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The Journey From Oidhche Shamhna by FirstYear
09/20/2010From the last summer solstice of their disappearing world, to the plains of Scotland, the four founders of Hogwarts fight to save their traditions and life.
Yellow Charm, Green Indifference by HighVoltage
11/18/2005A beautiful witch, wearing trailing robes of yellowish gold, approached him. Her hair came down softly in golden curls, framing her face perfectly. Out of the four, she was the kindest, the most accepting of them all. She was the only one that accepted him.
Diaries of the Four Founders by Silver Eagle
04/12/2006In a village in Cumbria, a Muggle teenager and her reluctant best friend explore a mysterious abandoned castle that resides in the hills. By chance they are hurled into an underground bedroom, and there they discover an old book that seems to only consist of diary entries. The front page reads 'Property of Godric Gryffindor, Helga Hufflepuff, Rowena Ravenclaw & Salazar Slytherin'.
Battles with the Past by SlytherinPsyche
03/26/2007Everyone knows that time shouldn't be meddled with; that altering the course of it can prove to be not only dangerous but lethal. But what if the only way to save the future is to meddle with time? In this action/adventure thriller, Ginny Weasley and Draco Malfoy must form an unlikely partnership and embark on a quest in the very distant past - the Founders' era, to be precise - in order to save the future they come from. Includes time-travel, vampires, a Snow Queen, a Sultan, kidnapping, lusting, war, and death.
Harry Potter, Broadway Style! Annie by azriona
09/29/2003Godric Gryffindor loves Helga Hufflepuff. Helga Hufflepuff loves Salazar Slytherin. Salazar Slytherin loves … well, Rowena Ravenclaw knows, and she’s just waiting for the fun to start! A parody of the classic musical comedy “Annie.”
Sirius' Story Time by evansentranced
12/23/2005Sirius tells the real story of the Hogwarts founders. Not quite what you'd expect. Rated PG-13 for some violence, crying and stolen hats. One shot.
Memories of the Past by DarkLadyOfSlytherin
04/08/2004Memories of a past long forgotten linger in the empty, silent halls of Hogwarts. A glimpse into the life of one of the four founders of Hogwarts.
Like Pale Fire by Lirance
09/27/2008"Godric walked across and Salazar pulled him down, and they moved like pale fire." Harry
Finding the Founders by Wemyss
12/04/2006A toponomastic and prosopographic approach to locating the Founders's origins
The Pillars Four by Tresa Cho
03/23/2006Hindsight is always 20/20, but sometimes all you can look to is the future. Your future, the lives of those around you, and what you can leave the children. None of the founders saw what Salazar would do, there was no way they could prepare. The story of what led to Slytherin's devastating betrayal.
The Independent Variable by Kaesa Aurelia
08/23/2003Future Hogwarts Founders Rowena and Helga have decided to test the assumption that cats always land on their feet; however, they have great difficulty in getting one of their human test subjects to cooperate.
I'll Take the Lot by Lorelei Lynn
10/12/2007Hogwarts had four founders, but Helga was the one with the dream. And more importantly, she had the persistence to make it happen.
The Last Hunt of Godric Gryffindor by Sanction
12/13/2005Even in the wilds, there is room for kindness.
The Best Minds of My Generation by Bren
02/20/2010A Founders story, casting Salazar, Rowena, Godric and Helga into the real events around the turn of the last millenium. Salazar plays a monk expelled from his monastery for his ability to speak Parseltongue, Godric is a wizard from the Danelaw, a dangerous person at a dangerous time, Helga is a witch captured in the north and sold into slavery far to the south, while Rowena is the wife of the powerful but Dark wizard who draws them all together. The founding of Hogwarts!
Passing Through Nature To Eternity by tangleofthorns
02/23/2006She can see their school here, from flags to flagstones. She can see it so completely that it hurts her, its perfection a physical ache in her chest. Her fingers itch for a quill, to set this down before it flees her.
Light and Dark by darkriddler
08/02/2007Helena--the Gray Lady--was shaped in many ways by her parents and their crumbling relationship with each other. She considers their combined temperaments and the way this lead to her jealousy and eventual betrayal.
Hogwarts, A Beginning History - By Helga H. by PrincessSchez
06/17/2006How did the greatest magic school in the world get its start? One of the Founders, Helga Hufflepuff, explains (in her own way) just how the school began....
Intelligence by darkriddler
06/06/2007Rowena Ravenclaw reflects on intelligence, and the manner in which she is lacking.
Promises Forged by Thundergal4
12/29/2003"They had faced the Dark wizard Ahriman together, just the two of them… And won." A story of Godric Gryffindor and Salazar Slytherin, based on a line from "Forget Me Not: A Story of Broken Promises" by RobinLady. Somewhat part of the Unbroken Universe.
Messages of Heart and Mind by ForeverSirius77
12/20/2007Everyone knows the story of the Four Founders of Hogwarts; the tales of Gryffindor, Hufflepuff, Ravenclaw, and Slytherin are legendary. But did everything happen in the same way that it has always been told? Did Salazar Slytherin leave strictly because of differences concerning the purity of blood? Did friendships suffer and fail because of arguments concerning the running and ruling of Hogwarts? Or was there another reason? Could the story of a romantic relationship between two of the four friends have been lost to time? And did such an event cause more damage to the school than the beliefs in blood?
