Once again sorry about the long wait everyone, but things have been getting big around here, and I'm sure you all understand. I don't own Harry Potter, only Samuel, Salena, and Elaina, plus a few others I'll add in later. Read and review please.

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Four years after Elaina's passing, Salena and Salazar started to get along a lot better than before. Salazar had asked Samuel to teach Salena all the wizard magic training he'd been taught at her age. Salena had turned eighteen two weeks ago, so she was able to use magic freely, before the Ministry of Magic docked down the age to seventeen. Samuel had taught her all the magical spells that required more than flicks, eye contact, and vocal sayings, but sometimes felt he'd regret it since she sometimes liked to play tricks on him a lot with them, before she got caught by her father, which she did very often.

Salena also had a pet anaconda snake Sammy gave her for her birthday, since they both spoke parseltongue. They bonded pretty quickly, and she called her Naomi. Salena also learned how to fight in battle. Godric Gryffindor eventually came by to check on them, and he'd sometimes stay to help with Salena's training. Samuel had married Maria Salem a year after their mother passed away, and he had a three year-old son named Travis and a two month old one named Albert. Salena loved the boys to death, and she spent most of her time babysitting them when Sam went away for battle or work. Maria and Salena got along very well; they'd been best friends since Sam first introduced them.

Salazar however, was not in the best of shape. Since his wife died he'd been living in some depression, even when his son, daughter, daughter-in-law, and grandsons were there to cheer him up. His health was fading, and right now all he could do was lie in bed and dream. Salena and Maria would care for him eventually, but sometimes they were afraid he would go any minute.

Salena was now walking down the corridor to her father's room with Maria and Travis, who had just put little Albert down for a nap, going to check on him like normal.

"Aunt Sally…what's wrong with Grandpa?" Albert asked looking up at Salena who seemed to be worried as they walked.

"Grandpa's very sick Al, we don't know if he'll get better or not." Salena answered when they finally reached the large door to the master bedroom. Maria looked up at Salena and picked up her older son before walking into the room, seeing Salazar lying in bed. His face was pale, his eyes a bit saggy, and his hair was matted against his face. Hearing the two women enter the room, he turned slightly and smiled as they approached his bed. Salena took a seat beside him, letting Albert sit in her lap, and Maria just stood.

"Father…do you feel alright?"

"I'm fine Salena, you needn't worry about me. No need to be shy Maria, please sit down." Salazar motioned for Maria to sit and she obliged.

"When're you gonna get better Grandpa?" Albert asked as he climbed onto the bed and hugged his grandfather.

"Soon Al, very soon; don't you worry about me. Where's your father?"

"Daddy went out to see Mr. Bogasey about war. Mommy says you won't get better, is it true?" Maria looked at her son almost gapingly.

"Albert…"

"It's okay Maria, let the boy talk. Albert, why don't you and your mother go bring me something to eat, I'm feeling a bit famished." Albert kissed his grandfather on the forehead, and got down to walk out with Maria to the kitchen. Salena stood up to follow them, but was stopped when Salazar grabbed her arm.

"Stay Salena, I need to speak with you…" Salena sat back down and grasped her father's hand in hers gently as he spoke.

"Salena, I know it's only been four years since we lost your mother, but I think it's almost my time, to see her again."

"Father…no you're not dying…you won't…"

"Stop denying it Salena, you know I don't have much time left. But that's not why I wanted to speak to you…it's something else, something important."

"You had another vision didn't you? About the boy who will be the last of our descendants…to bring about a war, which will destroy anyone in his path?"

"Yes, but this included someone else, someone who could…defeat him. A boy for that matter…named Harry Potter."

"Harry Potter?"

