Heirs of the Founders

Heirs of the Founders 2

Destiny Can Wait

A few decades after Hengist of Woodcroft founded the village of Hogsmeade, the four best wizarding folk of the age saw it was a perfect place for to build their dreams. They wanted to found a school of magic for youngsters.

Those people were Godric Gryffindor, Salazar Slytherin, Helga Hufflepuff and Rowena Ravenclaw. They all shared the same dream of founding a school but for reasons. Godric wanted the students to learn boldness and bravery and have adventures to tell their grandchildren one day. Salazar Slytherin wanted only the purest of the pure to enter the school to really prove themselves in magic. Helga only wanted to build up the school more and give every witch and wizard out there a chance to learn magic and do their best. Rowena Ravenclaw wanted the students to become as clever as she.

A skilled Occulemens and Legilimens, Godric Gryffindor loved to go on adventures, fighting dangerous beasts and being a hero. He was the only animagus in the group and he was able to change into a lion since he was a lad. His favorite animal was the lion and he loved any beast with parts of a lion: the sphinx, the griffin and even the blood thirsty manticore. Godric owned a very beautiful sword with gold rubies. He took it with him on his "quests" and fought with it as much as he did with his wand. If some wizards didn't know any better, they would say he was a muggle. He had auburn hair and beard, blue eyes and had a stocky, strong build.

The other wizard--Salazar Slytherin--was also a Legilimens. Salazar Slytherin possessed the incredibly rare ability to speak Parseltongue, the language of snakes. Those that could speak with snakes were called Parselmouths and Parseltongue was the sign of a dark wizard. It was true. Salazar Slytherin knew a lot about the Dark Arts but he never shared this knowledge with the other founders. He had some deep and dark secrets that were best taken to the grave. The wizard was tall with dark and sinister features.

Helga Hufflepuff had another rare ability but not as dark. She was a Metamorphamagus, which enabled her to change her appearance at will. She hardly used this ability except when she slept in and had to do her hair in a hurry. Her golden blond hair was usually long and she had a fair, kind face with bright blue eyes. She loved legends and stories and she loved to play with flowers and plants since she was a little girl. She was famous for knowing a lot about magical plants.

As an Arithmancer and Healer, Rowena Ravenclaw was a very wise and creative witch. People always came to her for aid in sickness and advice on complicated subjects. Rowena was close friends with Helga.

Because Hogsmeade was the only wizarding village in Britain, the villages thought that a school near their village was a wonderful idea. Hengist and some of the villagers helped the four founders build the castle and named it Hogwarts after Hogsmeade. The founders had four houses for the students with attributes and abilities matching the founders'. Those that were brave or wanting to be went to Gryffindor. Because Gryffindor was a lion animagus the lion became their mascot. Slytherin took those of great ambition and cunning. His being a Parselmouth inspired him to make the mascot a snake. Students with wisdom went to Ravenclaw and their mascot was an eagle because of Ravenclaw's pet eagle. Badgers symbolized creatures of loyalty and hard work which became the mascot for Hufflepuff house.

Everything was going smoothly for the students and the Founders. They were very proud of themselves and the villagers of Hogsmeade couldn't have been happier.

It was an exciting time when Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry finally opened and wizarding families could send their children to the school. Young witches and wizards not just from the village of Hogsmeade, but from the whole country, came ready to learn everything from Potions to Transfiguration.

Before starting their tenth year teaching at Hogwarts, the founders held a meeting as always. They discussed where they were going to go so they could bring new young witches and wizards to Hogwarts. Helga Hufflepuff had her hair in a hairstyle the founders had never seen before.

"Helga, what've you done to your hair?" Rowena inquired, tapping one of the golden buns.

"You like it?" Helga asked with a grin. "I am not sure what inspired me this morning. I decided to try it out."

"Must be nice being able to change your appearance at will," sighed Salazar.

"What do you mean?" Helga inquired.

"Nothing," Salazar told her.

"I have an idea to make Hogwarts bigger," Godric said brightly.

