Disclaimer : I don't own any characters of the HP universe unless they are my own OCs
(A/N : This chapter doesn't feature much about Harry but instead about the founders and how have they appeared in Harry's mindscape and so on.)
Nydelok : I have understood what you have said and I will try to adjust my future chapters to fit that criteria
HELLO : Letter/speaking aloud
Hello: Spirit/memory ,
"Hello" : Normal speech
'Hello': Thoughts
Hello : narrator
MOM!
He would describe the woman in front of him as a beauty. She is about 5 feet with red hair cascading down upto her lower back. She has the same sparkling green eyes as him which drew attention from anyone. She also had a sweet voice and a feeling harry had never experienced that made him feel all comfy inside. He would also have dreams about this person (no , his mom) dying and a green flash of light becoming visible. When he told about it to his aunt , he was always punished and said that he was slacking off in his work and that he and his parents are good for nothings. But seeing his mom in front of him had made him think about the hurtful words his aunt said and he lost some of his meagre trust he placed on his 'family'.
Hello Harry. How have you been ?
"Mom. Is that you ? Where are we ?" asked the young 7 year old.
Yes Harry it's me. To answer your question , this is your mindscape How are you ? And why are you looking dressed like that ? Are you eating well ? Is anyone disturbing you ?
After hearing many questions about his well being on rapid fire , Harry had immediately broken down and had started bawling like a little child he is. The Dursleys had never shown him any love and sympathy and always wanted him to work without asking questions. So he had taken on a neutral countenance even if everyone is unfair to him. But in the presence of his mother , those reservations had broken down and he wept to his heart's desire which he sorely lacked in his real life.
After some time when he had composed himself , he had started asking questions about who she is , who is his father , what is the meaning of the words she had written in the letter etc., to which Lily answered all his questions about what is magic , describing Hogwarts and it's faculty , her friends and family , his father James , about voldemort ,the vague prophecy (she only says that Dumbledore on account of a prophecy he heard he sent both potters and longbottoms into hiding) , her suspicions about Dumbledore and about the war as well, (A/N : I don't want to write a big-ass explanation about that stuff and we all know the backstory from the books. I will go into more detail about Dumbledore's character after a few chapters into the story.) while Harry told her about his life as Dursleys , how they treated him , how he doesn't know about magic , his mistreatment at home and school etc., For every word he said Lily became more and more angry about his troubles and had wondered how he had maintained his composure without cracking under the pressure. She vowed to herself to make him as strong as possible by herself as long as the charm she cast lasts.
Steeling herself , she spoke her mind to him as follows :
Harry , I have limited time and I don't know how long the charm lasts but I will ensure that you are well taken care of. From this day froth , I vow that you shall be trained to your maximum potential. I refuse to believe Dumbledore but I accept that voldemort cannot be dead so easily due to a rebounding curse. I was training to be an unspeakable during the war with voldemort and I will teach you all of my magical knowledge and skill
"INDEED!"
"Wha!" Harry and Lily jumped up in fright. The reason is the appearance of 4 ghostly silhouettes appearing behind them. All of them are appeared to be dressed in regal robes and like they have formed from a multicoloured mist. It seemed apparantly that 2 of them are men and another 2 of them are women
"Who are you people and what are you doing here ?" asked our beloved protagonist.
We young harry are the founders of Hogwarts. stated the wizard wearing green robes and having snake-shaped shoulder plates and knuckle bracers. As for the reason we are present here is we have chosen you as our heir and successor. stated yet another wizard wearing golden-orange robes with a chest plate and armour showing the face of a lion.
Hearing that both Harry and his mother had gone into shock. After they had recovered from it , both of their reaction to the revelation had been quite expected.
WHAT ! HOW ? WHY !?
(A/N : This part is me imagining about the characteristics of the founders and not from any books)
After calming down and hypertension was averted , the founders have introduced themselves . The wizard whose robes seem to be green has called himself Salazar Slytherin , the other wizard wearing the armour shaped like a lion's face called himself Godric Gryffindor. The remaining witches also introduced themselves as Helga Hufflepuff and Rowena Ravenclaw. Helga is seen to be wearing yellowish robes with her robes having elbow and knee bracers shaped like a badger's head and Rowena appears to wear worn dark blue robes with her cloak possessing an eagle emblem. All of the founders are very tall (the tallest which is Salazar is about 6'5 and the shortest which is Helga is about 5'11) and seem to exude power. It is said that all of the founders are so powerful that they can control the elements with a fraction of their magic. (I think each founder has a mastery in his particular element and also in the subject).
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"Excuse me sirs and madams , but how can my son be an heir to all of you. If what I had studied is correct , one can be considered as a heir only if they are direct descendants or are adopted by blood bonding. So am I related to you in some way or another ?" asked Lily while Harry was still reeling from the latest news that he is a heir to the founders.
Yes my child. You are one of the squib descendants of Rowena and Salazar while your husband has descended from Godric and myself answered Helga Hufflepuff.
Am I !? I don't know what to say. There had been rumors that the potters are descendants of gryffindor , and about them being Hufflepuff descendants might be plausible given their loyalty but my family being squib descendants of Slytherin and Ravenclaw honestly surprises me. Isn't Slytherin a supporter of blood purity ? If it is so , how is it that I have a muggleborn heritage and why am I not a part of the pure bloods ? asks Lily.
Honestly , I just supported blood purity on the grounds that first generation wizards and witches are mostly illiterate in our time and are most likely to blab about magic to the non magicals. I also found out very late in my life after researching a long time that the so-called purebloods have lesser magical prowess since they practice inbreeding on a large scale compared to the muggleborn and half-bloods. My second son is a squib from whose line you have descended and to protect him from my older son (who misunderstood my preachings about purebloods and turned dark) and the wizarding population have hid him and his secret from all. I dabbled in the dark arts as well but I have only used them for the welfare of my family and school I created. answered Salazar for the question Lily asked.
Oh! Sorry about that then. But it still doesn't explain how all of you materialized in Harry's mind. You could have materialized in any of your descendants' mind and solve some problems of the world but why him ? accused Lily hugging Harry protectively
Actually it is a combination of different factors which lead to our awakening in young Harry's mind. answered the very intelligent Ravenclaw. The charm which you and your husband cast is a modified version of a soul charm all of us founders have created. This particular charm summons binds our souls to our descendants by magic and by any chance anyone has all of our magic , then the container of all our magic will get to meet us in his/her mindscape when he/she is near death and gains all of our knowledge and abilities. But since the founder binding charm (A/N : the name of the charm) is modified and Harry is not nearly dying when the charm was activated and a foreign soul fragment has latched onto Harry , the original function of the charm would not be possible under the present circumstances.
I am sorry but Harry can't have a soul shard lodged into him. When I cast the charm there is no foreign soul present in his body. countered Lily
But have you checked him after you have died ? was a question posed by Salazar which made Lily think about her statement's validity.
Also , I am pretty sure that soul shard implanted there is very dark and contains traces of my older son's magic. And the soul shard also has dangerously similar properties of making Harry a horcrux. Salazar continued
WHAT!
(A/N : I wanted to continue writing but have decided that the present chapter is too long. Also 10 points to your house if you can guess who was shocked on knowing Harry is a pseudo horcrux)