As they enter Dumbledore's office all of their thoughts immediately turned to the amazing office they entered. Dumbledore when to the back of the room to a side office of his. The girls looked at the pictures of the last Headmasters. The eyes of Lily were caught by Fawkes beautiful plumage. She continued to scan the room, she saw all sorts of things; the sorting, potions, devices, pictures depicting stories of past events.

            "Ooohh look at this girls!" Lily exclaimed pointing to the stories pictures. They sat in front of it and watched intently. Dumbledore walked in, a slight grin spread across his face as he laid the some papers down on his desk. He watched the girls for a moment and then muttered a phrase under his breath. Suddenly the girls and Dumbledore launched into the picture. Lily was wide eyed with mouth gaping.

            "Wicked, a movie!" Rachael cheered loudly, and then clapped her hands to her mouth with a expression on her face to say that her mouth had betrayed her. All the girls realize that they were in the picture and they all looked to Dumbledore apologetically.

            "Not wicked Ms. Darling, but Magic as I'm sure you're aware of…Movies don't exist in our world my dear, it's a mere memory of the headmasters of old." Dumbledore clarified. The twinkle had visible returned to his eyes. Lily focused on her surroundings. It was obvious to her that they were back in the Middle Ages. There in front of her stood four very formidable people. It suddenly dawned on her that they were standing before the founding four.

            "Godric, Salazaar, Helga, and Rowena." Lily's grin was slowly rising as she said their names. Dumbledore gave a slight nod of his head to tell that her guess was indeed correct.

            "And here are story begins, one of the most interesting every told. These four were by far, the most experienced and powerful that the world would ever see or here of. As they created this wonderful structure they found lurking on the grounds not far away a creature that could not be defeated by magic, which was extremely rare to this world. They were aware of this creature's prowess, but they thought that long ago it had been extinct. There's nothing more deadly then assumption as they almost found out. A cross between a hydra and a dragon, Ms. Evans, will give you what?" Dumbledore asked breaking the trance of the three students. Lily thought for a moment. She twirled her hair for a moment and then it came clear to her. A Hyphus.

            "But it couldn't be sir, a Hyphus is just a legend, they didn't actually ever exist." Lily proclaimed with slight note of confusion in her voice. A Hyphus had the heads of the hydra and magical strength, plus it's healing ability. Add that too the dragons wisdom and intelligence, flying ability, and fire ability and you've got quite a monster.

            "Very good Lily, they don't exist, they did though. As the Founding Four trek through the grounds, they came upon one, and barely escaped with their lives. No matter how much magic they shot at it, it proved the stronger. Months later Godric had an idea and that is the story that will be told now." After these words had left Dumbledore's lip the Founding Four begin to move about, all four in obvious contemplation. Godric stood suddenly shooting his arm into the air.

            " Weapons." Godric simply said. The other three looked a little confused, but Salazaar quickly pointed out the weakness in the plan.

            "Don't be a fool Godric, how do you suppose we fight with these insignificant weapons? Well I'll let you go and cut through those heads, then you come back and tell me how it goes." Salazaar sarcastically remarked. Godric shook his head.

            "Salazaar, only a few years ago did Hercules defeat a Hydra. There are four of us and are magic stronger. A sword, a whip, a bow, and a shield. That's what we will use." Godric spoke with a triumphant grin. Rowena was beginning to catch on but the other two were still stumped.

            "Obviously we must work together to make our weapons of any use. I personally would like the Bow. Salazaar you should have the whip, you have by far the strongest am and are quickest…" Salazaar nodded his head for approval.

            "I would like Shield." Helga put forth.                                                                                                                                              

            "Perfect, I had desired the sword" Godric said with a smile. " All of you should but your own enchantments on your personal weapon." Godric's final statement was met with approval. They immediately started working on them. Two months later they were ready, if not a bit eager. Salazaar and Godric had created new spells to work on their artillery.

            Lily watched with increasing excitement

            "I remember what Hercules son told me about the hydra's defeat, that the only reason he beat it was because he found a way to stop the blood flow. So with each swipe of the sword, a thick layer of fire lingers in the air, which should seal the cut. I call it the Fire Field Charm." Godric explained. They had decided to explain how their weapons worked so they could better compliment each other.

            "I avoided stratagem and fancy art, and went straight for the things that work best. I triple headed the whip and made its reach extendable. The tips of each head latch to prey and send wave after wave of paralyzation poison through their veins. A masterpiece." Salazaar finished with a slight smirk on his face. Lily knew he thought his weapon far superior to the others, no matter how ingenious they were. Lily could tell that he was a very prideful man, which eventually was his downfall. It was a terrible but magnificent weapon

            "I took the bow and decided to put the Duplication Charm on the arrows after they were shot from the bow." Lily thought that Rowena could have made her weapon a lot better with ease but decided it didn't matter.