"Yes, he will be called The Boy Who Lived, and there will be a prophecy about him having the power to defeat the dark lord. You must know Salena that I was wrong before, about the pureblood legacy at Hogwarts. Sam already knows this, but I've realized now that wizards and witches of all blood are perfectly fine the way they are, but our descendant won't realize this. He will be born in a world of loneliness, his father will desert him and his mother will die during childbirth. He will grow up around people who don't understand or tolerate him, so he will not be loved. He will be the heir of Slytherin, and open the Chamber of Secrets at sixteen, when he becomes a murderer after killing his father and grandparents; many will try to stop him, but won't go far until Harry Potter is born, but the boy will be raised differently, in the muggle world with his muggle guardian aunt and uncle, but he will be the one to stop the dark lord. Our descendant will be a murderer, born of a witch and a muggle, hated and deprived of love and care, and it will go on for fifty-seven years, the dark lord will die, but he will be reborn after Harry's fourth year. Many will die, while others cower in fear, but that will come to an end when Harry Potter stops him."

"Father, what is the man's name, what is our descendant's name?"

"His name…his name…Tom Riddle, Tom Marvolo Riddle; he will be half-blood, but he will do great things, terrible…yes…but great."

"You're scared father? Of what?"

"I'm not scared Salena, but I will tell you this, our family will grow to it's extension, but it will be no more after the war is over, Tom Riddle will be the last of our descendants, and the family line will end with him. Take good care of yourself Salena, and take good care of your family some day, when you realize you care deeply for the ones you love. You will develop new powers in the future, powers no witch or wizard will ever get, you have a special gift Salena, use it wisely, and protect the family's honor."

"Yes father, but what do you mean by…"

"No more now, I'm very tired Salena. Ask Maria to bring in some food so I can get some rest please." Salena nodded and kissed her father's forehead before smoothing out his sheets and leaving the room. Once she was outside, her eyes began to water; her father was dying now, and her mother was gone, all she had left of either of them was a golden locket with Salazar's initials on it Samuel wore, and the silver locket Elaina gave her before she died. Salena took a long corridor to the outside garden and took a seat on one of the stone benches beside the rose bushes. The tears in her eyes started to fall, and she began to cry until she felt a hand on her back, causing her to jump in surprise. Turning around to see who it was, she saw that it was her fiancé, Austin Duracus Malfoy.

"Hey Sal, what's wrong?" he asked taking a seat next to her, wrapping an arm around her shoulders. Salena leaned into his touch and started to break down sobbing. Austin held her close and started lightly rubbing her shoulder to comfort her.

"Oh Austin…I don't know what to do anymore, mother's gone, my brother's hardly around anymore, and now my father's dying too soon."

"Shh, shh, Salena darling…it's okay…I'm here. We can't have you all choked up for the battle against the west in two days." Salena's head immediately shot up at the mentioning of the war they were in now, she'd been so busy thinking about the family that she'd completely forgotten. Salena looked at Austin, and immediately got up from her seat, walking over to the large fountain in the middle of the garden. Austin followed behind her, and when she finally stopped she bent her head over the edge and began breathing very heavily. Austin patted her gently on the back as she began to calm down.

"The war…Austin…are your troops ready, and your brother and nephew, what's their position?" she asked so suddenly it almost made Austin fall down to the ground.

"Whoa Salena, easy now; Jonathan and Klaus will be fine, they are after all…some of Samuel's best fighters. My troops are prepared even though the war is only a few days away." Salena sighed as of letting go of a big burden on her shoulders like a vulture on its dead prey.

"Austin, do you remember when we planned to be married after the war was over?"

"Yes, it was a warm, breezy night; you and I were in the Malfoy Mansion's flower garden, seated by the pond where the moon had shown its reflection. The stars glimmered beautifully in the nighttime sky, and you and I were wrapped in a warm blanket from the chills that kept coming." Austin held Salena's hand in his and kissed the silver engagement ring on her finger.

"Do you remember what you said to me?" Salena couldn't hide the blush heating in her cheeks; Austin leaned in towards her and kissed both cheeks before pulling away, smiling.

"You asked me what I would do if anything was to happen to you during the war, and I asked you the same thing. You said that if anything happened, anything at all that I would move on with my life, find another in case you were gone, and never forget about you."

"And you told me, that I was to do the same, but I don't think I could take it if I lost another loved one, I'm already on the verge of losing another." Salena started crying again, this time Austin pulled her into a tight embrace and calmly stroked her back as she choked out sobs. He began speaking sweet-nothings in her ear, which immediately began to calm her down.

"Salena we've discussed this before, you know I'd never do anything to hurt you, and I love you too much to let you go you know that."

