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Chapter 3 Orion's belt

Harry (Silver), Salena (Sena), and Syllia moved by foot as Syllia couldn't fly.

Syllia was seriously slowing them down but neither Salena or Harry was willing to tell her that. She was trying as hard as she could to keep up and while Salena could be cold, she wasn't heartless. That and the little girl was the reason they were able to speak the current human language. (Using a translation charm that would teach them the language as they heard it.)

When they stopped to rest because it looked like Syllia needed rest, Harry would teach her magic to keep her mind off the possibility that she was slowing them down. Of course, Harry taught her ancient magic which in actuality was the magic they used in the current day.

That brings up the topic that Harry and Salena finally figured out what time they were in.

The duo finally realized that they were in the 10th century. Even though neither had really reacted to the change in their age, they flipped out once they realized the founders were alive and kicking. Ruling more like.

No wonder they used a castle when Rowena Ravenclaw and Helga Hufflepuff were (are?) magical royalty, Salazar Slytherin was magical nobility and a merchant operating in both magical and muggle world, and Godric Gryffindor was magical nobility and Captain of the Magical Royal Guard.

"Did you know that the magical world was once a monarchy?" Harry asked.

"I had no clue but thinking back it was rather obvious." Salena replied. "Let's keep moving." Salena picked up Syllia and moved her into a piggyback position and the two began the trek towards their missing friends.

They moved in silence until Salena decided to ask a question.

"What do we do if we meet the founders?"

"I highly doubt that we will considering the status they have, but one thing is for sure, we need Syllia to keep quiet about the parseltounge. Not many outside the Slytherin family speak it. Actually, in this time, I'm pretty sure it's only the Slytherin family."

"Harry, could you scout ahead and find the nearest town? It's getting dark."

"Yeah, I'll be back soon, as for you, stay on guard."

Harry could not, for the life of him, understand why magical children in troubling situations kept popping up everywhere. It was like someone was out to make sure that he was in charge of saving kids.

Maybe it was because of the superstitions this time was well-known for.

Still, planning to stone children to death was a bit far wasn't it?

He fluffed his feathers in irritation.

Well, if they were so superstitious, then it would be best to use that against them wouldn't it?

If he did anything, they would keep doing it because he wasn't suitable for such a job. Salena on the other hand. Yes, she would do nicely.

He flew back to Salena and if a bird could smirk, Harry would be the perfect image of it.

"So?" Harry asked. "What do you think?"

"That plan has snake written all over it." Salena replied. "You really think this'll work."

"Of course it will! Trust me, this plan will make it so this town will never have another witch trial again!"

"I'm more worried about the butterfly effect."

"Well, don't be, from what I saw in the runes, what we do here will have no effect on our time."

"Really?" asked Salena skeptically.

"I'll need Hermione to confirm it, but probably."

"Harry, we can't just do things on your whims!"

"Salena, do you want to know there were two children out there that you had the power to save but didn't on your conscience?" Harry asked innocently.

"You-! YOU F***ING PLANNED THIS!"

Syllia groaned as she got up and rubbed her eyes. "Hm? Whas goin' on?" she asked sleepily.

"Nothing," Salena replied.

"Does this mean you'll do it?" Harry asked happily.

"Syllia, stay here and look after this manipulative jerk." Salena ordered.

Syllia nodded with wide eyes, though she was still confused.

"Now, now, Salena, you need to calm down a lot to play your part correctly."

Salena growled at him before turning into her animagus form and flying off.

"Ah~ I wanted to see how it went." Harry complained.

Salena could only wonder where the serious and mysterious man that had saved her went and why she was left with a look-alike that acted like a disappointed kid.

Maybe he was like her brother? Someone with a face for serious things and one for friends and family?

Nick protectively covered his unconscious sister from the on coming rocks. He ran as fast as he could with the position he was in and the extra weight of his sister.

Black spots were in his vision, there was no way for him to keep up much longer.

'Why?' He wondered. 'Why did it turn out this way?' He remembered happier times when his mother taught them magic and his father - a mundane, according to their mother - would watch in awe, having never put much faith in the church. He remembered the laughter of every passing day.

Then he remembered his father dying of a sickness not even magic could heal and his mother being burned to death for trying to keep him alive. He remembered his father's last words and his mother's dying screams.

He would kept moving. They needed to survive for their parents.

He heard someone speaking calmly but couldn't make out what was being said.

Someone embraced them. He looked to see who did. A young lady with blonde hair and pretty, smiling green eyes. "You're safe with me. I'll protect you." she said softly with a light accent.

Her voice was light and beautiful.

They were safe, no more running. Everything would be fine. They would survive and they would be happy.

Bwahaha! You need to wait for the next chapter to know what the plan was. I think I gave enough hints for a smart person to guess though.

I am behind schedule. To catch up, I need to be at chapter 5 for all my stories by the end of the month.