"Excellent," Helga said, "I'd love to see Hogwarts grow."

"What do you have in mind, Godric?" Salazar questioned him.

"Will we be taking young witches and wizards from other countries as well?" Rowena asked.

"No, I think we should start bringing Muggle-borns to the school," Godric replied, taking out a parchment. "I've found that there are many Muggle-borns throughout the country."

"You must be out of your mind, Godric," Salazar said coolly. "We've specifically chosen this location to build Hogwarts because it was close to the only wizarding village in this country. We do not want Muggles coming anywhere near here."

"Not Muggles, Salazar," Godric said firmly. "I meant Muggle-borns. Witches and wizards with Muggle parentage."

"I think it is an excellent idea," Helga sighed, "then maybe we can achieve peace with Muggles by teaching their children."

"I agree," Rowena nodded, "it would be nice to see more students at Hogwarts."

"Are you stupid?" Salazar demanded. "Allowing that--that filth to corrupt this school?"

"Salazar!" Godric gasped. "Mind your tongue!"

"They have no right to be in Hogwarts," Salazar hissed. "I won't have it!"

"Just because their parents are Muggles?" Helga asked. "Salazar, someone must teach them how to use their abilities."

"It doesn't have to be us," Salazar muttered. "I refuse to teach Mudbloods!"

"I already told you to watch your tongue, Slytherin!" Godric shouted, whipping out his wand. Salazar did the same.

"Godric, put your wand down!" Rowena exclaimed as she grabbed his arm.

"We mustn't fight amongst ourselves!" Helga said furiously as she stepped between them. "Not over something small like this."

"Small?" Salazar mumbled. "This is outrageous! We can't have Muggles send their children to this school! How are they supposed to pay for it? Do you really think these...these Muggle-borns will be as good as the purebloods we've been teaching for the past years?"

"It doesn't matter," Helga said, "just as long as we give them a chance. Listen, there must be a way for us to compromise."

"There isn't," Salazar said, eyeing Godric.

"We don't have to bring in all the Muggle-borns into Hogwarts," Helga said thoughtfully. "Just those who want to prove themselves. The ones that really want to learn magic. Let at least grant them the opportunity and they can decide."

"Helga is right," Rowena said, nodding. "the magic in a child's body begins to surface at the age of five. At times of anger or fright, they cause things to happen. They must be wondering what is happening to them and we're the only ones that can provide answers for them. I imagine there may be some Muggles that will not send their children to our school but we can search for those that will."

"Is that supposed to make me feel better?" Salazar demanded. "I do not want Mudbloods corrupting my school!"

"Your school?" Godric narrowed his eyes. "This is our school just as much as it is yours! We built Hogwarts together!"

"Let us first find out if there are any Muggle-borns willing to come to Hogwarts," Helga said gently.

"Yes, I don't think they would fancy Salazar as one of their teachers," Godric said acidly.

"Very well," Salazar muttered, "let us hope those Mudbloods do not want to come to Hogwarts anymore than I want them to."

"I am sick of you saying that word, Salazar!" Godric snarled.

"It is the truth," Salazar said coolly and he swept out of the room. The other founders shook their heads and sighed.

"I really do not like him," Godric growled.

"Godric, calm down," said Rowena as she rubbed his arm. "It will get better."

"On the contrary, Rowena," Godric muttered, "I feel it will only get worse. I do not trust Slytherin at all."

--

Godric, Helga and Rowena searched out for Muggle-borns that may be interested in learning magic. To Salazar's relief, none wanted to go to the school. They were disgusted in learning who they were and so were their parents. Some parents disowned their children because of it or tried ignoring what they were. The founders had to perform Memory Charms on the parents and their children so they would forget everything. It was only a temporary solution. When their anger gets out of control again they'd make something happen again.

