"So Godric, what share does Rowena Ravenclaw have in this school of ours?" Salazar questioned as they entered Hoggy's Happy bar.
"Rowena wants us all to have an equal share. She thinks we should work together to create it and then we should all take teaching positions to maintain our connection." Godric explained matter-of-factly. He was being a little cold toward Salazar ever since he insulted the pretty muggle lady.
"We can work on that. Hey, Urgundo!" Salazar called to Urgundo Sagell without catching the annoyance in Godric's tone. Urgundo was the middle aged owner of Hoggy's.
"Hey Sleaze! Godric! What are you two celebrating this early in the afternoon?" Urgundo liked to talk with his guests, especially Godric and Salazar because they always had adventurous lives to tell him about.
"We're celebrating the founding of the greatest Wizarding school in the world!" Godric called to Urgundo, making his voice sound cheerful; he didn't want to make Urgundo feel uncomfortable by not happily responding to his eager question.
"Never heard of it, boys." Urgundo teased, wanting to hear more about this latest quest.
The three of them enjoyed their drinks while Godric and Salazar explained the school idea. They laughed more and more about it as Urgundo asked sillier questions and they became increasingly tipsy. Godric loosened up and forgot his frustration with Salazar, I mean they were starting a school together, what did muggles have to do with magic anyway?
"So what color are the walls going to be? Warton's walls are green with yellow and pink stripes." Urgundo asked, they had already decided that the classrooms should be located underwater so that the penalty for ditching would be drowning.
"We were thinking red and green. That way it would be like Christmas all year round" Godric said. "Hey, my glass is empty again…"
"Well I'll let the next round be on the house if you name this underwater Christmas Palace after me. "Hoggy's Wizard School' sounds like a very smart place." Urgundo stated.
"Deal." Salazar and Godric said in unison as they passed their empty mugs to Urgundo.
It was much later that day when Godric and Salazar stumbled out of Hoggy's after a final toast to the success of Hoggy's Wizard School with an underwater branch of Hoggy's Happy Bar in the teacher's lounge.
"I'm going to go tell Rowena of our great plans. She'll love them! She used to be a great swimmer when we were young! 'Later Professor Gryffindor!" Salazar called as he left in the direction of the Ravenclaws.
Godric was about to head home when he remember the brown haired muggle beauty. He decided to take the long way home so he could pass by her house again and maybe just catch another glimpse.
A light was on in her house, but he didn't her inside as he walked very slowly past the open window. He turned around when he reached the end of her house and decided to casually stroll by again, and maybe she'd be there now. He whistled so he would seem inconspicuous, but that was a bad idea, as his whistling was always off key and drew stares from people wondering where the awful noise was coming from. He reached the other side of her house with no better luck and turned around to continue on his way when the door opened and out popped her head, searching for the maker of that bad music.
Godric immediately stopped whistling when he saw her. In fact, he stopped doing everything. Stopped moving, breathing, and thinking.
"Were you whistling just now?" the brown haired girl asked Godric. Godric could see her brown eyes, a few freckles, and little piece of her hair that curled around her left ear. "Was it you who made that noise?" She asked again when he failed to speak the first time.
"Yes, ma'am, but I am sorry. I will never do it again. Ever again. No more whistling." Godric stammered.
The brown eyed girl smiled. "You needn't be that drastic. Just don't whistle around here anymore. I wouldn't mind if you did it three streets over."
"Then I shall move five streets over and still I won't whistle. I can't run the risk of the wind picking up and blowing the sound to your ears. You would think I disobeyed your wish."
Now the girl laughed, which surprised Godric, because he hadn't thought he had been funny. In fact, he had been serious.
"You are too cute. What is your name?" She asked, looking in to Godric's eyes.
Godric's thoughts were racing now, "Cute? That's almost insulting. Unless it was a compliment. Unless she meant 'funny' or 'good-looking.' Too hard to tell…but at least she wants to know my name!"
"My name is Godric. Godric Gryffindor. May I ask you the same question?" Godric managed to say, and more amazingly, managed to say while looking back into her eyes.
"Persephone (per-seh-fo-nee) Athenor"
Neither knew what to say after this. Persephone began to play with the loose piece of hair around her ear and Godric took an interest in looking at his dirty shoes.
Godric spoke next, "Persephone. That's a very pretty name."
"Thank you. Godric is quite interesting as well."
"Persephone, would you like to take a walk?"
"Yes, Godric, I'd like that."
The two of them ambled along the streets of the city. They passed Warton's Wizard School but Persephone could not see it. She talked about the latest Jousting tournament, but Godric did not follow muggle sports, though he took an interest in it to spark conversation.
Godric found it surprisingly easy to talk to her. His last girlfriend, Ana, had been a witch and conversation could cover both the magic and muggle world. But for some reason he found more things to talk about with Persephone than he could remember discussing with Ana. And, he had never had the nerve before to talk to such a beautiful girl. Ana had been pretty, but to Godric, Persephone surpassed anyone he had ever met. Talking to a muggle had never been more exciting.