was a second that she shouldn't have wasted. When she looked back up, Salazar
was standing over her, with the dagger to her throat.
"Get up" He spat at her. She quickly gathered herself, and stood before him. "Do you see what
you have done?!?!" He screamed at her, still holding the dagger at her.
"I've saved everything that's good" she said with pride. She had given a protectors blood to keep
Adrien pure. He would never be fully evil as Salazar had wanted, there would always be good
hidden inside of him, and when the time came, his family would one day be pure again.
"Oh, here you go with talk of Good again." He said grabbing her back, and pulling her closer to
him, the dagger getting closer and closer to her neck. Helga could feel a slight trickle of the
warm blood roll down her chest, "You know Helga, good isn't real. The only thing that will ever
be real, is power. Sadly, you know nothing of it, therefore I must dispose of you, as I did Lady
Malfoy."
Helga spat in his face. "You are scum Slytherin, you will always be scum , and nothing you can
ever do will change that." In the distance she heard a voice ring out "Crucio!" and Salazar fell to
the ground in pain, Helga had just enough time to back away. But the wizard who gave the curse,
wasn't stronger then Serpent Tongue, and he jumped back up, and ran after Helga. She had
started towards the forest, running at full speed. This was it, it was over, there was no
hope.........."AVADA KEDRAVRA!!!!" She screamed at the top of her lungs, turning around to
shoot it at Salazar, but as she turned, the dagger he held in his hands, found it's way to her heart.
As if it was all in slow motion, Salazar had perished, and Helga sank to her knees, clutching her
heart. She fell backwards, gasping for air. The one who shouted to free her, ran to her side.
Godric was in tears, for he knew there was nothing he could do.
"Helga" He whispered as she slowly faded away.
"Godric, watch out for Adrien, and, please, remember my legacy. Please let me not just be
another name in a book, let me live forever......please..."
"As you wish..."
"Godric..." She said through gasps for air, "...I have always loved you......" Her last words, her
last breath. Helga's eyes glazed over, and her head fell to the ground. She was gone.
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That's all. I think I may write an afterward or something, but, yes I think that it may be done. I
hope I yanked some tears from you, I know I almost cried writing it. Please, reviews are greatly
appreciated, and please tell me whether I should write another chapter, summing it all up. If you
feel the story is good as is, then, tell me that too. Thank you to every one who reviews, and to
any one who will ever review. Many, MANY thanks to Aislin, who has endures many hours of
me yacking on about how I don't know what to do. But the best advice I got on this had to come
from my step-dad. I said "I'm almost done, but I don't know what to do, I need something, what
should I write?" He not having read this, or even having read the Harry Potter books simply said
"Write something good" So, yes, I shall tell you al now, write something good.
~The Midnight Gremlin