Disclaimer : I do not own Harry Potter…blah blah…why do I even bother? You guys should know this by heart by now.

They once stood by the lake:

Four wizards

Four powerful wizards

Each with their own qualities and defaults:

Godric Gyffindor.

Loyal, brave and noble,

A true lion in heart

Helga Hufflepuff

Caring, sweet and gentle,

Always there to help

Rowena Ravenclaw

Smart, bright and quick

With a passion for learning

And last but not least

Salazar Slytherin

Cunning, ambitious and clever

Always there for purebloods.

In a circle they stood together

And summoned on their magic

To create a school like no other

Only by thinking of magic.

And so it has happened, my friends

That Hogwarts was born by their hands

And so they stood there and watched

How it rose up to the sky

Dominating the mountains high

And waiting for their pry.

'Hogwarts that we founded

Open wide your gates

To greet those who will come

To learn by your side'

They stood there and chanted

All night until dusk

And Hogwarts opened then

By the sunlight's first ray.

Inside they entered smiling

And said once more

'Hogwarts, you'll always be our home'

But the task wasn't done

For the school was still alone

And so they all divided

To cover the most ground

And by night they stood around

A little table covered in rounds

And decided to create

For each one of the gates

A house that will always

Be keeper of their names.

Gryffindor was Godric's,

For those who were loyal and brave

Hufflepuff was Helga's

For meeting some friends

Ravenclaw was Rowena's

For those with a knack for learning

And lastly but not least,

Slytherin was Salazar's

For those with ambition to win.

And so it has happened my friends,

That the four houses were founded

Each with their own design.

But even if they were different

They all solemnly sweared

To stand up for each other

No matter what will be.

And that is what they wanted

All of you to know

To stand always united

No matter what will go.

For when the houses will

No longer agree

Hogwarts shall return

Where it had been born.

So remember this, my friends

No matter what will be

Always stand united

For that's what keeps us free.

This my first and possibly last attempt at poetry…I didn't actually wanted the poem to rhyme, as you have surely observed…

Only wanted to say my opinion on how Hogwarts was founded.

I hope you liked it.

Tigerlilystar