The Founder's Troubles - Chapter 14: Old Friends
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"Finally," sighed Adolf from atop his horse, "we are going home. Not that I do not enjoy your home Cassandra," he said politely to the witch, "but I do love my own dearly."
"I understand Adolf," Cassandra said kindly. "Take care of Archanes for me, will you?"
"Archanes is a big wizard, he can take care of himself."
"Then," she levitated herself so that she could speak in his ear, "take care of the children, you know what that prophecy says about them."
"I know, and I will."
"Thank you my friend," she gave him a peck on the cheek and floated back to the ground.
"Goodbye Cassandra," Godric said, forever the king's son.
"Promise you'll come visit us, please?" pleaded Helga.
"I will try Helga. Now off with you all! Rowena and Salazar will worry about you if you are too late arriving home."
"The lady has a fine point!" cried Archanes. "Onward!" The four, five if you count Hat, started off for what would one day be Hogwarts.
"This letter says that they have been delayed by a freak storm and that they plan on staying where they are and helping with repairs," said Rowena at breakfast one fine thursday morning.
"How did it get here so fast if they're stuck in a storm?" asked Salazar.
"Archanes used a spell to apparate it directly to the castle."
"Oh. Well, that gives us a couple more weeks to make sure that hollow hump holds."
"Let's hope it does, or we're going to have to explain all about Thomas-"
"-and the basilisks-"
"-and the sword-"
"-and a mess of other things neither of us feels like explaining."
"Exactly."
BOOM!
"What was that?!" the two cried in unison.
"I'll check the north and east sections, you check the south and west," commanded Salazar.
"Be careful," called Rowena as they sped off in opposite directions.
"You too!"
'Whatever made that noise must have been north or east,' thought Rowena, 'there is nothing here.' When Rowena was only halfway back to the kitchens she noticed an open door that she was sure had been closed before. 'Then again maybe not. I really should carry my staff with me more.'
Rowena eased into the room and was surprised to find it in full light with nothing but a table in it. She went over to the table, ripped off its cloth and, finding nothing beneath, turned to leave the room. It was only when her back was turned did something fall from the ceiling onto the table and put a hand over her mouth, pulling her close.
'Why does this always happen to me?' she thought while being exceedingly grateful that it was a human hand over her mouth. She was very surprised when her captor turned, placing her between the table and him and let her go.
"This is not a safe place for a lady to be wandering about," came a soothing male voice, which only added to Rowena's anger. She spun about and was shocked to find herself face to face with a man who bore a striking resemblance to Salazar.
"Well well well," said Salazar, kicking the door to one of the dungeons closed behind him. "I see we have an intruder."
A boy who seemed not a year older than Salazar stood before him. The boy had dirty blond hair and dark green eyes, he stood two inches taller than the Slytherin.
"You must be Salazar," said the boy, obviously amused.
Salazar tensed, "How do you know my name?"
"I have been traveling with someone who claims to be a cousin of yours, he bares a striking resemblance to you."
"Why is my cousin traveling?" Salazar asked, though he already knew the answer.
"He wants to kill you."
"I wasn't wandering," said Rowena, not yet deciding which tone would be best suited for this situation, "I was looking for- something."
"Then you would be correct fair maiden," said the boy-man, bowing. "I am Duke Keith of Nex, cousin to Salazar of Nox. Do you know him by chance?"
Rowena decided to play the one card she knew worked every time. "I do not believe so m'lord," she said sweetly with a touch of fear and relief. "I was looking for someone, anyone who might help me out of this occursed castle." She threw herself on the teenage Duke and faked a shiver of fear.
"Do not worry m'lady," said Keith, "we shall find our way out of this castle and pass the tests set by its owner." Rowena flinched then remembered that Archanes had not yet removed the warning from the door. "M'lady, you have not yet told me your name."
"Rowena, m'lord, of Baronshore," she quickly invented a feif.
"Ah, I have heard of Baronshore, it is quite beautiful this time of year, is it not?"
"Mm-hm."
"Yes. Let us find my companion, then we shall find the owner of this castle and destroy him."
