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Love of a Wicked Heart

Chapter 3

1995, City of Oz

After finishing the meal, Salazar had called for a servant to take Thea to a guest room for the night and told her that she could finish her questioning in the morning. Once in the common room of the guest quarters, Thea noticed it was the same emerald green as the castle with gold trimming similar to the Gryffindor common room. When she went through the doors to the bedroom, it was the same as the common room with a king size four poster canopy bed with emerald green sheets with gold trimming as well. Thea got out of her normal clothes and put on the nightgown that had been laid out for her and crawled into the bed. Before sleep claimed her, Thea thought about how her life had drastically changed and she was glad that she would get to love life without having to deal with Voldemort chasing her for a long time or forever. With that thought in mind, she fell into a peaceful sleep with a smile on her face.

Thea woke up the next morning, fully rested from the best night of sleep she had ever gotten. She got up and went into the bathroom and took care of her need and took a nice hot shower before getting dressed in clothing that had been laid out for her. Her guess is one of the female servants had laid out the emerald green dress with silver trimming while she was in the shower. Her theory was proven correct as one of the servants was waiting in the common room to take her to the dining room for breakfast.

Salazar had already been in the dining room when Thea entered and he bid her a good morning while she sat down and joined him. Soon he looked at her and asked, "I trust you had a good night's sleep?"

Thea nodded and said, "I did, thank you for allowing me to stay here for the night."

Salazar nodded and said, "Think nothing of it, my dear. As I said before, you are welcome here in Oz. Now, I am sure you still have many questions before you begin your training to become the Protector of the West."

Thea nodded and asked, "How did you end up here in Oz?"

Salazar sighed and said, "Rowena and I had been working on other ways to travel other than walking or by horseback. She and I had thought that we could charm an item that would transport us from a great distance."

Thea realized what he meant and said, "You were trying to create a Portkey."

Seeing Salazar's confused look, she explained what a Portkey was to him. Salazar looked surprised and said, "I see that Rowena and my research paid off. But yes, we were trying to create the item you call a Portkey. We were using a small piece of string tied rats and mice as the object to transport them. After a few months of trying, we succeeded in the object working and in my excitement, I tested the object and instead of moving from my office to the chamber of secrets, I ended up here in Oz."

Thea nodded and felt sorry for the man when he looked and asked, "If you don't mind me asking, could you tell me what Hogwarts has become since I was last there?"

Thea sighed and told him of her time at Hogwarts and what the houses had become. She told him of her sorting ceremony and how the hat said she would only thrive and reach her true potential in Slytherin house but because of her meeting with Malfoy on the Hogwarts Express, she chose Gryffindor house as it was the house her parents went to during their time at Hogwarts.

Salazar looked sadden to hear how his house had fallen so far but also looked proud that she was not afraid to fight with the sorting hat in order to feel closer to her parents. He looked at her with a smile and said, "Did you know that when the four of us created the sorting hat, we made it so that if your will was stronger than anything, you could choose where you wanted to go?"

Thea looked shocked at that but also thought about her next question and asked, "What classes were taught during your time at Hogwarts?"

He looked happy at that question and said, "We had two types of classes at Hogwarts. The first was mandatory classes and the second was electives. The mandatory classes were Potions, Transfiguration, Defense Class, History, Arithmancy, and Runes. We also had classes to teach people to read and write as well for those who needed it. For the electives, we taught the Basics of Alchemy, Necromancy, Maleficarum or the use of Blood Magic, Fel Magic or the use of Soul Magic, Divination and Enchanting."

Thea looked shocked at all of the classes and said, "From what we have been taught, Blood Magic, Necromancy, and similar magics are considered dark and have been outlawed by the Ministry of Magic. Why was this taught during your time if this is true?"

Salazar nodded at her questioning and said, "While magic does have spells and other such things that can only be used for vile and evil deeds, it is not inherently light or dark. Necromancy is the practice of communicating with the dead, especially in order to predict the future. It is actually more accurate than Divination but it is also much harder to use and should only be used sparingly as it is a bit on the darker spectrum when it comes to magic as it can be used to reanimate the dead known as Inferi."

Salazar took a quick drink before continuing, "Now, Fel Magic or Soul Magic was originally created and used by the Ancient Egyptians and it was used to protect one's soul from being brought back after death or protected one from being possessed by demons or dark lords. And Maleficarum or Blood Magic was taught to bind runes to one's family or to bind an object to one's self so only they could use it."

Thea looked shocked as she realized that there was so much about the magic that the Ministry claimed to be dark and had banned while Hogwarts lost so many classes over the years. Soon Salazar looked at her and said, "If that is all of your questions, for the time being, I shall take you to the time room so you can begin your training. Before you enter, I will hand you a time turner and so you can begin your advanced training. As I am to understand that you are currently fourteen years old. So I have set everything up that by the time you exit, you will be about twenty-four. Understand that I will push you to your limits and not hold back for a single moment but I feel you will succeed in this task. I will also be giving you nutrient potions while you are in the time room to fix the issue of your malnutrition. I will also correct your eyesight so you will no longer need glasses as they could become a problem should you lose them."

Thea nodded and mentally prepared herself for the long hardships she would be facing during her training. The only thought that crossed her mind was how her friends were taking her disappearance. Once the meal was finished, Thea followed Salazar to the room she would spend the next ten years.

And here is Chapter 3. I hope everyone is enjoying the story so far. If anyone happens to notice any errors in grammar, please let me know so I can fix them. Please leave a review to let me know what you think so far.