Okay, now whoever said my story was boring…probably should give a few ideas in case they want the story to be a bit different. I'm not gonna go straight to the seventh book, so I'm going to start at the first book where Salena finds out about the prophecy she's warned about earlier from her father, Salazar Slytherin. It's been about 1,018 years since she's become powerful, but she won't exactly see Voldemort until the fourth or fifth book. Please let me know whatcha think okay?

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Fourteen years after Salena's birth:

"Father, what's wrong, where's mother?!" A fourteen year old girl called out as she saw Salazar bring in a doctor to the master bedroom.

"Your mother is sick Salena, she has a terrible fever and her heart has become weak. Go find Samuel and bring him here, quickly!" Salazar gave Salena a little push and she ran off to the backyard garden where she found Samuel, whom she'd referred to as Sam or Sammy, reading a spell book Salazar had given him last year.

"Sam, come quick it's mother!" at the sound of his little sister's voice Samuel placed the book down and ran with Salena back to their parents' room.

Once the reached the large doorway Salazar came out and looked sadly at his two children. The doctor soon came out after him, and shut the door quietly behind him.

"I'm sorry milord, but I'm afraid Elaina doesn't have much time left. I've done all I can to help her, but I was too late. Forgive me my lord." The doctor bowed slightly and left the house after Salazar thanked him for his duties.

"Father?"

"What is it Samuel?"

"How did it happen? I thought it was just a normal cold."

"We all thought it was, but unfortunately the cold turned into pneumonia. I don't know how she got it, but I wish we could have seen it sooner. You can see her, but make it short, she needs to rest." With that Salazar walked off to the outside garden, his usual place of thought whenever he was depressed.

Samuel carefully opened the door a crack to see his mother lying peacefully on her large bed. Slowly walking in he told Salena to stay put until after he spoke with her first. Salena didn't want to but seeing on how hurt her brother was about their mother's passing, she didn't press any further. Shutting the door quietly behind him, he walked slowly over to Elaina and took a seat by her side.

"Hello mother…" he spoke softly holding her hand.

"Samuel…my son…" Elaina spoke hoarsely squeezing Sam's hand lightly.

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Thirty minutes later:

Salena had fallen asleep sometime after Sam had made her wait until after he'd spoken with Elaina. Elaina and Salena always spent time with each other, whether it was schooling, dueling, training, even when Sam and Salazar were with them, the two, maybe even the whole family was inseparable.(and if you wanna know, yes, Samuel and Salena are parselmouth.)

Salena was woken up by a hand lightly shaking her shoulder. Yawning and stretching a bit, she looked up to see Sam looking down at her. His face was all red and blotchy, his eyes all wet and red, like he'd been crying. He sniffled a bit, then wiped his eyes.

"She'll see you now." He said sadly and walked off in the same direction his father went earlier.

Salena walked quickly into the master bedroom to see her mother, looking no better than before. She sat in the same seat Sam had been in, and rested her elbows on the side of Elaina's bed.

"Mama…"

"Salena sweetheart…are you alright?"

"What do you mean? I'm fine…"

"No dear…I mean will you be alright while I'm gone, with your father and brother?"

Salena was hesitant about that question, she and her brother were always fine with each other, but her father…was something else. The two barely saw eye-to-eye with each other, like Sam was his favorite. She loved her father greatly, but did he love her the same way?

"I'll be fine mama, but it won't be the same." Salena started tearing up, but she held back her sobs as she spoke. "Without you…what's father going to do with me? He probably doesn't love me…"

"Don't say that Sally, your father loves you very much. He just has a funny way of showing it to you…like I do with Samuel."

"Sam was always jealous of me, because I spent more time with you like he did with father. Mama, what if I can't…"

"Don't be so hard on yourself my angel, you're still young, you'll be able to use your magic like Samuel soon, just work harder, and you'll get it. Why don't I teach you a spell, one that I created with your father?"

"What's it called mama?"

"It's called Flamarei Mamarin, it's a fire spell, but at the same time, a protection spell."

"How can it be two spells at once? Does father know about it?"

"Of course he does Salena; he's the one who gave me the idea. The fire spell you use when you want to fight, it's activated by confidence, and courage; in order to use it you have to mean it."

"It has a corny name mom."

Elaina chuckled a little before grasping her daughter's hand and giving it a small, loving rub. "I know your father was the one who came up with the name; he is one of the world's greatest wizards you know."

"I know he was one of the wizards who founded the school of Hogwarts with Godric Gryffindor, Helga Hufflepuff, and Rowena Ravenclaw. He wanted only purebloods like us to come into the school, but was outvoted and left to live here with you."

"Don't forget about his chamber of secrets, and the true heir remember?"