"You don't seem surprised," said the boy.
"Should I be?" asked Salazar, almost bored. "My cousin never liked me and he always wanted my inheritence as well as his own, this is his cance to kill me off and make it look like an accident. I'm just surprised he hasn't shown up sooner. You two should have been here three weeks ago-"
"I'm sure we should have Salazar," came a voice from the door and Keith stepped in, a shadow klining to the back of his shirt, "but we do not have time to hear the story now. We must find the owner of this castle and defeat him!" The two men both looked at Salazar expectantly.
Salazar raised an eyebrow. A speach like that only came out of his cousin's mouth if there was a girl around that still needed impressing. Salazar stared closer at the shadow behind his cousin and two familiar yellow brown eyes giving him a meaningful look.
"I killed the owner of this castle not an hour ago," Salazar announced. "When I heard the noise you two were making I thought it was another of his traps. Since it isn't, this castle is ours."
"I see," Keith seemed to be studying his cousin a bit more intensly now. Suddenly he remembered the weight at his back. "May I introduce Lady Rowena of Baronshore?" he grabbed one of Rowena's hands and pulled her to the center of the room. "Lady, this is my companion, Lord John, and my cousin, Salazar. I found her in one of the upper rooms, aparently she has been lost here for some time."
Salazar caught Rowena's hand before John could, "It pains me to here that such a fair flower was exposed to the gruesome battle between that blasted sorcerer and myself."
"Thank you Salazar," Rowena said the name asif it were new on her lips.
Keith watched as the two looked into eachother's eyes intently. Finally he couldn't stand it anymore, "Come! We must tell Lucile of Salazar's success." He took Rowena's hand from Salazar's and placed it through his arm. Salazar told himself to remember to cause Keith pain later.
A/N: I just wnet right into the next problem didn't I? Well, I hope you liked it, there'll be more soon, I promise. But I must tell you that my school is evil and is not giving us Easter Break untill the week after the week after Easter. Evil. That is its real name by the way, the reason for this break that everyone calls spring is really Easter. See you later! But only after you review!
JudgeDP
"Finally," sighed Adolf from atop his horse, "we are going home. Not that I do not enjoy your home Cassandra," he said politely to the witch, "but I do love my own dearly."
"I understand Adolf," Cassandra said kindly. "Take care of Archanes for me, will you?"
"Archanes is a big wizard, he can take care of himself."
"Then," she levitated herself so that she could speak in his ear, "take care of the children, you know what that prophecy says about them."
"I know, and I will."
"Thank you my friend," she gave him a peck on the cheek and floated back to the ground.
"Goodbye Cassandra," Godric said, forever the king's son.
"Promise you'll come visit us, please?" pleaded Helga.
"I will try Helga. Now off with you all! Rowena and Salazar will worry about you if you are too late arriving home."
"The lady has a fine point!" cried Archanes. "Onward!" The four, five if you count Hat, started off for what would one day be Hogwarts.
"This letter says that they have been delayed by a freak storm and that they plan on staying where they are and helping with repairs," said Rowena at breakfast one fine thursday morning.
"How did it get here so fast if they're stuck in a storm?" asked Salazar.
"Archanes used a spell to apparate it directly to the castle."
"Oh. Well, that gives us a couple more weeks to make sure that hollow hump holds."
"Let's hope it does, or we're going to have to explain all about Thomas-"
"-and the basilisks-"
"-and the sword-"
"-and a mess of other things neither of us feels like explaining."
"Exactly."
BOOM!
"What was that?!" the two cried in unison.
"I'll check the north and east sections, you check the south and west," commanded Salazar.
"Be careful," called Rowena as they sped off in opposite directions.
"You too!"
'Whatever made that noise must have been north or east,' thought Rowena, 'there is nothing here.' When Rowena was only halfway back to the kitchens she noticed an open door that she was sure had been closed before. 'Then again maybe not. I really should carry my staff with me more.'
Rowena eased into the room and was surprised to find it in full light with nothing but a table in it. She went over to the table, ripped off its cloth and, finding nothing beneath, turned to leave the room. It was only when her back was turned did something fall from the ceiling onto the table and put a hand over her mouth, pulling her close.