"I know, but I just can't stand the fact of losing you, like I lost mom. I want to stay with you for the rest of my life, I love you." Austin took Salena's face in his hands and made her look up to kiss her. Salena kissed back, but couldn't stop the tears from falling. Austin kissed the sides of her face to dry the tears away, and then went down to her neck; Salena's eyes suddenly snapped open and she pulled away slightly. She smacked Austin across the face before he started laughing almost maniacally.

"What may I ask is so funny?" Salena quirked an eyebrow at her fiancé as he quit laughing, looking at her like she'd told a joke or something.

"I was just testing to see if you felt alright, because the Salena I know would never bed anyone unless she married him."

"So you were playing with my emotions to get me to wake up? Oh you're going dowwnnn now Malfoy!!" Salena abruptly yanked her wand out of her pocket and started hexing Austin with playful spells like she did when they were children. Austin joined in and hexed her back as they ran around the large garden. This continued on for hours until they both grew tired and went back inside the mansion.

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The next day:

There was a funeral being held around noon the next day; Salazar Slytherin had died soon after Samuel came back yesterday afternoon. When Salena heard the news, she had gone to her room and cried most of the night before falling asleep. Austin and his family helped out with the funeral arrangements for the great Salazar Slytherin's burial ceremony; Samuel and his family were seated at the front, with the Slytherin crest embroidered in their dark green to black robes. Maria had on a long black dress with a dark green robe over it, along with a thick black veil hanging over her face. Salena sat next to Samuel with Naomi draped over her shoulders, wearing the same thing, including her mother's silver locket with the initials engraved in it, and Samuel had on his father's golden locket, almost similar in size.

All the family members had attended, even a few friends to Salazar. Godric Gryffindor came, along with his family, Helga Hufflepuff with hers, and Rowena Ravenclaw with her family. The women were crying while the men wore saddened expressions on their faces. There weren't many children, but there were a lot of adults and students from the school of Hogwarts.

The music soon began and everyone turned to see four men coming down the aisle with the body of Salazar Slytherin wrapped in velvet, embroidered blankets to the sarcophagus. His grave was going to be held in the family mausoleum, next to his wife Elaina Slytherin, and ancestors. They set the corpse inside a clear glass coffin and laid it down gently before pulling the clear cover over it. Godric Gryffindor stood up and went over to the stand to say a few words; Helga and Rowena followed behind him.

"Ahem, as you all know, I am Godric Gryffindor, and I was once a friend of Salazar Slytherin's back when we were children. Salazar was one of the best wizards I had ever come to know, he was strong, brave, intelligent, a little off-witted maybe…uh no offense to that though, but we all loved him, despite his beliefs on the students admitted to our greatest achievement, Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry." Helga then placed her hand on Godric's shoulder and moved towards the front.

"Greetings to you all, I am Helga Hufflepuff, and I too was once friends with Salazar Slytherin, including everyone in my family. We were very distraught when we heard Salazar had passed on, but we knew of his condition as well, so we couldn't say much. Salazar may have had many different beliefs on the school, but we all still considered him one of the world's greatest wizards. After he told us he was leaving, we begged him to stay with us, but he was persistent, so we let him go. I admit even once that I loved Salazar, more than a friend at least; but when I found out that he was marrying Elaina, I decided to let him go, before I met my husband. Salazar was a great man, and all I can say more is that we hope tomorrow we'll have the courage to end this bloody war, with Salazar's spirit in us all. Thank you…" Helga stood aside and let Rowena speak next.

"Thank you Helga, you've pretty much said everything I was going to say, except for the loving Salazar more than a friend, because he was one of my best ones. Salazar had and still did even when he left the school, a wonderful life. He had a great home, a wonderful, loving family, and could do wondrous magic that none of us could learn. All we can hope for now is that his spirit rests in peace, and will watch over his children and grandchildren. I thank yo all for coming, and hope you will pray that our friend's soul rests in peace for the rest of eternity. Thank you all…" all three wizards and witches bowed and walked off the stand before the glass case burst into flames and the coffin disappeared.