            "I enlarged the shield and spike at the end for offensive measure. The spike is stocked with lightning. The shield has also been strengthened and improved with a Reflective Charm" Helga announced proudly. Lily knew they were going to fight it seen, she could feel each limb sparking with excitement. The Founding Four were ready to take on the toughest, most vile beast in the entire world, and Lily was the one of the few who knew about it, yet a lone had seen it. The Four grabbed their packs and head towards the monster. All of them walked with courage, except for Helga who was noticeably whimpering, but her face was set and Lily knew she would not turn back. They started up a rocky incline where a plateau was. It occurred to Lily that they didn't fly so that they could have surprised on their side, any advantage was needed. Lily for a while had forgotten her friends standing next to her. She noticed that Jenna was positively giddy at what she was seeing going on. Rachael on the other hand was a little worried to see what happened. They had never heard on the Four died, Lily wondered if this could be it. Dumbledore's face was as it usually was, a slight smile and his deep blue eyes with that trademark spark. Lily turned her attention back to the story. She let out an audible gasp.

            "Is that…what an ugly thing that is…is it the Hyphus" Lily murmured with her eyes wide. Rachael and Jenna gave an exasperated sigh.

            "Well… sucks to be them." A thoroughly relieved Jenna laughed out. Lily whole-heartily agreed.

            "Yes Lily, that is the most legendary of all creatures, the Hyphus." Dumbledore replied, his voice a little grim. Lily was sure that he had probably seen this more then his fair share of times. But it was captivating, everything about it. Their beautifully crafted weapons, their adventurer, seeing them find a creature of the legends, their courage, and unity. Lily knew this must be the times of happiness before the students were let in to the school.

            "Hyphus! Meet your doom!" A cock-sure Salazaar yelled out. The Four stood, legs spread, arms crossed. Lily felt the ground shake and her heartbeat sped up. Another rumbles and from the shadows of a cave appeared the most terrifying monster that Lily ever could have dreamed of.

            "Whoa…that's like…whoa." A very exasperated Rachael whispered. Rachael gaped unblinking.

            "A Hyphus, ha what a joke, shoot, I could take it" Jenna exclaimed, her body language and very clear gulp betrayed her. Lily grinned in spite of the situation. Eve though she couldn't be harmed she felt very afraid. She glanced at Dumbledore to see a very bemused expression on his face, and then he winked.

            Lily turned her attention back towards the action. The Four had spread out and enacted levitation spells. Lily saw 10 heads. The one in the middle was by far the largest and most formidable. Two heads to a person, one would have to take three. They suddenly charged. Salazaar and Rowena flanked to the left, and Godric and Helga took the right. Salazaar cautiously floated in. Lily could tell he was leaving his right side open. He had to trust Rowena. With a burst of speed he slammed his whip onto an unsuspecting head. All three snake-lake whip ends began gnawing, sending poison deep into the veins of the monster. Salazaar dropped the whip and let it continue its poison. As he floated away, one head zipped towards his open side. Salazaar didn't even flinch as two arrows struck that head right next to each other in the neck. He was thoroughly surprised when about a foot around the neck froze from the arrows. Two more arrows rocketed into its reptile-like forehead. Its whole head froze. With four arrows sticking grotesquely from its head and neck, it collapsed to the ground with a great rumble. Lily saw Salazaar's face ask an unspoken question.

            "Just added it thought it might come in handy." Rowena smiled and shrugged her shoulders. Another rumble interrupted Salazaar's smile of gratitude. The head that had been attacked by Salazaars vicious whip had managed to rip out the burrowing snake headed whip. Nevertheless it still collapsed

 From the insidious poison. Rowena's bow twanged three times and six arrows struck the fallen head. Salazaar, caught unaware, was smacked by one of the heads. He was lucky that he hadn't be burned, but head whip hurt enough, but even more so when he hit the ground.

            Lily turned her head to watch Godric and Helga. They both went in side by side. Three heads came in at different speeds and angles. Godric ducked, flipped, and parried. One head took a chunk of his cloak as it went over his crouched body. The next head's teeth were deflected aside by Godrics powerful sword. The final head only caught air as it zoomed under his flip. He continued flipping, rising higher and higher, gathering momentum. Then, continuing to flip, he plummeted down by releasing his levitation spell. Right as he reached the oblivious reptilian head that tore his cloak, he stopped his flips and brought his sword down in a great valiant overhead slash. Lily could clearly see the line of flames through the air as the severed head dropped to the ground. Before Godric could perform his levitation spell once again he was head whipped by another of the heads. He managed to hold his sword even though he landed amongst the branches of a towering oak. Stuck for the moment he called a great whistle into the air. A great fire read bird came to him.

            "Go help." He shouted. With only one sweep of its powerful wings, it soared to the battler. A flash of recognition crossed Lily's mind.

