THE HEIR

Harry reappeared and found himself in a great hall with 5 people smiling at him.

'Where am I and who are you!?' Harry demanded.

'Calm down young one. I'm Merlin and this is the four Hogwarts Founders. You are in a place where time is slowed down. A week spent here is a day back there.'

'You all are the Hogwarts Founders?' He exclaimed, 'I think I'm going to faint.' With that he slump on the floor.

'Well, that went, well,' Godric said.

'This isn't funny Godric! He could be hurt or something! I think we better get him to his quarters,' Helga scolded as Salazaar pick the boy up.

They followed him up into a big room and laid him on the bed.

'He looks awfully young and thin,' Godric said.

'That's because of the way his muggle relatives treat him. He doesn't deserve to live there. We should have gotten him here after Lily and James were killed! I still don't see why he had to live those miserable years with his relatives. The poor boy! ' Rowena said as a tear came out of her eye. Her husband, Salazaar, hugged her tightly.

'Shhh! I think he's awake!' Helga said.

Harry slowly opened his eyes and his blurred vision became clearer. 'This isn't a dream is it?' He admitted finally.

'No. We brought you here to train you so that you can bring the downfall of Voldermort.'

'Yeah, that self proclaiming heir of mine. He isn't, actually.'

'I'm sorry but may I know what's going on?'

'Well, for starters, you are our heir. The heir to the Four Founders of Hogwarts and Merlin.' Rowena said.

'Yes, we wanted to bring you here to raise you but Merlin didn't allow.' Salazaar continued.

'The day you turn 16 will be the day your powers will be fully developed. I did not want to bring you here because time here runs slower than in the Wizarding World. And for powers to develop, you need time so we decided to let you live with the Dursleys until you are 16. Still, the founders were right by your side, watching over you every day and night. And so is your parents,' Merlin ended.

Harry thought of his parents and cried. 'It's my fault my parents are dead, it's my fault, it's my fault…' Harry repeated those words as he sank his head and cried.

'I think he's had enough for today. Merlin, we should give him some time to open up to us,' Helga said as she went over to console him.

'Yeah, we ought to make him feel comfortable first. If we tell him the information too quickly, we are no different than Dumbledore. He will need time to open up to us,' Godric supported his wife.

'You are right, Godric. I'm starting to act like Dumbledore. I'll take a leave first. See you all in the morning.'

The Founders nodded and closed the door.

'Shhh Harry, we're here for you. Don't cry…' Rowena and Helga consoled Harry while Godric and Salazaar charmed the room to be bigger and transported all his things here.

Soon, Harry fell asleep. Helga laid him gently on the bed and turned to see that Harry's things were neatly packed.

'Impressive!'

'Of course! The famous duo!' Both Godric and Salazaar grinned.

Rowena smiled and said, 'Enough boasting you two! Harry's already asleep! We should spend a few nights here so that he'll feel safe. What do you think, Godric, Salazaar, Helga?'

'Sounds good to me,' Helga said.

'Hey Godric, how much do you wanna bet there would be an uproar in the Order?' Salazaar asked.

Godric smirked and said, 'You thinking what I'm thinking?'

Both of them smirked and immediately, Rowena and Helga knew what was going on.

'Can we go, please?' Godric and Salazaar made their cutest puppy dog face which made both their wives' hearts soften.

'Alright, but make sure you come back tomorrow morning!' Helga whispered as both best buds disappeared with a cruel smirk on their faces.

'Honestly, I don't know what's so fun about having…' before Helga could finish, Merlin rushed in and said, 'Voldermort attacked the Dursleys, they think that Harry's dead. Both parties, the Order and Voldermort.'

'Oh no! Godric and Salazaar went to check on the Order. Did you see them? They just left.'

'Yeah, I did. I told them to get as much information as possible. They probably won't be back till noon tomorrow.'

'Ok. I seriously don't know how Harry's gonna handle this tomorrow,' Rowena said.

Merlin gave a sad expression before nodding to the two founders and left. Rowena and Helga got onto the bed and quickly fell asleep.