The magical mausoleum added a new name to the crypt's stone plate in the front with all the family ancestors and relatives. Salena then walked up to the grave and pulled out her father's wand, holding it up against the stone crypt and red lights shot out of the tip in fire works. The lights flew everywhere, and as they began to disperse, Salena placed her father's wand into the mausoleum and it took its place next to its former master. Austin walked up next to her and put an arm around her shoulders and she leaned into him. The guests began to leave, but not before giving their prayers to the rest of the family. After the last guest left, Samuel took his two sons and Maria up to their rooms for their changing for dinner. Salena however walked out to the backyard of the mansion, and sat down under the Weeping Willow next to the river, and started to break down crying. Little did she know Austin had followed her and was standing behind a big pile of rocks. He couldn't bear to see Salena so upset, so to comfort her he walked over and began stroking her back and hair. Salena managed to calm down, but couldn't prevent the tears from falling.

"Salena it's going to be okay, your father's in a better place now…you still have the rest of your family."

"I know Austin, but it's only been forty-eight hours since father died, and I miss him so much already. With the final battle tomorrow to end this dreaded war, I can't even think of losing another one so soon." Austin pulled Salena close to him and embraced her tightly as she hugged him back.

"You won't lose anyone Sally, I promise you won't. I'll never leave you, and neither will anyone else you know that." Salena pulled away slightly and looked deep into her fiancé's eyes.

"I can only believe that if…you look me directly in the eye…and tell me you love me, that you'll never leave me, and you'll always be with me." Austin took a deep breath, and looked directly into Salena's big green eyes.

"I love you Salena, more than anyone or anything else in the world. I shall protect you, and watch over you in the war tomorrow, I'll never leave you, and I'll always be with you. I love you, Salena Madeline Elaina Slytherin. Do you love me?" Salena's eyes watered up again, and to answer Austin's question, she kissed him fully on the lips, coiling her arms around his neck, while Naomi just stood over in the sidelines, resting. Austin kissed her back, and pulled her down to the ground. (And I'm pretty sure you all know what happens next, but I'm not going into details sorry).

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Slytherin battle grounds:

Wizards and witches were lined up all across the large valley where the war would begin, awaiting the arrival of the Western soldiers. Samuel stood in place with his horse up front where Salena, Austin, Godric, Helga, and Rowena were in place. All four founders had combined the armies to defeat their enemies, increasing their chance of winning the war and saving their land.

Sam looked over to his sister and his future brother-in-law, wands ready, minds focused, and confidence rising.

"Salena, Austin…if anything happens, I want you both to flee the very second you can, and take Maria and the boys to our secret home as soon as possible; do you understand?"

"No brother, Salena spoke up bravely, we will not leave you here alone to fight these monsters, and we shall fight along side you until the end. I will not abandon our people, they need me, and they need you. I love this land, and I vow to protect it at any cost in the world, including the people who live here." At that moment the horn blew and everyone could see the western army coming just over the hills, charging at them. Samuel raised his sword and cried out "REMEMBER MY PEOPLE, WE VOWED TO PROTECT OUR LAND, AND WE SHALL KEEP OUR VOW TO DEFEAT OUR ENEMIES!!! EITHER WE WIN THIS WAR, OR DIE TRYING!!!!!!!!!!! CHAARRRGE!!!!!"

At the sound of their leader's cry, all four armies rushed up against the western army and the final battle began. The general of the west rose up on his horse and fired a curse at Samuel, almost knocking him off his horse before he was knocked off by a disarming hex. Salena immediately took on a giant and stabbed it through the stomach making it fall to the ground, crushing three other soldiers. Austin followed along with her and killed two to four other soldiers with direct shots to the heads.

Curses were flying, hexes were coming and going everywhere, and the smell of blood was so strong you could smell it five miles away. The west army had been cut down to size, but the Slytherin army also lost many of its soldiers. Samuel was cutting down three armed men when General Morison stepped forward, to begin their battle.

"Your army is about to fall Morison, why not just leave and surrender to our superior people?!!"