Emotion by darkriddler
08/07/2007Emotion is such a fickle thing, and so easily repressed. Femmeslash and character sketch.
When All Else Fails by nicole_n
01/31/2006The cup was Helga Hufflepuff's most treasured possession. But how did she come to own it?
Divided We Fall by ForeverSirius77
06/06/2008It has been thought that dreams hold great value in diving unknown knowledge. Some adhere to the belief that a dream is capable of foretelling events, be they tragic or wonderful. Others believe that a dream is strictly that — a dream. Helga has a dream that shakes her focus and one that could have unforeseen effects on a friendship and on a school. Will the Founders fall, or will Hogwarts truly become the school they have always envisioned?
Helga Hufflepuff and the Prohet's Warning by PaMuggles
09/13/2006Helga Hufflepuff wanted nothing more than a simple quiet life. Yet she found herself unable to refuse Godric's request that she join him in building Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. But how will she be able to work with Slytherin, knowing the terrible warning a prophet once made about him?
Things of Value by HumanTales
09/12/2007The Founders decide that they need a way to pass their values on when they are gone. Written for The Sky Is Falling festival at Sycophant Hex.
A Mother's Secret by zgirnius
03/29/2008A moment in the life of Rowena Ravenclaw.
Forced by LadyElendil
02/08/2007Salazar Slytherin is in love with a kitchen maid in his household, but he's betrothed to Rowena Ravenclaw. Will they be able to get along... and even maybe fall in love? RRSS
The Importance of Dandelions by Update
08/11/2008Dandelions say a lot more than words ever could. Onshot, Helga/Salazar.
Harry Potter and the Necro of the Night by Sorcerio
10/15/2006It's Christmas time at Hogwarts during Harry Potter's sixth year. His only wish is to have an uneventful year, but fate won't have it. A half-human Necro, a being of darkness, not evil, has come to Hogwarts to get Harry Potter to go on a mission. A trip through time and a fight like none other, Harry will meet the founders of Hogwarts and Voldemort for the final time.
Whose Idea? by HumanTales
01/23/2007Written for the LiveJournal hp_gen_ch's January Founders Challenge. The Chamber of Secrets was Salazar's idea.
Otherworld by Alyx Bradford
03/25/2006Rowena and Godric didn't get quite the quiet picnic they were hoping for. The story of a faerie abduction, and the quest of a hero to rescue his lady, told as an English ballad, in eight and six.
Isn't there any way of putting yourself back together? Yes, but it would be excruciatingly painful. Why? How do you do it? Remorse.
I was falling. The first time I saw him, I was falling. Before I knew it, I was falling.
...I pound my hands on the wall, ignoring the blood running from them. "We were friends!" He can't hear me now, he's too far away, but I can't stop screaming. "We were friends! We were friends!"
Snakes and Daggers by Yarmez
05/04/2008It is the tenth century - The story opens with the return of Salazar Slytherin from Italy, where he has been training with Master Gaius, a member of the Council of Wizardry. He has come with news for Godric, that a group of Muggles have killed a witch, Godric's Mother, Sara. Godric goes with Salazar to where it has happened; on seeing his mother hung at the crossroads he swears a blood feud against the family that did it. The last remaining member being a man of sixteen, who is currently fleeing to Denmark at the news of Godric coming after him.
Hope Springs Eternal by Update
08/17/2008After a mission gone wrong, two men are trapped in a deserted Muggle building, one of them mortally wounded. What happens then sheds light on the true nature of friendship, love, and hope.
The Voice by Writer in the Shadow
06/06/2008This is the story of the demise of a great, albeit terrible, wizard, and his encounter with Death.
Osculation by Update
04/24/2009Rowena wasn't sure quite where everything had all gone wrong. Well, she knew it had to be something to do with osculation. Everything that went wrong in her life had to do with osculation, although this was the first time it had been the word itself that was the problem.
The secret Salazar has been choking on for weeks will stay hidden no longer... This is the truth. Rating for safety.
For most people, I have always stood for the opposite of what he does, for all that is good and strong and right, and he is selfish and greedy and evil... but I have made him what he is.
Notes on a Dream Deferred by Kelsey Potter
07/15/2007What happens to a dream deferred?
What Remains Unspoken by Update
04/22/2009"When you can't walk, you crawl, when you can't do that - " "You find someone to carry you." Done for the Friends That Carry You Challenge on hpff.
Some things bring out the best of the evil people, and the worst of the good. Prejudice does not exclude compasion. Bravery does not banish callousness. Rating for safety.
Nsuahskhisstahs by Update
08/17/2008She caused the death of only two people, although that in itself is miraculous. She distorted the memory of a very decent man. And she was not human. Not sapien. But very, very sentient. Rating for safety.
The Duelist's Dilemma by Kaesa Aurelia
06/03/2006Helga Lockhart reluctantly goes to see the duelist her older brother idolizes; meanwhile, duelist and Dark creature hunter Basil Hufflepuff tries to hold his own against a foppish foreign noble.