Chapter 16: The Hogwarts Founders
There are some things in life everyone wishes they could undo. In Marie and Elise's case, it was when they asked the Doctor to take them back in time to see the Hogwarts founders. It had been a normal boring Saturday and both girls were extremely bored. Not to say they didn't have anything to do, no, quite the opposite in fact. It was finals week next week and there was a plethora of studying to do, not to mention papers and presentations. However, there was only so much studying one could do before their brain begins to rot, so it was that the roommates contacted the Doctor with a so called "emergency".
"Please?" Elise begged.
"Absolutely not!" the Doctor retorted. "We don't even know if they actually existed."
"We do!" Marie insisted. "We met Harry and Ron! And they were fully trained wizards, therefore Hogwarts exists, therefore the Hogwarts founders must have existed!"
The Doctor gave them both a hard look. He was not impressed by their logic and it showed on the serious face staring at them. Both girls continued to plead with their eyes and finally the Doctor broke. He'd had enough experience with them to know that they wouldn't give up until he did as they asked. Without a word he moved aside and allowed them passage into the TARDIS. They didn't gloat, because they knew that wouldn't get them anywhere with him. Instead they simple smiled in thanks and took their positions in the TARDIS.
"Right, just a quick trip there and back," he grumbled pulling some levers and twisting some knobs.
It didn't take long and soon the hollow thump that announced the TARDIS' landing could be heard. Excitement filled the girls and they rushed over to the door and carefully pushed it open. Beyond the blue frame was a heavily wooded area and a heavy blanket of fog. However they could hear voices echoing in the fog and a short time later they saw four figures stagger drunkenly from the swirling mist. The lead wizard was wearing a red and gold robe. Behind him was a plump woman in black and yellow, then another taller slimmer woman in blue and bronze; behind her was another man, gaunt looking and dressed and green and silver. "Shh!" the man in red and gold who they assumed to be Godric Gryffindor to be shushed.
Helga Hufflepuff behind him then whispered, "Okay guys, be vewy quiet! We are hunting a wabbit!"
Salazar Slytherin looked at her with an odd expression and said, "Wait, we're not hunting a wabbit; we're going after a dragon!"
Rowena Ravenclaw giggled and exclaimed, "TICKLE!"
Elise and Marie looked at each other with matching looks of horror. Were these the famous founders of Hogwarts? They hoped not, but for some reason they suspected that the four were indeed Godric Gryffindor, Helga Hufflepuff, Rowena Ravenclaw, and Salazar Slytherin. "God… I hope they've been drinking…" Marie muttered and moved to close the door to the TARDIS.
Elise nodded in agreement and neither girl protested when the Doctor took them back home. "I hope you've learned a lesson here," he grumbled as they disembarked back into their dorm room.
Neither girl responded, but they both moved toward their desks to continue studying.
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A/N: Another chapter brought to you from the minds of QueenoftheSlayers and myself. For a full account of what we're doing with these short ficlets, check out the first chapter.
Harry Potter (c) J.K. Rowling