However, it was only a matter of time until Muggles would be foolish enough to allow their Muggleborn students to be taught magic. Salazar had to do something. He tried telling the other founders it was a bad idea but they wouldn't listen to him. If compromising and arguing and bribing wasn't going to work with the other founders, he was going to have to use force. He hoped it didn't have to come with this but he believed he had no other choice. He would have to kill all the Mudbloods of Hogwarts and then maybe the others would understand that opening the doors of Hogwarts to Mudbloods was a terrible idea. The others didn't suspect a thing. Without their knowledge or permission, Salazar Slytherin built a hidden chamber deep underneath the school. No one realized that they were sharing the school with a dangerous monster.

Some of the Hogsmeade villagers took Salazar's side when they told them what the others were planning. They came to Hogsmeade seeking peace and refuge from the muggles. If Muggle-borns would be entering their village they might tell their parents about it. It was very risky.

There was going to be another school year starting soon and it was time to seek out more students for the school. After Rowena was commenting on Helga's short and curly hair for the day, Godric quieted them down.

"Good news," said Godric happily, "a few Muggle-borns will be coming this year."

"What?" Salazar shouted. "You cannot be serious. I thought Muggles wouldn't send their children here."

"We've investigated it quite thoroughly," said Rowena. "We've even met some of the children. Some look quite promising. They are already studying their books."

"Anyone can read books, Rowena," said Salazar lazily. "But that does not guarantee they can actually do it, can they?"

"I've seen how well they do," Rowena said, narrowing her eyes. "Some are quite better than those of your house. I've seen trolls that are cleverer."

"What did you---?" Salazar began but Helga quickly cut him off.

"Salazar, we've already been through this," Helga sighed, "you don't have to have them in your house. We can take the Muggle-borns. There are only eight starting this year."

"That is not good enough," Salazar muttered, "Even if they won't be in my house they'd still be still walking the halls of Hogwarts and entering the village Hogsmeade. You know that Hengist is not happy with this either? Common filthy Muggles are the reason why he founded Hogsmeade!"

"That is enough!" Godric shouted, standing up and slamming his hands on the table. "Enough, Salazar! We have been through this many times already."

"Are you not concerned for the safety of Hogwarts?" Salazar demanded. "What about Hogsmeade? This school is right next to an all wizarding village! How do you know these Mudbloods won't tell everyone where we are? Muggles can come and destroy everything!"

"Do you really think they would do something like that?" Helga asked softly. "Salazar, you didn't see their faces when we told them they could learn how to control their powers. We've placed special charms around Hogwarts and Hogsmeade. Muggles will not know this is a school of magic."

"You cannot guarantee that the Mudbloods won't tell everyone where we are," Salazar muttered.

"Salazar, stop!" Godric snapped. "That is enough!"

"I refuse to allow Mudbloods to corrupt my school!" Salazar hissed.

"This is not your school!" Godric snarled. "We founded this school together, do not forget that!"

"We have already chosen to give all witches and wizards a chance to prove themselves," said Helga, "regardless of their magical heritage."

"They will out number us," said Salazar coolly. "What if they become more successful than the purebloods? They will try and start a war."

"They wouldn't do that!" Godric exclaimed, leaning forward. The two wizards were inches away, shouting from the top of their lungs. Helga and Rowena looked concerned.

"They already have!" Salazar snapped. "We're already at war with the Muggles. We've always been at war!"

"Stop it!" Helga exclaimed, tears stinging her eyes. "Salazar, Godric, stop!"

Eyeing each other, Salazar and Godric backed away.

"You know I am right," Salazar scowled.

"Perhaps there is a way we can reach peace with the Muggles," said Helga hopefully.

Salazar laughed derisively. "Peace? Don't be naïve, Helga."

"We've already made a difference in bringing Muggle-borns into Hogwarts," Helga told him.

"Helga is right," Rowena added, nodding. "We can end the war between wizards and Muggles. We've already opened a door."

"I do not believe it," Salazar muttered, "there will still be those that hate us."

"Then let them hate us," Helga said, "we'll work with those with open minds."

"I refuse to work with Mudbloods and Muggles," Salazar muttered, "I am through."

"What?" the other founders gasped.

"I am leaving Hogwarts," Salazar said softly. "Get another Head of Slytherin House. Get a new Potion's Master. I do not wish to stay here anymore."

