A Tale of Four
By Cat Samwise.
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It was time.
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She'd had enough.
'That's it!' yelled the girl. 'I've been putting up with you forever. I've had enough! You don't own me and I don't care what you think!
'I'm old enough now and I'm strong enough to live on my own.
'Goodbye mother!'
And she left the room.
'Helga!' yelled Marie after her. 'Come back here!'
When the girl didn't, she got up from her chair; that usually meant trouble.
Marie went to the kitchen. To her complete amazement she found Helga packing (A/N- sorry to interrupt and all, but just so you'd know: the italic doesn't mean a thing. It's just crazy me who can't look at the names without it. If I want to emphasize something I'll do it in bold.).
'Helga Maria Hufflepuff!' she said. 'What do you think you are doing?'
'I'm leaving mother.' Answered the girl.
'No you're not,' said Marie.
'Try and stop me mother,' Helga said and swung a small bag on her shoulders.
Marie lifted her hand. Immediately all the things in the kitchen started to fly towards Helga.
All Helga did was look at them and they started to swing around her. Then suddenly they stopped and finally flew to their places.
'Nice try mother,' said Helga and walked out of the door.
Marie, and all the children that were looking over her shoulder, was staring in disbelief at the door.
Finally, Marie overcame the shock and turned around.
'What are all of you doing here?' she yelled at her children. 'To your beds, NOW!'
They all did her bidding. They were afraid of her, each and every one of them.
As they got in their beds they thought and envied Helga for having the courage to leave.
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The man looked at the mountains.
He sighed.
Suddenly he heard the loud sound of an explosion. He sighed and walked towards his house.
'Rowena!' he called for his daughter.
'Dad,' answered Rowena. 'I'm so sorry. I didn't mean to. Please daddy… I'm really, really sorry…'
'It's all right,' said the man. 'What did you break?'
'I… I… I made the cow fly to the roof,' she said.
'O my,' he said. 'Rowena, this has to be stopped.'
'I know daddy, but...' she started to say.
'Hush, child and listen to me. I know very well you can't help it, but I also know that it can't continue.
'As much as I don't want to say this, but Rowena, you have to leave.'
'You're… you're throwing me out?' stumbled Rowena.
'No, not exactly. Look dear, you're very strong but you don't know why this power has come to you. Moreover, I know that you have a destiny, I know that you are not supposed to live your whole life here by the mountains.
'I'm really sorry to let you go, I love you very much. But I don't see any other way.'
Rowena was crying. 'I know you're right, and I know I have to go. But Daddy…. I don't want to!'
'I know darling, I know.' He patted her on her back as she cried.
When she calmed down, she looked at her father.
'When do you want me to leave?' she said with wet eyes.
The man sighed. 'I would like you to stay here for a while, until you decide where you are going; but I think that the sooner you go, the better.
'Yes, of course, father,' she said. 'I will leave right away. I will just go and say good bye to mother and the twins.'
'Yes dear.'
She entered the house to say good bye to her mother and brothers, to pack a bag for the road and give one last look at her childhood home.
Thus Rowena Ravenclaw began her new life.
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'Godric,' Samantha called.
'Yes?' he answered coming nearer.
Samantha sighed.
'Godric,' she said again. 'Do you remember the talk we had the other night?'
'About me going away?' he asked.
'Yes,' she said with tears in her eyes.
'Oh, mother,' he cried out. 'Don't cry! I won't go if you don't want me to.'
'My dear child,' she said taking his face in her hands. 'You have to go. By making you stay, I would be killing you, I would be killing your father's memory. My dear, I can't do it.'
Godric looked at his nurse.
'You never spoke about my parents,' he said.
'Do you want me to tell you?' she asked, tears running down her cheeks.
'Yes, please,' he said.
'Your father was a great man. He, and now you, owned this country because his ancestors, and later on he too, fought for this country. Your ancestors fought against giants and trolls, gnomes and evil fairies. Your father fought goblins and human, muggles and wizards. He was a brave man that laughed in the face of danger. His enemies feared him like they would fear King David, the great.
'He was very fair and wise. When times of peace came to the land he ruled the people with wisdom not seen since, maybe, kind Solomon, the wise.
'He met your mother on the way home from his second battle. He was victorious and therefore all went to greet their ruler.
'Your mother was a muggle, just so you'd know, but she was fair, the fairest of them all in that time. She stood at the entrance to her parents' house. Your father often said that the simplicity of her clothes, her long black hair and deep green eyes combined with the blossoming garden and the small house enchanted him.
'He couldn't stop there so he moved on. But he returned after a week. He found out her name and went to her house. Her parents, of course, agreed to their marriage. She didn't disagree either.
'The were happily married for four years, but then another war started and your father had to go. Though he won the war, a stray arrow hit him and he was killed.
'Your mother was pregnant with you at the time. She was devastated with the news. She died giving birth to you,' finished Samantha.
Godric looked at her. 'How… how do you know?' he stumbled.
'I'm a distant relative of your father dear.'
Godric got up to his feet. But Samantha stopped him.
'Listen to me Godric Gryffindor,' she said. 'I'm old but I can take care of myself. You have to go to seek your destiny. The Gryffindors' task in these parts is done. You have to go and find the next one. You remember that.
'This mansion will always be here waiting for you. When you feel you have to come home, come. But it is not the right place for you now.'
She was crying.
'I know,' Godric said quietly. He hugged his nurse and went to prepare his horse.
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The man stood in front of his son's room.
He was standing there for about 15 minutes. He had to go in there and tell his only son and heir that he had to leave the house. He had to tell him to go seek his destiny. Those thoughts sounded funny to him.
Finally he gathered enough courage and entered the room.
It was empty.
Since it was late at night and he knew that his son was supposed to come back an hour ago, the sight startled him.
He approached his son's studies and saw an envelope.
In his son's handwriting was written '
He opened it.
Dear father
I didn't know how you would react to this so I decided to write it down and leave it behind. This way you can't stop me.
Father, I can't live in the mansion anymore. I can't look at the fields around the house. I can't stand the so familiar paintings and maps.
I'm sorry, father, but I have left the house.
I have taken Adam (that is the largest snake I have); he will protect me if necessary and also keep me company.
I know I'm your only heir. I know that I have to continue the family tradition. I know all these things. But, father, I also know that if I stay, I will die.
I'm very sorry.
Yours sincerely.
Salazar Slytherin.
The man laughed.
'Oh, my dear boy,' he said to the empty room. 'If you only knew what I thought.'
And he went out of the room.
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A/N - OK, now you know who everyone is. Are you still interested in the story, although it's not about Harry, Hermione, Draco, Ron, Ginny, James, Lily, Padfoot or Snape? Because if you're not, there's no point in posting the next part, is there? *Sigh* Didn't think so.
By the way, the font in which Salazar is Dr, funny, ha?
Just so you'd know, the reason I write Rowena Ravenclaw, Godric Gryffindor, Salazar Slytherin and Helga Hufflepuff like that is because I'm crazy. I just can't look at them in any other way. What usually would be in italic, in this fic is in bold
Disclaimer- JK Rowling owns the founders; I own their families, houses, pets and actions.