A/N: Forgive me! It has been forever, but I've been really busy, what with being out of town and school starting. I sincerely hope that you haven't lost interest in this story and I will be continuing.

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Chapter 6- Haste

      "No, of course not." Rowena said.

            "You're the top of your class, aren't you Lily?" Helga asked, smiling warmly.

Lily nodded, and pointed at James. "Him too."

            He rolled his eyes. "She would prefer to think that she's the best at everything. Might as well let her think so, she's nasty sometimes."

            Lily almost reached over and shook him, just for the satisfaction. But she realized that it would most likely only give him some, to prove his point that way.

            Rowena laughed. "You have known each other awhile, haven't you?"

"You'll be married one day, I'll wager on that." Helga added, winking at Lily.

Lily awoke in shock. What a dream! To think that she had actually traveled back thousands of years in time and met the- "James!" her eyes rested on the tall, raven-haired boy lying next to her, who started awake at the sound of her voice.

       "What?" he asked groggily.

"Nothing," she mumbled, "I just realized it really isn't a dream." he smiled weakly in response and rose to a sitting position.

       "I wonder when the founders will come back." he mentioned nonchalantly. As if in answer to his question, there were four simultaneous pops.

       "Hello James, Lily." Godric grinned. Helga looked relieved that they were in fact still alive. Rowena gazed on them indifferently, without a show of emotion. And Salazar seated himself on the flat rock, watching them intently.

       "Hi." James managed. Lily sat there feeling small under their gazes, Salazar's in particular. What if he did find out she was muggleborn?

       "Er, I was wondering," James broke into the silence, "if you have any idea on how to get us back."

       "I do actually," Salazar announced, surprising both Lily and James, "I have a good friend who lives not far away and will give you his time turner. He tells me he has no use for it any longer and you may have it."

       "Thank you." Lily told him whole-heartedly.

"But first," he continued again in his direct tone, "we wanted to know more about the school, and see what you can help us with."

       "Why don't we show them the castle?" Helga suggested.

"They know what it looks like, I'd think." Rowena looked over at her friend out of the corner of her eye.

       "Well they probably don't know everything about it. Either way, they'll get to see what it looks like new."

       "That'd be great." Lily interrupted, eager to see everything she could.

"Follow me, then." Godric, who had been silent until now, straightened.

       The founders led Lily and James along the five minute walk to the castle, asking questions about school and life and everything in between.

       "I was wondering. Er- I had something I wanted to ask." James broke into the now uncomfortable silence. Salazar didn't as much as glance over, Godric beckoned a hand to proceed, Helga and Rowena nodded. Lily looked at him out of the corner of her eye, silently telling him not to do anything stupid. "Is there really a Chamber of Secrets?"

       Salazar stopped, and his eyes flashed. He did not answer, but glared angrily. He looked like he wanted to hit something, and James was a good candidate. The other three founders looked at Salazar.

       "I know nothing." he answered, turning away.

"You're lying!" No, not James. Godric.

       The dark-haired man turned back around and looked at his friend. "What did you say?" he asked softly.

       "You're lying." Godric whispered. "You must be. He would not have asked otherwise, and you would not have acted so, if it were not true. Tell us the truth." intent eyes scanned over the other man. "I trusted you." he added almost inaudibly.

       Salazar sighed, angrily. "You, like a fool, wanted muggleborns to attend Hogwarts. I agreed, after awhile. No, not agreed. Let you. I built the Chamber of Secrets to be opened by my true heir, so that once you, or your descendents saw what a horrible idea it was, how degrading it was to the wizarding world and whatever intelligence we may have, my descendents could fix the problem."

       "I told you not to do such a thing." Godric replied softly.

"This isn't fair! The rest of us have no way to do such a thing, and you should not either." Rowena said, arms crossed and glaring at Salazar.

       Salazar smirked. "I know now. Know that we will never agree on these things. But my work here is done. You can finish the rest for now. But I will be the one to finish it in years to come." with a pop, he was gone.

       The founders stared at the spot where he had just been, at each other, at Lily and James. Godric strode over to them, grabbing each of their arms with a hand. "Go, go now. He will be back, if I know him at all anymore." he pointed to the west. "Walk straight in that direction, do not let your path waver, and you will reach a hut. Salazar's friend is there, and he will give you the time turner. Quickly, now, if you want to leave at all. Salazar will be contacting him soon, you must reach him before then." James and Lily nodded, turning to the others.

       "Well, goodbye then. Thanks. For everything." Lily said, and James nodded at her side. Helga and Rowena smiled in response. Smiles that said everything. No words were needed to accompany expressions such as those. Godric was staring in the other direction, beckoning them to hurry with his hand. They complied.

       "Haste!" Godric yelled after them. "Haste!"

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A/N: Ack! Short again! I wish I had time to write more, but its getting late and I'm exhausted from school this week. And I have two other stories to update as well. Thank the Lord we have a three-day weekend. I would greatly appreciate any feedback on this, really I would! I need to know whether I still have your attention, or if this is all in vain. I'll write more ASAP! And thanks for reading!

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