"I cannot believe this," Helga mumbled.

"I do not want to share a school with Mudbloods and Mudblood supporters," said Salazar, "so I will leave Hogwarts."

"Salazar..."

"If my words haven't persuaded you," Salazar smirked, "then perhaps the Chamber of Secrets will."

"What?" Godric asked. "Chamber of Secrets?"

"What do you mean, Salazar?" Rowena inquired.

Salazar did not reply. He left the room to pack his things. Godric looked at the others.

"What do you suppose the Chamber of Secrets is?" he asked. The two witches shook their heads.

"Perhaps he was lying," Rowena said, "trying to scare us. Why would he build some hidden chamber within the school?"

"He isn't lying," Godric said simply. "I'm a Legilimens; I can tell when someone is lying to me."

"What should we do, Godric?" Helga asked, sounding worried.

"Nothing," Godric answered, smoothing his auburn beard.

"You mean we're just going to let Salazar leave Hogwarts?" Helga asked. "You don't care if the Hogwarts Four is breaking?"

"We never should've trusted Salazar Slytherin in the first place," Godric muttered, "I knew he was trouble from the start. Damn Parselmouths. They cannot be trusted."

"I'm going to talk to him," Helga whispered, rising from her chair.

"Helga, you know he won't listen," Godric said tiredly. "It is better if he leaves Hogwarts."

"I don't believe that, Godric," Helga said and she left the room.

"What does she plan to do?" Godric asked, dropping his arm and turning to Rowena. "Salazar will not listen to her anymore than he'll listen to us."

"Godric, you do not understand," Rowena said softly. "Helga loves Salazar."

"What?" Godric gasped. "Helga is in love with Salazar?"

--

Determined to make Salazar reason, Helga made haste down to the dungeons. She couldn't believe that the Hogwarts Four was breaking. The four of them built this place together. She couldn't stand and watch Salazar leave over a disagreement. If Salazar left, then a part of Hogwarts would be missing. There had to be a way to make Salazar understand.

Helga pushed open the door of Salazar's office.

"Salazar, I cannot let you do this," she said firmly.

"And I cannot stay in this place another day," said Salazar. He made his books and robes fly into bags. "Do not try to stop me, Helga."

"Please, Salazar," Helga whispered, coming in closer and laying her hand on his shoulder. "The others are not here. We've always been able to talk before. You do not really want to leave Hogwarts, do you?"

"If you insist of having Mudbloods coming in to infest it," Salazar said coldly.

"Just give them a chance," Helga pleaded, "you will see they wish Hogwarts no harm. They just want to see where they fit in the world."

"They do NOT fit in the wizarding world, Helga!" Salazar snarled. "They may seem innocent now but how long until they tell everyone where Hogwarts is? Ten years? Fifty? A hundred? Someday there will be an army of Muggles surrounding this place to destroy everything we built!"

"Salazar, we can still protect Hogwarts and have students of Muggle parentage!" Helga insisted. "We can build barriers if we have too!"

"It is not good enough," Salazar muttered, taking books from his bookcase.

"There may be a day were we can reach peace with the Muggles, Salazar!" Helga exclaimed. "They deserve a chance!"

"No they don't!" Salazar snapped, turning around. "You do not understand, Helga. The Muggles hate us! They will never understand us. It is bad enough having to share this world with them. Now you want me to open the doors of Hogwarts to them too? I will not tolerate it anymore!"

He shoved his belongings angrily into a bag. He approached the door and Helga stood in the way.

"No, please don't go, Salazar," Helga pleaded.

"Stand aside, Helga," Salazar ordered.

"No!" Helga exclaimed. "Salazar, listen to me. It does not matter how much magic you have got in your blood but it is what you do with it! Let's try to understand the Muggles by teaching their children how beautiful magic can be!"

Salazar grinned and shook his head. "You are sweet, Helga but naïve."

"And you, Salazar, are talented but shallow," Helga muttered, "I cannot let you leave."

"And I cannot let you keep me here," Salazar said coolly. "Now stand aside, Helga."