'Why does this always happen to me?' she thought while being exceedingly grateful that it was a human hand over her mouth. She was very surprised when her captor turned, placing her between the table and him and let her go.
"This is not a safe place for a lady to be wandering about," came a soothing male voice, which only added to Rowena's anger. She spun about and was shocked to find herself face to face with a man who bore a striking resemblance to Salazar.
"Well well well," said Salazar, kicking the door to one of the dungeons closed behind him. "I see we have an intruder."
A boy who seemed not a year older than Salazar stood before him. The boy had dirty blond hair and dark green eyes, he stood two inches taller than the Slytherin.
"You must be Salazar," said the boy, obviously amused.
Salazar tensed, "How do you know my name?"
"I have been traveling with someone who claims to be a cousin of yours, he bares a striking resemblance to you."
"Why is my cousin traveling?" Salazar asked, though he already knew the answer.
"He wants to kill you."
"I wasn't wandering," said Rowena, not yet deciding which tone would be best suited for this situation, "I was looking for- something."
"Then you would be correct fair maiden," said the boy-man, bowing. "I am Duke Keith of Nex, cousin to Salazar of Nox. Do you know him by chance?"
Rowena decided to play the one card she knew worked every time. "I do not believe so m'lord," she said sweetly with a touch of fear and relief. "I was looking for someone, anyone who might help me out of this occursed castle." She threw herself on the teenage Duke and faked a shiver of fear.
"Do not worry m'lady," said Keith, "we shall find our way out of this castle and pass the tests set by its owner." Rowena flinched then remembered that Archanes had not yet removed the warning from the door. "M'lady, you have not yet told me your name."
"Rowena, m'lord, of Baronshore," she quickly invented a feif.
"Ah, I have heard of Baronshore, it is quite beautiful this time of year, is it not?"
"Mm-hm."
"Yes. Let us find my companion, then we shall find the owner of this castle and destroy him."
"You don't seem surprised," said the boy.
"Should I be?" asked Salazar, almost bored. "My cousin never liked me and he always wanted my inheritence as well as his own, this is his cance to kill me off and make it look like an accident. I'm just surprised he hasn't shown up sooner. You two should have been here three weeks ago-"
"I'm sure we should have Salazar," came a voice from the door and Keith stepped in, a shadow klining to the back of his shirt, "but we do not have time to hear the story now. We must find the owner of this castle and defeat him!" The two men both looked at Salazar expectantly.
Salazar raised an eyebrow. A speach like that only came out of his cousin's mouth if there was a girl around that still needed impressing. Salazar stared closer at the shadow behind his cousin and two familiar yellow brown eyes giving him a meaningful look.
"I killed the owner of this castle not an hour ago," Salazar announced. "When I heard the noise you two were making I thought it was another of his traps. Since it isn't, this castle is ours."
"I see," Keith seemed to be studying his cousin a bit more intensly now. Suddenly he remembered the weight at his back. "May I introduce Lady Rowena of Baronshore?" he grabbed one of Rowena's hands and pulled her to the center of the room. "Lady, this is my companion, Lord John, and my cousin, Salazar. I found her in one of the upper rooms, aparently she has been lost here for some time."
Salazar caught Rowena's hand before John could, "It pains me to here that such a fair flower was exposed to the gruesome battle between that blasted sorcerer and myself."
"Thank you Salazar," Rowena said the name asif it were new on her lips.
Keith watched as the two looked into eachother's eyes intently. Finally he couldn't stand it anymore, "Come! We must tell Lucile of Salazar's success." He took Rowena's hand from Salazar's and placed it through his arm. Salazar told himself to remember to cause Keith pain later.
A/N: I just wnet right into the next problem didn't I? Well, I hope you liked it, there'll be more soon, I promise. But I must tell you that my school is evil and is not giving us Easter Break untill the week after the week after Easter. Evil. That is its real name by the way, the reason for this break that everyone calls spring is really Easter. See you later! But only after you review!