            "Fawkes?" Lily though aloud, referring to Dumbledore's own phoenix.

            "Indeed." Dumbeldore congratulated with another wink. The story was getting more and more interesting.

            Helga was holding her grown very well. Three random attacks came at her. One, in the form of a bite was defeated with a smashing hit with her shield. The electric spike missed by inches, but the hit was solid enough to daze it. The largest head shot a huge sprout of flames that would have engulfed Helga had it not been for the Reflective Charm on her shield. Lily followed the stream of fire to where it charred the dazed head that Helga had butted with her shield. Luck smiled upon Helga as the remaining head rushed in. Had Godric not sent Fawkes into the fray then surely that moment Helga would have perished. Fawkes intercepted the in full charge, bursting into flames and pecking furiously, causing equal damage with both attacks.

            "Phoenixes are known for their healing powers, but they do have the power of fire, and use it quite well as you can clearly see." Dumbeldore explained as if reading Lily's mind. As he spoke Helga lowered her shoulder, shield leading, and stormed in. The reptilian head was distracted by the bird, so consequently didn't see Helga, but it sure felt her. She drove the electric spike right under its raised chin. She held it there until she felt it stop fighting. It crumpled to the ground. Lily watched Helga fly over towards Salazaar and Rowena, leaving Fawkes and Godric to the other two Hyphus heads. Godric was busy cutting himself free when one head slowly crept in.

            "Watch out!" Lily screamed, suddenly realizing that he couldn't hear her. Her cheeks burnt red, but apparently her other two friends had screamed as well. The snake opened its mouth to send a burst of flame to swallow up the helpless Godric. To Lily, the flames exploded towards him slow motion. She couldn't believe that he had died like this, as heroic as it was. The fire had reached the branches and Godric looked up, but a look of triumphant was all that had come across his face. The leaves around him rustled as the great form of a Bird descended in front of him. Fawkes had taken the blast. With a shriek, the burnt phoenix crashed to the earth.

            "Nooooo" Godric roared. He took his sword and with a mighty throw he sunk the sword to the hilt in the reptiles open mouth. He jumped to the ground knowing that the head wasn't dead. He heaved with all the strength he could muster and the sword pulled out. Lily noticed that as the sword came down from a huge overhead chop that the flame roared much brighter and more furious then before. Lily noticed for the first time the ruins of a village, and human bones everywhere. Godric sat panting for a moment staring at his dead friend, and truly it was a friend. Lily found the tears running down her cheeks and could hear the loud sobs from either side of her. And then from behind Godric the snake head that head been shocked by Helga rose, stealthily, reaching up to it's most horrifying height. It reared back its head; almost touching the mountain side behind it and opened it's mouth wide. Godric turned towards it, much to Lily's relief, and brought his sword up. But even before the head could come plunging down, Godric launched his sword, end over end towards it.

            "Wowwwww!" Jenna mumbled, fully entrenched in the battle. The sword all of the sudden erupted into a large fireball. It was gathering speed. It crashed like thunder right about the snake's head. It seemed to Lily that the snakehead smiled. Lily's shoulders slumped; Fawkes sacrifice was in vain. Godric would die after such a gallant combat. The snake hissed and started its plunge towards Godric. He didn't even stir. He would die in honor. 'What a foolish thing!' Lily thought. Ten feet before Godric would have be trounced, rocks began to rain down from the mountainside. Godric raced into motion, diving backwards. The snake still might have reached him if the a large chunk of stone had not landed squarely on it's neck. Tons of rocks poured from the sky, burying the trapped head. Godric had succeeded. A smoking piece of metal landed very close to his head. His sword was back in his hands and he was ready to fight once again for his fallen companion.

