Chapter six: Choices two

Harry sat staring at the bright lake in front of him, his gray eyes watching the rippling waves. A slight smile on his face as he thought about his life and the turns it recently took. From being a complete wreck commiting suicide, to a soon to be stable life and a family. And on top of that fate had decided to deliver to him one of the two people he would miss the most. Shifting his gaze to the rising sun he watched the light break into the valley setting the water a blaze with a red light, pushing his hair from his face he turned at the sound of footsteps. His eyes landing on his smiling friend, nodding to him and turning back to the sun with Ron soon taking a seat next to him.

"Morning mate." Ron said with a slight push on Harry's shoulder before turning his own gaze to the sun. "You know, I thought I would never see another one of these." Ron said with a slightly grave tone, Harry shivering some at the thought. "But Helga says since the transformation wasn't completed, and since the blood magic severed vampyric magics I can still walk in the sun. Going to be impossible for me to have a wand though, vampyre's aren't allowed them." Ron said in a down tone shaking his head. Harry watched him for a moment watching him closely, before pulling out his own wand and looking at it.

"You can't have a wand?" Harry asked looking over his friend, Ron again shook his head and pulled out two pieces of wood.

"Godric snapped it this morning. Bloody prick, even tried to get me thrown out for being a dark creature." Ron said with smirk on his face. "But Helga threatened to walk to. Sure knocked that prick for a loop.I bet-" Though what ever Ron was betting and way never came to light as a loud snap reached his ears, causing his head to to wheel around to Harry. Finding the boy surrounded in a golden sphere though it quickly vanished leaving him sitting there with a broken wand in his grasp.

"Well then, what do you want for breakfast?" Harry said putting the shards back into his pockets and standing up. Ron just watched him with a shocked expression standing quickly and turning Harry around by the shoulders.

"What the bloody hell was that?" Ron said in a haste, reaching into Harry's robes to look at the shards." Is this still workable? Can we fix it." He said trying to fit the pieces back together but Harry slapped the pieces out of his hands and stepped on them. Grabbing Ron by his shoulders and staring him in the eyes.

"Listen Ron, you almost died for me that night." Harry said with a slight smile to Ron. "And if you can't use a wand because of it, neither will I." Harry said again pushing him back softly and starting for the castle again. Ron stared at him for a moment in awed shock, before shaking his head again and following after him muttering under his breath about crazy people.

"Hey Ron." Harry said smiling to himself as he turned around and faced him. "I'll race you to the castle, you up for it?" He said pointing at the far off golden doors with a smile. Ron looked at the doors and shrugged bending his knees some in a starting position. Harry nodded to him shortly before starting off as fast as he could towards the castle, letting his inhuman speed burst from him. He grinned as the doors came zooming into view, though his grin was cut short as a red blur streaked past him and nearly knocking him over. Harry was going just as fast as his body would take him, but Ron was leagues ahead of him stopping at the doors a full three mintues before Harry got there himself panting heavily.

"Looks like I win mate." Ron said with a grin, leaving a gawking Harry behind as he pushed open the doors. Harry quickly taking into account that racing a vampire wasn't the smartest moves he ever made. Pushing his hair from his face, he started in himself yelling at Ron to wait up for him as he jogged up to him and placing his hand on his shoulder. He was truly happy to have him with him, he knew from the beginning he was going to miss him fiercly.

"I wonder where Helga is, she said she had an thing she needed to take care of earlier." Ron said with a furrowed brow as they entered the Great hall, and soon finding the answer to his question. The four of them stood in the middle of the room talking in hurried voices to one another, Godric and Salazar both looking at each other as if they were ready to kill. Harry glared darkly at Gryffindor and made his way to his father's side, Ron doing the same as he sided near Helga.

"There you are young Harry. I think its time we got onto your training, it seems there is a problem in the workings." Salazar said looking down at Harry with a frown, while Godric hissed in a angry tone.

"There IS no problem for the last time Salazar." Godric snapped his hand twitching for his sword. "The muggles will over pass us. There is no need to get your feathers in a ruffle." Godric said a dark tone, but neither Harry or Salazar were paying him any mind.

