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Love of a Wicked Heart

Chapter 2

Time Unknown, Location Unknown

Thea finally made it to the city and entered through the large gates and decided to look around and see where she was. She slowly made her way through the green city, taking in the sights until guards began to approach her. When the guards stopped in front of her, the captain of the guards spoke, "Halt, we know you are not native to these lands and we have been asked by the Wizard to bring you to him."

Thea sighed and nodded, knowing she didn't have much of a choice. The guards led her through the streets and through the palace, only to stop at two massive emerald doors. The group stood there for a moment before the two large doors opened and the guards led Thea into the room, stopping and kneeling before a man sitting on a large emerald throne. Thea took notice of the man and saw that he had dark emerald green eyes and was bald. She also noticed that he had a long graying beard and that he wore a long emerald green robes that were accented with silver and gold. The man looked at the group and said, "Leave us, what we have to speak of is a private matter."

The guards stood and swiftly left the room. Once the guards were gone, the man stood and walked up to Thea while a calm, grandfatherly smile on his face. He looked at Thea before saying, "Welcome my dear to the Emerald City. I sensed your arrival as it gave off a powerful wave of magic. Would you mind telling me how you came to arrive in the lands of Oz?"

Thea stood there, looking at the man for a moment, judging if he could be trusted or not. After a few moments, she began to tell him about the Tri-wizard Tournament and the trial held against her for the death of a fellow classmate without revealing the names of the schools that competed or that she was from England. Soon the man looked at her and said, "I am truly sorry that you have suffered at the hands of corrupt officials. Know that you have a home here in Oz, wherever that may be. I have ordered the kitchens to bring food to the dining room, but first, allow me to introduce myself. I am Salazar Slytherin, the Wizard of Oz."

At hearing the man's name, Thea nearly fainted at the thought of one of Hogwarts' founders standing in front of her. At seeing her reaction, Salazar began to chuckle before gently placing a hand on her shoulder and slowly leading a shocked Thea to the dining room. Thea looked at the small feast set out while Salazar led her to the chair right of what looked like a king's throne which had an emerald snake on the top. Soon servants began to place food on both Salazar's and Thea's plates and both began to eat.

After a few minutes of silence, Salazar looked at Thea and said, "First off, I know you held back some information when you were explaining how you came to Oz. Second, based upon your reaction, I suspect that you knew who I was based upon my name so that would lead me to believe that you used to go to Hogwarts."

Thea sighed and said, "You are correct that I held back information when I told you how I came to Oz. You are also correct that I went to Hogwarts and that I know who you are."

Salazar nodded and said, "I am guessing that you may have questions for me depending on what time period you came from. If you do, don't be afraid to ask me anything."

Thea nodded and said, "The year I left from was 1995, over one thousand years after you and the others created Hogwarts. You have also gained the reputation of a racist dark lord bent on only allowing those of Pure-blood lineage into Hogwarts. Is any of this true?"

Salazar sighed and said, "No it is not. The time I came from was one where those without magic hunted down and killed those with magic because they thought it came from the Devil. And their belief was that by killing us, they were doing God's work. For this reason, I truly hated those without magic but when it came to their children who were born with magic, I did not trust them because they would tell these children the only way to be forgiven was to turn on us and help the Non-magicals hunt us down."

Thea nodded and understood where he came from on that matter. She then thought of her next question and asked, "When did you and the others decide to build Hogwarts and choose who you wanted to join your houses?"
Salazar leaned back and took a small drink from the goblet in front of him and before saying, "At first, I wandered around on my own before I found an injured knight that had been jumped by bandits which killed his fellow knights and helped him. As we chatted while I was healing his wounds, I learned his name was Godric Gryffindor. He told me that he also had magic and wanted to follow me on my travels to learn more about how to use it. During the next few years, we learned about magic and eventually came across a Norse healer by the name of Helga Hufflepuff. She taught us what she knew about magic and asked to follow as her apprentice could easily take over her position as the village healer."

Thea nodded and listen to every word with as she learned the history of how Hogwarts came to be. Soon Salazar continued and said, "When we moved around for another year, we came across a young woman who was about to be burned at the stake for being able to use magic. We were able to save her and came to learn that her husband had been killed trying to protect her. We also learned that her name was Rowena Ravenclaw. She joined us as she had nothing left at her village and she decided to learn more about magic as well. Eventually, we all agreed that we wanted to teach others about magic and decided to open a school for those with magic that would also be a safe haven for those who needed it. We eventually came across some ruins of an old castle and decided to repair it and use that as our school."

Thea was amazed at the history she was learning and wanted to return back to her world and curse Binns for not teaching them anything other than goblin wars. Soon she looked at Salazar and asked, "How long did it take for you to repair the castle and how did you come to name it Hogwarts?"

Salazar chuckled and said, "It took us about five years to repair and place protections around the castle. And as for the name, we saw a large hog that was the size of a small horse that was covered in warts. We jokingly said we should call the school Hogwarts and somehow, it stuck and that became the name of the castle. And for a while, we gained both adults and children, who wanted to learn about magic. Within ten years, we had so many students that we decided we needed to come up with a way to sort them with what was needed to separate them by year. We also had been talking about creating houses to sort the students to help them grow as a person. It took a full year before we created the sorting hat and implemented the separation by age and years attended at the school."

Salazar looked out of the window and noticed it had gotten dark out. He turned to Thea and said, "Tomorrow I will be giving you advanced training in magic and to do so, I will be using a room that is displaced within time and I will also be giving you a time turner to help you take on more lessons."

Thea looked confused and asked, "While I would be honored to learn magic from you, why do I need to use a time-displaced room and a time turner as well?"

Salazar smiled and said, "While I was the protector of Oz and had been doing it by myself for years, I am getting old and I realized that I could not do it by myself any longer. So a few years back, I created a council of four witches to help protect Oz. One would protect a small kingdom in the North while the others would protect the others of the South, East, and West. I have found powerful witches to help protect the North, South, and East, but I have been searching for a protector of the West. But after talking to you, I believe you are that witch."

Thea thought about it before saying, "My home cast me aside and threw me away at their earliest convenience. I will accept your training and become the protector of the West."

Well everyone here is Chapter 2. I hope you enjoyed the story so far and like my little surprise for the Wizard of Oz. Please let me know what you think and leave a review. If you happen to notice an error in grammar, then please let me know right away so that I can quickly fix it.