"I cannot do that," Helga said, staring right at him. A tear ran down her cheek. "I--I love you, Salazar."

Salazar looked as if it had affected him. He didn't breath. He didn't move. He knew she was telling this truth. All this time he suspected she had feelings for him but he didn't know how strong. Helga Hufflepuff really loved him?

"I love you," Helga said firmly, "so please don't go. If you do, Hogwarts will be so empty and I just couldn't bear that!" More tears spilled over her cheeks and she threw herself into Salazar's grasp. Surprised, Salazar dropped his bags and stared down at Helga's brown curly hair head. Helga sobbed and tightened her arms around him. She continued to beg for him to stay.

"Helga, I already told you why I cannot stay," Salazar said in a kinder tone. "I am sorry."

"Please don't leave me!" Helga begged, turning her bright blue tear-filled eyes at him. "Don't leave me, Salazar!"

"I must leave," Salazar said firmly. "I need time alone. Please try to understand."

Helga swallowed. "Where will you go?"

"I do not know."

"Will you come back?"

Salazar sighed and shook his head.

Helga felt her heart break. She knew it was pointless now. There was nothing she could do or say to make him stay. She sobbed and pressed herself against Salazar. She knew this would be the last time she'd ever see him. This would be the only time she'd be in his arms. Oh, if only she had told him her feelings sooner, would things have been any different?

"I'll miss you," she said in a broken voice.

Salazar awkwardly put his arms around her. It was too late to think of it now. He was leaving. He patted her back and pushed her away gently.

"Before I leave," he said, "could I see your pretty face and hair again? I want my last memory of you to be like the first time I saw you."

Helga nodded and closed her eyes. Her curly light brown hair straightened out and lengthened to her waist. The brown changed into golden blond with a braid on either side of her face. Her squared face shifted into a shape of a heart and when she opened her eyes, they were no longer hazel but bright blue.

Salazar smiled. "I know it must be entertaining to change how you look, but I prefer your natural beauty over everything else." He kissed her cheek and more tears leaked out of her eyes. She couldn't believe he was leaving. What was she going to do with him gone?

He bent down to pick up his things and swinging them over his shoulder, he glanced at Helga. "Goodbye, Helga."

"Goodbye," she mumbled.

Salazar turned and stepped out of the doorway. She rested her head on the doorframe to watch him disappear from the stairs. She could not believe it. Salazar was leaving Hogwarts. He was leaving the other founders. He wasn't just walking out of Hogwarts; he was walking out of Helga's life. Heartbroken, Helga hit the wall and sobbed uncontrollably.

--

Salazar didn't know where to go after leaving Hogwarts so he decided to stop in Hogsmeade until he figured out a solution. He knew that Hengist of Woodcroft would like to say goodbye and this may be the last time he'd have a drink with him in the Hogshead.

"You are leaving Hogwarts, Salazar?" Hengist inquired, scratching his red beard. "But why? You love that place."

"I did," Salazar muttered, reading his glass of firewhisky.

"So, the Muggles have finally agreed to let their children come to Hogwarts, eh?" Hengist said. "I suppose it would've been only a matter of time."

After a couple swigs of his drink, Salazar set it down. "I'm terribly sorry, Hengist. I tried telling the others bringing that filth to Hogwarts was a bad idea. The other Wizarding Schools that don't allow Muggle-borns, why should we?"

Hengist nodded in agreement as he swigged his own drink down. He wiped his mouth. "Godric has good intentions of making Hogwarts larger but I agree with you, Salazar me boy. This isn't a good time to bring Muggle-borns to Hogwarts."

"It doesn't matter," Salazar said, "I've got it handled."

"What do you mean?" Hengist asked raising an eyebrow.

Salazar leaned over the table and smiled at his friend. "I built a hidden chamber in the school. There is a creature in there with the power to purge the school of Mudbloods."

Hengist looked horrified. "You did what? Salazar, you put a monster in a school?"