"Spare me your sympathy Slytherin, it is time I take back what your father stole from me; the land that is rightfully mine, and mine alone!" Morison yanked out his wand and fired a forbidden curse at Sam, but it was deflected as Sam pulled out his own wand. Austin was busy taking down two large ogres and a mad giant when he saw Sam battling Morison. They continued to fight until Sam was suddenly knocked to the ground, dropping his wand. Finishing off the monsters Austin ran over to Sam as he saw Morison about to fire the Avada Kedavra at Sam.

Salena had saved seven very young soldiers and apparated them back to the Hogwarts Castle to be treated; only to come back and see Austin about to take a hit with the Killing Curse, which was directed at Sam. With Naomi coiled up over her shoulders, Salena ran over to where Austin and Sam were, but arrived too late as the curse struck Austin square in the chest. His eyes bulged and his body fell back to the ground into Samuel's arms.

"AUSTIN!!!!!!!! NO!!!!!!!!!!!!!" Salena reached over to her dying fiancé's body, lifting him up into her arms as she and Sam loomed over him. Austin's eyes looked up to Salena as he drew his dying breath, placing his left hand on her cheek.

"S-Salena…I l-love…you…." Austin's body suddenly went limp and his eyes closed away as Salena's eyes grew wet with tears and she started sobbing.

"No Austin…don't go, don't go…you promised me. Please don't go, I love you don't leave me. You can't leave me…you promised, please don't go…!" Salena pulled Austin's head to her chest and hugged his corpse to her warm body, Naomi relaxed against Salena's neck and tears started to fall from the deadly snake's eyes too. Sam bowed his head in sorrow as his most trusted comrade was smothered by his younger sister.

Morison's evil howling laughter was then heard and Salena looked up at him, her eyes filled with anger and hatred. Morison walked away and started killing more until Salena spotted a cave in the rocky cliff above them. Placing Austin's body down she pulled her wand out and Naomi tightened around her shoulders.

"Salena no; don't do it!!" she heard Sam calling after her.

"He killed Austin; he killed my best friend, my husband; NOW IT'S HIS TURN TO DIE!!!!!!!!!" Salena cried as she ran straight to where Morison was, directly beside the cave and she fired "Expelliarmus!" at the general, throwing him down into dark cave.

Inside the cave, Morison landed onto the hard stone floor and sat up enough to see Salena raving mad, her wand pointed directly at his face. Standing up he pulled out his own wand and pointed it back at her.

"I'm going to make you pay for what you did to him!!" she cried out and Naomi hissed angrily.

Morison just laughed at this, before lowering his wand a bit to look at Salena.

"You poor girl, you've lost your love; I'm willing to fix that for you, if you'll be my wife. I could even put an end to this war and keep your family alive…if you agree."

"Never, if I ever marry again, it'll be for love. And you my friend don't apply for that category. You're nothing but a power hungry monster who loves to watch other people suffer at the palm of your hands. You'll die today, at my hands, and I'll make it nice and slow, so you can feel the pain and agony of all the people whose lives you've destroyed!"

Salena's wand lit up and fired a curse at Morison, he fired one back at her, and this continued on for several minutes. The duel stopped when Morison was suddenly pulled to the ground by a poisonous curse Salena invented, using Naomi, who was wrapped around her left arm and jumped at the sound of Salena's voice saying "Kill him." (In snake language of course.) Naomi leaped out and bit Morison in the neck before landing back onto her mistress's shoulders.

"Finally, it's done…let's go Nao—" Salena stopped talking when she heard the dying Morison chanting a strange spell and pointing his wand at her; out of the tip sprang a blue lightning of sorts, which froze Salena and Naomi in a suspended state, covering them in blue crystals, along with the rest of the cave, blocking the exit for no one else to enter. Crystals sprung out from the ground around the entrance outside where the Slytherin army had won the battle, until a large earthquake shook the earth beneath and the cave was coated in crystals.

The last thing Salena could remember hearing was her brother Samuel Derrick Salazar Slytherin calling out for her along with her other comrades, and seeing Morison's life force fade away completely.

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Like it, hope so because it took me three hours to finish this chapter. If you have any ideas on whom or how Salena should be found, this might be Dumbledore or McGonagall or both. Send me your ideas in a review please okay? And let me know what you think of a Salena/Severus Snape pairing for later on. Review please, thank you.