"Absolutely not Godric! I refuse, I hate that man with a passion and
I am not going to work along side him!"
"Rowena please, Helga will come, you don't even have to talk to Salazar."
"Something is not right about him. He's always been weird, even when we were kids, but now, now he just scares me."
"Please, Rowena, I love you and you know I'll do anything for you, but Salazar is my friend, even if he's not, ehm, right."
They'd had this argument many times before, and they had always put it aside and said they would discuss it in the morning. And every morning it was the same.
Rowena sighed, "Are you sure Helga will come?"
"Absolutely! Are you going to come?" Rowena couldn't help but smile at the hope that sat in Godric's eyes.
"Yes Godric, I'll come."
As Rowena settled into bed that night she couldn't help but wonder what she was getting herself into.
Six Month's Later
"You're sure you have everything then?"
"Yes Godric, I'm sure I have everything."
"Well, let's be on our way."
Rowena rolled her eyes and climbed on her carpet, she would have preferred a broom but she knew that all the things she had would be a tiresome burden. She looked out of the corner of her eye at Salazar. He sat there, unblinking and motionless. He scared her. She didn't remember when Salazar had started to make her nervous but it couldn't have been that long ago. There was just something about him. It wasn't that he could talk to snakes-he'd been able to do that since she first met him-and it certainly wasn't his looks, he didn't really look that much different from anyone else. No, it was something else, some kind of aura that she couldn't put her finger on. She shuddered and edged her carpet away from him.
They rose off the ground and followed Godric; he was the only one who knew where they were going. Rowena looked over at Helga, her lifetime best friend and partner in crime. She grinned at the thought of Helga committing a crime. It was unthinkable really, while Rowena and Godric had been roaming around, jinxing teacups, giving shrinking keys to muggles and running amok in general Helga had been sitting at home, helping her mother or doing some ungodly task that Rowena wouldn't touch with a ten and a half foot pole.
They flew for the entire day, not stopping to rest once. It was dark by the time they reached the plot of land that Godric had purchased and Rowena had never been so tired in her life. She looked over at Godric's silhouette and smiled, he was incredibly handsome. And brave. And chivalrous, some of his ideas were horrendous but Rowena had to admit, this one really did have potential. If only Salazar didn't get in the way.
They set up the tents that would be their temporary homes until they had finished building the castle.
The Next Day
"Alright, Rowena, you start drawing the layout, hidden rooms and what- not, Helga, Go to Hogsmeade, buy some portraits, furniture, whatever you think we'll need. Salazar, you and I will start digging the foundation."
And that is the beginning of Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. Four young friends with only their minds and their ambition. Who knew then what they were starting.
One Year Later
"Is every thing ready? Have we got everything in order? The first class is coming to day. All the professors know what their classrooms are? We all know what our characteristics are?"
"WE KNOW GODRIC!" Three exasperated voices rang out sharply. Godric blushed.
"I'm kind of nervous, I mean, this is big! Parents don't have to teach their children at home anymore! Children have a place to learn free of persecution! Children of Muggle parentage won't feel so alone."
"Muggle children shouldn't be here anyway." Salazar muttered.
Rowena glared at him, how could he say something like that, especially when Godric's eyes seemed so hopeful. She decided not to pursue the matter, Godric didn't appear to have heard anyway.
They left the castle foyer and moved into the great foyer. Rowena looked up and smiled. She and Helga had done a wonderful job of bewitching the ceiling, you couldn't even tell that it didn't simply open up to the heavens. Tapestries hung from the roof, adorned with the last name of each of the four founders, Slytherin, Gryffindor, Ravenclaw and Hufflepuff. Salazar chose a serpent for his banner, Helga chose a badger, Godric had chosen a lion and Rowena, after much contemplation, had settled on an eagle. This would be okay after all. She smiled and stepped out to meet her new pupils.
"Rowena please, Helga will come, you don't even have to talk to Salazar."
"Something is not right about him. He's always been weird, even when we were kids, but now, now he just scares me."
"Please, Rowena, I love you and you know I'll do anything for you, but Salazar is my friend, even if he's not, ehm, right."
They'd had this argument many times before, and they had always put it aside and said they would discuss it in the morning. And every morning it was the same.
Rowena sighed, "Are you sure Helga will come?"
"Absolutely! Are you going to come?" Rowena couldn't help but smile at the hope that sat in Godric's eyes.
"Yes Godric, I'll come."
As Rowena settled into bed that night she couldn't help but wonder what she was getting herself into.
Six Month's Later
"You're sure you have everything then?"
"Yes Godric, I'm sure I have everything."
"Well, let's be on our way."
Rowena rolled her eyes and climbed on her carpet, she would have preferred a broom but she knew that all the things she had would be a tiresome burden. She looked out of the corner of her eye at Salazar. He sat there, unblinking and motionless. He scared her. She didn't remember when Salazar had started to make her nervous but it couldn't have been that long ago. There was just something about him. It wasn't that he could talk to snakes-he'd been able to do that since she first met him-and it certainly wasn't his looks, he didn't really look that much different from anyone else. No, it was something else, some kind of aura that she couldn't put her finger on. She shuddered and edged her carpet away from him.
They rose off the ground and followed Godric; he was the only one who knew where they were going. Rowena looked over at Helga, her lifetime best friend and partner in crime. She grinned at the thought of Helga committing a crime. It was unthinkable really, while Rowena and Godric had been roaming around, jinxing teacups, giving shrinking keys to muggles and running amok in general Helga had been sitting at home, helping her mother or doing some ungodly task that Rowena wouldn't touch with a ten and a half foot pole.
They flew for the entire day, not stopping to rest once. It was dark by the time they reached the plot of land that Godric had purchased and Rowena had never been so tired in her life. She looked over at Godric's silhouette and smiled, he was incredibly handsome. And brave. And chivalrous, some of his ideas were horrendous but Rowena had to admit, this one really did have potential. If only Salazar didn't get in the way.
They set up the tents that would be their temporary homes until they had finished building the castle.
The Next Day
"Alright, Rowena, you start drawing the layout, hidden rooms and what- not, Helga, Go to Hogsmeade, buy some portraits, furniture, whatever you think we'll need. Salazar, you and I will start digging the foundation."
And that is the beginning of Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. Four young friends with only their minds and their ambition. Who knew then what they were starting.
One Year Later
"Is every thing ready? Have we got everything in order? The first class is coming to day. All the professors know what their classrooms are? We all know what our characteristics are?"
"WE KNOW GODRIC!" Three exasperated voices rang out sharply. Godric blushed.
"I'm kind of nervous, I mean, this is big! Parents don't have to teach their children at home anymore! Children have a place to learn free of persecution! Children of Muggle parentage won't feel so alone."
"Muggle children shouldn't be here anyway." Salazar muttered.
Rowena glared at him, how could he say something like that, especially when Godric's eyes seemed so hopeful. She decided not to pursue the matter, Godric didn't appear to have heard anyway.
They left the castle foyer and moved into the great foyer. Rowena looked up and smiled. She and Helga had done a wonderful job of bewitching the ceiling, you couldn't even tell that it didn't simply open up to the heavens. Tapestries hung from the roof, adorned with the last name of each of the four founders, Slytherin, Gryffindor, Ravenclaw and Hufflepuff. Salazar chose a serpent for his banner, Helga chose a badger, Godric had chosen a lion and Rowena, after much contemplation, had settled on an eagle. This would be okay after all. She smiled and stepped out to meet her new pupils.