"What problem father?" Harry said in a pointed tone throwing Godric a dirty look for a second before turning back.

"I fear a army of muggles and mudbloods are going to attack us." Salazar said in a dark tone with his brow furrowed in deep thought. "All of the mudbloods declared they would not be returning to school this year. The thought of course pleased me at first, but then a large number of halfbloods have dropped out too. The muggles are up to something, and it will be more then their swords and arrows coming for us." Salazar said turning from Harry and glaring at Godric. "I told you not to let them in. That they were dangerous. But you refused, and now our world will pay the price for it." Salazar said in a dark tone to his friend before grabbing Harry by the shoulder and steering him out of the hall.

"This must be the year that Salazar leaves the school." Harry thought to himself as he walked on his father's side, making a left for the dungeons. The trip through the halls to the lower levels was a silent one as both father and son marched through them deep in thought. Thoughts that weren't broken until a large silver serpent painting blocked their path.

"Hail the Slytherin line." Salazar hissed out in parseltongue to the painting, the serpent bowing its head slightly before vanishing to reveal a large common room. There was few funishings in the room besides two high backed arm chairs and two desk, one desk and chair facing the northern grounds and the second facing the western. Salazar walked inside flicking his wand in a swift motion bringing the two chairs zooming to the middle of the room facing each other. Harry didn't need it spelled out for him to sit in one of them and wait.

"Rowena tells me that you haven't decided what you wanted to be in the future past your schooling." Salazar said sitting across from Harry locking his hands together under his chin as he watched Harry. Harry in turn nodding slightly in response, gauging Salazar's reaction. "Well while I would have preferred you to have more focus before hand, we can not change the past so to speak. So we will work with what we have." He said flicking his wrist to the left and created three figures in front of them in a ghost like appearance. One form had Harry clad in armor with a sword and shield in his hand, the second having him dressed in robes welding his wand and staff. While the last, and the one that caught Harry's attention above the other's was him dressed in a black material with a silver gauntlet on his left hand and a onyx gauntlet on his right hand. Harry stared at his figure with a smile on his face, as he pointed at it.

"I like this me better." He said looking up at Salazar, who nodded back and vanished the other two figures. Soon a list of glasses appeared beside the remaining figure and what type of materials he needed.

"This choice is considered a darker path then warrior and mage." Salazar explained as Harry looked up at him in confusion. "A wizard can apply his study of focus into what is considered battle magic, mage magic, or shadow mage. While each have their traits it is more common to see the battle and mage being picked from students. For these choices are more likely to gain followers." Salazar finished flicking his wand at the ghost like figures to vanish them.

"Why would someone need followers?" Harry said in a frown as he tried to make heads or tails of what was happening.

"Because, whoever as the most followers have more sway in the wizardy world and have better chance at being wizard king of their region." Salazar explained leaning back in his chair. "In fact there will be a contest soon to determine which family will be the royal family for the next fifty years, not but a fort night from now." Salazar said in a after tone, to Harry though his eyes soon bulged from his head as he shot up right. Harry putting together the same conclusion right before Salazar voiced it. "The mudbloods are going to challenge for Royal wizarding family." He said bolting up right from his seat and making his way to the fire, Harry knowing he was going to contact the other founders. Harry letting himself sink deep into thought as he sat in his chair.

"If the muggleborns get control of the Royal family, they could give their power over to their parents. And if muggles could either wipe out each family one by one or use the magical community to over throw the muggle community and rule both sides." Harry thought to himself, and at the same time harding his resolve. He needed to enter this contest himself. But without his wand he was useless.

"Father, I need to get those gauntlets now." Harry said standing up from his seat causing Salazar to turn and stare at him before nodding in agreement and saying goodbye to Helga who currently had her head sticking out of the fire.

"Come now, Helga and her boy will meet us at the blacksmith, both of your training will start tonight." Salazar said in a hurried tone as he threw a second helping of floo powder into the fire place causing the flames to burn emerald again. "Come make haste."

Hey there,

Yes I know it was pure evil to leave it off right there. But I had to so the next chapter could be longer. And I expect it should be a decent size for all you people who demand I make longer chapters. Also I was considering making a yahoo group, what do you guys think?

Leon