"Keep your voice down!" Salazar hissed. "This is for the good of Hogwarts and your precious village. You don't want the Muggles to come back for you, don't you?"

"Well, no," said Hengist sheepishly, "but I don't want their children to die either."

"If Godric wasn't foolish enough to start seeking Mudbloods," Salazar sneered, "I wouldn't have to build the Chamber of Secrets."

"It sounds too dangerous," Hengist said, "what if the creature destroys the school too? What if it gets loose and kills everyone in the village?"

"Oh, the creature will know it's task," Salazar grinned. "My true heir will be the one to find the Chamber and set the creature on the Mudbloods. Only he would be able to control it."

"What kind of creature, Salazar?" Hengist asked.

"If I told you," said Salazar, "it wouldn't be the Chamber of Secrets, now would it? I have already told you enough of my brilliant plan."

"Brilliant?" Hengist gasped, "it's inhumane!"

"You'll thank me when your precious village is safe from that filth, Hengist," Salazar said coolly. He drained his firewhisky and got up. He slapped Hengist's back goodbye and left the pub.

Hengist sat at the table quietly and went over what Salazar just told him. Was Salazar serious? Was there really a Chamber of Secrets? Hengist had to do something. Mobs of Muggles drove him to live in secrecy but just because the Muggles didn't understand it wasn't enough for Hengist to hate them. Perhaps Muggle-borns would be good for the school. That meant more business for the shops. Even though Muggles had been cruel to him, he truly wanted to make peace with them.

Hengist had to warn the other founders. They had to know about Salazar's diabolic plot.

--

"He said his true heir would be the one to open it!" Hengist told the founders worriedly. "But what if the Heir of Slytherin sets the monster on other people too?"

"Oh Salazar," Helga moaned as she shook her head, "what have you done?"

"I knew he was up to something!" Godric said angrily, slamming his fist on the table. "Damn Parselmouth! I knew he couldn't be trusted, I just knew it!"

"Calm down, Godric," said Rowena, "we need a plan. We can't just stand here cursing Salazar."

"I think we should start looking for this Chamber of Secrets," Hengist said, "and destroy the creature from within!"

"We can't, Hengist," Godric groaned, "even if we found the chamber we couldn't open it."

"You must have some sort of plan," said Hengist encouragingly.

"Yes, we'll need a plan," said Ravenclaw with a nod. "Godric, what if...what if our heirs could stop the Heir of Slytherin?"

"How will we do that?" Helga asked.

"How will you do that?" Hengist raised an eyebrow. "How could you be certain your heirs will be in school at the same time as the Heir of Slytherin?"

"I'm not sure," Godric sighed, "but we'll come up with something. We will be very careful with who we bring into Hogwarts for the next hundred years or so."

"Yes, definitely don't let any Parselmouths in," Hengist shook his head. "No one with the last name Slytherin."

"Could we perhaps barricade the Chamber of Secrets?" Helga asked hopefully.

"If we found it," said Godric. He clasped forearms with Hengist. "Thank you for letting us know, Hengist."

"Of course," said Hengist, "let me know if there's anything else."

Hengist left the room and Godric turned to Helga and Rowena. They looked worried.

"Should we wait until we let Muggle-borns in?" Helga asked.

Godric shook his head. "Let's go as planned. We will look for entrance to the Chamber and try to barricade it. It would be best if we try to find out what kind of creature is in the Chamber so we'll know how to stop it. If anyone asks us about the Chamber we'll tell them it is only a legend."

"Hengist said that only the Heir could control the creature," said Ravenclaw, "it must be a type of snake."

"Yes, of course," Godric said as he paced the room. "Salazar is a Parselmouth and if he wanted his Heir to open the Chamber and let the monster out, his heir would have to be a Parselmouth as well."

"What do you imagine the type of snake it is?" Helga asked.

"There are many dangerous serpents," Rowena sighed, "Salazar might have set all kinds of snakes in the chamber."

"We'll find out what it is," Godric said boldly, "and we'll leave gifts for our Heirs to protect them from the Monster of Slytherin. When the Heir of Slytherin opens the Chamber of Secrets, they will be ready. We will have to trust they can stop Salazar's plot to kill Muggle-borns."

