Harry followed the four House Ghosts to the dungeons. They went in very deep, into the deepest dungeon. Harry actually lost count of the number of turns he made. Finally they came to a stop in a dark corridor. The Bloody Baron said,"Master Potter, you must journey alone from here. May luck be on your side." "Goodluck Harry Potter." Said the Fat Friar and the Grey Lady. They floated away saying that. Now left was Sir Nicholas. He said," Harry m'boy. All the best. These tasks are prepared based on your skills. So don't hold back." "Thank you Sir Nick." Said Harry and he entered the corridor. Torches activated as soon as he walked in. Harry removed his wand and kept going ahead. At the end of the corridor was a ghost who was dressed in a knight's attire. "Greetings Master Potter. Ahead of this door lies the test of the 4 Founders of Hogwarts. In order to complete the test you must endure everything and anything they pit against you. Fare thee well." "Thank You Sir. May I inquire as to who are you?" Asked Harry. "My name is Sir Tristan. I was one of the Knights of the Round Table. My good King Arthur commanded me to follow Lord Merlin's wishes and here I am. Lord Merlin assigned me to guard the door to his teachers test. Many came for this test and all failed. In the past few centuries, the number of test givers decreased and I've been stranded here. Lord Merlin gifted me Mage Sight. Which is telling me that today might be the last day of my duty here. If you complete this test, you may choose a guardian for this door or you may leave it guardless. Both are your choices. This door has many defences with or without one." Said Tristan. "Many Thanks Sir Tristan." Said Harry graciously. Tristan waved his hand at the door and it glowed softly for a second. "See you around Sir Tristan." Waved Harry and went through the door. His last look at Sir Tristan saw him waving back. The door closed on him and pitched him into darkness. "Lumos." Harry said and the tip of his wand illuminated. He saw that he was in a stone hallway. At the end of the hallway was a glistening sword. Harry walked toward its. He could feel the raw power from it. Hearing something walking towards him, he quickly switched his wand to his left hand and removed the sword and turned towards the noise. He clashed his sword against a sword and started fighting. Harry said," Nox." His wand light went off and he jammed his wand into his robe and continued fighting. After fighting in the dark for a long time, without thinking Harry yelled," Lumos Maxima." Both of them were blinded by a flash of light. The spell lit up the entire room. As his eyes adjusted, Harry got a good look at his opponent. It was a person dressed in a knight's armour. After a few minutes Harry disarmed his opponent and said,"Yield." The Knight held up his hands to show that he was unarmed and removed his helmet. "Well Fought Master Potter. Well fought. My name is Arthur. And I was the best swordsman in all of England and Scotland." Said the Man. "Was? Aren't you still?" Asked Harry. "I was just bested in a battle." Said Arthur. "And via right to conquest, the sword you used belongs to you." "Thank You King Arthur." Said Harry and bowed. Arthur walked to the side and brought out a scabbard in which Harry sheathed the sword and placed it on his waist. "Fare thee well Master Potter." Said Arthur and started disappearing. "Thank You King Arthur." Said Harry. He walked on ahead, the sphere of light following him. After a few minutes he stopped as a sphinx stood in front of him behind which was a door. "Greetings Master Potter. In order to go ahead you have to pass my test. Name the next letter in this sequence: J F M A M J J A S O N ?" Harry thought hard for a minute and then replied," D. The sequence contains the first letter of every month, in order." "Well done, Master Potter. Please carry on." She said and moved aside. Harry forged on ahead and saw a silver door. He opened it and was rewarded with a big snake. Harry stood still as the snake hissed at him. As the snake moved to attack him, Harry yelled,"Stop!" "You speak it?" The snake asked. "Yes I speak it." Replied Harry. "Why were you going to attack me?" "It was a test. Lord Slytherin placed me here. Most of the people who come for the test, don't reach here. They're defeated in the first round itself. Moreover the last challenger was here some centuries ago. You may pass Master Potter. You have passed the test." Said the snake and bowed.
Harry waved to the snake and went past it. "So the first Challenge was of Lord Gryffindor, the second Lady Ravenclaw, the third Lord Slytherin, so that means Lady Hufflepuff's challenge is next. " Mused Harry. He went ahead and he saw a yellow door. He knocked on it and went in. Inside he saw 4 people sitting around a table and laughing as they ate and drank. There were 2 males who were dressed in red and green respectively and 2 females dressed in blue and yellow respectively. The woman in yellow spotted him and said," Ah Harry Dear. Come on in. Welcome to our Humble Abode." Harry walked in and bowed. "My Lords Gryffindor, Slytherin and Ladies Ravenclaw and Hufflepuff." "None of this Lord and Lady business Harry. You can call Row and me Grandma and Grandpa if you like and as for Sal and Helga, you can call them Grand Uncle and Grand Aunt." Said the Man in red, Godric Gryffindor. "Come on in Harry we have a lot to discuss." Said Salazar Slytherin. "Yes Grand Uncle." Said Harry and took a seat. "So you are the first one in all times to complete our test. We would like to give your awards. From me you get the complete mastery of any weapon of your choice. That sword you have is also one of my gifts. I also give you complete mastery on Defence Against the Dark Arts." Said Godric. "Thank You Grandpa." Said Harry and bowed. "From me you get an eidetic memory, complete mastery over charms and transfiguration." Said Rowena. "Thank You Grandma." Said Harry and bowed. "Oh oh I'm next!" Said Salazar. "From me you get complete mastery over potions, parseltongue and the ability of metamorphosis." "Thank You Grand Uncle." Said Harry and bowed. "From me you get the mastery over Herbology and the complete knowledge of all plants in the world known and unknown." Said Helga. "Thank You Grand Aunt." Said Harry and bowed. "Also we know that you're soul bonded. Your mate will share in these gifts. She's a brilliant person Harry. We whole heartedly approve of your match." Said Godric. "She's the brains of our team Grandpa." Said Harry with a smile. "Just like Rowena was ours." Said Helga smiling. Just then the five heard the sound of someone yawning. " He hasn't woken up in ages." Said Rowena astonished. "Who?" Asked Harry confused. A door opened and out walked a man with a beard which would put even Dumbledore to shame. "Good Morning Professors." Said the man and sat down next to Harry. "It's evening actually Merlin." Said Salazar and passed a glass of water. "Is it? Huh. Must have lost track of time. Well how do you do young Harry?" He asked. "I am fine Lord Merlin." Said Harry. "Call me Uncle Merlin, Harry." Said Merlin as he took bread and spread some butter on it. "So I heard that you gave Harry gifts. I would like to give mine too. Here." He said and handed Harry a ring. "This ring is the source of our powers. All our powers. You also are our Heir Harry. Heir Apparent to the most Ancient and most Noble House of Gryffindor, Slytherin, Ravenclaw, Hufflepuff, Emrys and Pendragon, Arthur's house." "Thank You Uncle Merlin." Said Harry and put the ring on his finger. "See you soon Harry." Said All as the powers of the ring made its contact with Harry's magical core and he fainted.