"I know, I know…besides he's already said that he doesn't believe in that anymore, and he can't go back because he's too ashamed correct?"

"Not ashamed, just concerned…now for the protection spell, it's tricky. This spell is acted out by the most powerful thing in the world…do you know what that is?"

"Love mama…you've told me that a thousand times before."

"Right…now saying the spell isn't enough, you have to really mean this one too, but not just on yourself, but someone who's really dear to you. This person must mean everything to you, more than anyone else in the world or anything for that matter."

"How will I know when to use it?"

"I can't tell you that honey, you have to find that out for yourself. Look over there in that case…" Elaina pointed over to a large silver jewelry case Salazar had given her as a wedding present. Salena looked at her mother and back at the case, and stood up walking over to it. She opened it, and saw all of Elaina's jewelry, but the one thing that caught her eye was a large silver, oval-shaped necklace with an emerald no bigger than her mom's pinky in the middle. The chain that held it was made of pure silver, and on the back of the pendant were the initials E.S. engraved on the back with a serpent on the front surrounding the emerald. Picking up the necklace Salena looked at it with wonder and brought it back over to her mother. She held out a hand to give the necklace to her, but Elaina stopped her.

"It's yours Salena…I'm giving it to you." She smiled, and took hold of Salena's hand again.

"But it's yours, father gave it to you on your wedding night remember?"

"I know, but now I'm passing it on to you, it's a tradition of the Slytherin family, to pass on your most treasured possession to your child before you die. This necklace was once your grandmother's and she gave it to your father, to give to me. Now I'm giving it to you, because I want to, and because I love you."

"Mama…"

"Listen to me Salena, I'm glad I married your father…but as you know, my parents resented him because of his beliefs, but he's let that go and we all know it. He's the only man I ever truly loved, and to prove that love, we were blessed with you and your brother. I know I didn't spend much time with Samuel like your father did, but he knows I love him deeply, and your father loves you both very much. I know he doesn't show it much, but I know he cares about you."

"I know mama, but I just wish he'd tell it to me, like he does Sam…I mean he—mama are you okay?"

"I-I'm fine dear…now please let me rest…I'll talk to your father later. I love you Salena."

"I love you too mama, thank you." Salena stood up from her chair and kissed Elaina's forehead before taking one last look and stepping out of the room.

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The next day:

Salena woke up to bright sunlight shining through the deep dark green curtains in her room. Rubbing her eyes she stirred slightly before her hand came across the necklace her mother gave her the day before. Suddenly her eyes went wide and she scrambled out of her bed and ran out into the corridor to her parents' bedroom. Opening the door almost hastily she ran into the room to find it empty. Elaina was no where to be seen, and the room looked like it'd just been clean recently.

Salena looked around and found nothing, even when she looked out the window she saw no one, not even her father or Samuel. As she turned and spun her silk white nightgown swished around with her.

"Mama, where are you?! Mama?!" Salena looked and called for her mother but got no answer. Running out of the room she looked in all of the places she suspected her mother would be, the study, the garden, the library, not even the sitting room. She continued running around the house until she ran into her father's arms; looking up at him he shook his head, his eyes full of sadness.

"Father, where's mama? Where is she?!" Salena started squirming against her father's hold; Salazar took hold of her shoulders and shook her slightly.

"She…she's gone Salena. She died last night, soon after I spoke with her. I'm sorry…"

"No…no she can't be…she's not dead; SHE'S NOT DEAD!!!" Salena started thrashing wildly in Salazar's grip, but Salazar was too quick for her as he pulled his wand out and cast a calming spell on her. Salena started crying; Salazar caught this and hugged his daughter tightly trying to calm her down.

"Shh…it's alright Sally, it's going to be alright. You still have me and Samuel, your mother wouldn't want to see you like this you know." Salena began to calm down as her father spoke soothing things to her, actually sounding like, he loved her.

"F-Father…do you…"

"Love you? Of course I do Sally, what made you think that?"

"Well, you hardly ever talk to me…and you never want to…actually be with me…"

"That's not true Salena…I know it may look like I don't pay you much attention, but that's only because I'm busy trying to teach Samuel how to be a good wizard. I'll teach you too, all you have to do is ask. You and Sam both have a long way to go…."

"Sam's twenty-three years-old father…"

"I know but he still needs practice…and you do too, now come on. We have to go get ready for your mother's funeral, you know she'd want you there." Salena smiled and gave her father a big bear-hug around the waist, and he hugged her back, stroking her long black hair in comfort.

"I love you dad."

"I love you too Sally."

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Hey guys, is this better? Hope so, now before Harry and the others come, Salena's not gonna know about the prophecy or Harry until maybe after Samuel's accident or something. So maybe that'll be in the next chapter, when Salena becomes war mistress, maybe. See you all later and please leave a good review.