"Yes, our Heirs," Helga mumbled, "I just wish Salazar would come back so we can talk things through."

"A cold day in Hell that would be," Godric muttered, "I know you had feelings for him but that doesn't mean he's going to change. He's a Parselmouth."

"He just wanted to keep Hogwarts safe, Godric," Helga said with tears stinging her eyes. "True, what he did was wrong but he was still one of us."

"We tried to make him understand having Muggle-borns at Hogwarts would be good," Rowena said.

"I know," Helga whispered, "I just cannot believe it. I hope someday he come to terms with what he's done, even if it is on his deathbed." Sighing and still in disbelief what her beloved Salazar has done, Helga left the staffroom and went to her office. She wished she had only confessed her feelings for Salazar sooner than waiting for him to leave. Maybe he would have stayed. She didn't care if he was a Parselmouth. It may have been a sign of a dark wizard but it didn't have to mean the wizard had to be bad. All creatures served a purpose and snakes had them, even if they looked evil and could give a deadly bite. They ate rodents that would eat all the crops. Snakes weren't all bad and neither were those that spoke to them.

"Why didn't I just tell Salazar how I felt earlier?" Helga demanded herself as she looked in the portrait on her wall of the founders. It didn't help her feel any better as Salazar wasn't there either. "Would he have stayed? At least for me if not for Hogwarts?"

Helga wiped her tears away with a handkerchief and thought again what Godric said about their Heirs. Their Heirs would be the ones to keep Hogwarts safe.

"My dream was to have a future with Salazar," Helga whispered, "and I know that will never happen. Perhaps my heir can have a future with the heir of Slytherin and live my dreams for me."

Helga shook her head. What were the odds of that happening?

--

From the Gates of Time, Sailor Pluto watched what happened. She decided to peek into the future to see what would happen if the Heir of Slytherin had opened the Chamber of Secrets and continued Slytherin's unfinished work.

She wished she hadn't. It was horrifying. She saw a man leave his wife and she died giving birth to his child. The child was sent to an orphanage where he was ridiculed and hated. When he boy became eleven he went to Hogwarts and heard about the Chamber of Secrets. He let the terror lose in the school and it killed one of the students. He framed another student and had him expelled. The boy killed his father and grandparents. He got so deep in the Dark Arts that he became a monster. He killed hundreds of people.

This had to be stopped. There had to be a way to keep this from happening. Was there something she could do to help? She was the Guardian of Time. She wanted to do something to prevent the Chamber of Secrets from opening. She wanted to do something to prevent the Heir of Slytherin from becoming a monster much like what was hidden within the Chamber of Secrets.

There had to be a way to help the Founders without spoiling time.

--

Five hundred years later--The Moon Kingdom

It was the end of the Moon Kingdom. The Negaverse was going to take control of everything. With the sailor scouts and the young heiress to the throne dead, Queen Serenity had no choice but to use the Silver Imperium Crystal.

"COSMIC MOON POWER!"

"No! No!" Queen Beryl shouted. "This cannot be."

Queen beryl and her Generals were banished back to the Negaverse. The children of the Moon and Princess Serenity's court were sealed within orbs and hurled toward Earth.

Sailor Pluto witnessed everything from the Gates of Time. She thought about what she saw five hundred years earlier with the Founders. They were counting on their heirs to stop the Heir of Slytherin. As she looked at the people within orbs heading toward Earth, she knew that there were three of those people would make excellent heirs for the founders. Queen Serenity wanted a new future for her daughter on Earth but it didn't have to be the one Queen Serenity wanted for her. Pluto had to send her where she needed to be. The Moon Princess was needed for a different time and place on Earth.

Sailor Pluto stopped three of the orbs and sent them through the time stream. Using the power of her Garnet Rod, Pluto focused on the same time of the Heir of Slytherin.

"I know it is her destiny to be the Moon Princess," Pluto said, "but destiny can wait."

To Be Continued