            Salazaar's whip lain forgotten on the ground. He had called two massive cobras to his side. The two snakes had immediately pulled down one of the heads and pinned it to the ground. Before it even hit the ground, Rowena rapidly put three shots of six arrows into its head. When it smashed into the ground, it shattered. As Salazaar began directing his snakes to his next target, the two remaining blew out long jets of flames towards him. Helga intercepted one stream and sent it soaring towards the other. They collided but part of the flame go through and wounded Salazaar severely. He swooned and would have dropped to his death had Rowena not caught him. She laid him down and went to retrieve her fallen bow. One of the three remaining heads dropped towards her. She got a glimpse of it right before it struck and she dove and rolled. Again it lashed and this time she flattened to the ground. It opened its mouth and where a tongue should have been was a snake like creature. The creature whipped back and forth, each time Rowena dodging to the side at last second. The creature faked to the left and then came in hard to the right. Rowena, no fool, so the trick for what it was, and sidestepped to the right. The creature narrowly missed her head, but then she felt a jerk and realized that the creature had fail to take her head, but had seized a large portion of her long brown hair. It started dragging her to its mouth. She let out a petrified scream. Lily was enveloped in the action. Rowena's face was contorted with fear and disgust. She was close enough to feel the breath of the head. Salazaar had regained his consciousness and dove for Rowena's bow, purely working on instincts, rage, and adrenaline. He stretched the bowstring to the limit and with a growl of pure primal rage he loosed the arrow. Lily watched the arrow spilt into two separate arrows. She could hear Salazaar now yelling. The arrows abruptly grew into large ice spears. As had Godric's sword, the arrows grew longer and faster. To Lily's amazement the arrows were now pure ice. 'Salazaar's rage must have unleashed the charm full energy' Lily thought with wonder. Again the picture seemed to run in slow motion. She watched the ice spears racing towards the head and then looked to Rowena and the mouth she was being dragged towards. She focused on Salazaar's face and noticed, much to her astonishment, she saw tears streaming down his face, tears of compassion. 'That must have been a trait that was lost over the years in the Slytherin candidates' Lily thought bitterly. She focused once again on the events before her. The spears struck like lightning and in a shower of shattered ice, the spears destroyed the head. Salazaar ran forward and helped Rowena to her feet, and much to Lily's continued bewilderment, he hugged her. Lily could not understand this man.

Lily looked up to where Helga was battling the second to last head. He was blowing a constant stream of fire at her which she was blowing right back. Helga was slowly being pushed back, but with courage probably unknown to her ever before she surged forward. Lily saw the look of determination. With one final push she forced the flames down the throat of the reptilian head. It exploded from within. Helga floated to the ground and landed, rather hardly, exhausted. All three watched Godric with amazement. It was like he had just come into the battle. The largest and last head was shooting fireballs at him, which made him dive all over the place. The Hyphus was fully enraged and took flight into the air. Godric flew right back after it. He sliced through one wing before Rowena could even pick up her bow. She launched several arrows into the air, missing the mark more then half the time, but all she needed was one hit. The wing froze. With one frozen wing and another torn, the Hyphus still managed to land. Godric landed in front of it as the other three charged to help. It wasn't out of tricks yet though, it hadn't lived this long for no reason. It spat at Godric. He was caught off guard but managed to bring a forearm up and turn his back slightly towards the spit. It burned through his cloak and skin. An agonized scream pierced deep through Lily's entire body. But still He stood ready to fight. His resolve was even more strengthen by his friends standing panting beside him. The Hyphus drew a deep breath and shot a fireball at them all. Rowena shot a dual arrow into the mouth, which promptly stopped all fire from issuing forth. Godric stepped forward. Sword gleaming, he rushed forward to meet the fireball head on. Lily could tell he was about to die. Godric spun once and cut the air with a swipe of his blade. The ball rushed back towards the Hyphus. Lily looked from the blade that was now surrounded with flames to the Hyphus, finally defeated. Godric's face still shown rage, but tears had now started to run down his face. He looked back to his friends. Helga had broken her leg, Rowena's head was bloodied, and Salazaar had deep burns over numerous parts of his body. Godric faired worst of all. Profound acid burns were scattered about his back and arm. His face was shining from the intense burns from the fire. His wrist and ankle were broken as well. But they had lived their dream, not just being heroes, but now, now they could open the school they all longed so much to do so.

Lily was shaking with sobs as she found herself back in Dumbledore's office. Her friends were crying as well, the first she had ever seen of Jenna cry. Dumbledore's eyes were moist as far as she could tell.

"A story like none other." Dumbledore simply said. Lily couldn't agree more. There were so many questions she had to ask. So many things she did not understand. Then Lily remembered why she was here in the first part and began to cry even harder. Jenna and Rachael came over and they all shared a much need hug. "Questions must be plaguing your young minds. I ask you to refrain momentarily so we can get back to the business at hand, and then, if time permits I will answer all questions to the best of my ability." Dumbledore's usual twinkle left his face as he watched the girls. Lily knew the trouble was coming.

"I would like to know why the three of you were out so late, and why you were where you were." Dumbledore ordered. Lily had the feeling that Dumbledore didn't like conversations like this. Lily couldn't lie, never had been able to even bend the truth. So Lily told him everything, not just why they were outside at the time they were but everything else, even about the odd little monkey. Lily couldn't believe she was spilling it all, but Dumbledore beckoned her to continue with just a smile, much to the dismay of her friends. They glared at Lily. She couldn't lie, but they could. She finished and waited to hear what he had to say, maybe he would be lenient on them for telling the truth.

"Thank you Miss. Evans. Though I am surprised…I really am not. Adventurers by heart I would say, Mr. Black and Mr. Potter rubbed off on you I don't doubt." He smiled at his remembrance of the two. This eased the building tension some. Jenna and Rachael where both busy chewing on their lower lip in fear. "But adventure often times have tragic endings." Dumbledore let the words hang in the air.

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