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Afternoon in Hogwarts, and students were moving through the halls getting to their classes, while some were already in their classrooms. Some students had free period, which meant they choose what to do with it. Meanwhile a certain Gryffindor was in his afternoon class learning potions. As much as he doesn't want to be here, Harry Potter had no choice be, or else he would get a good scolding from Professor Snape. Harry was in the middle table with Ron. But instead of paying attention, Harry was too busy drawing and daydreaming as Professor Snape went on and on over this week's potion activity. His day dreaming however did not go unnoticed by the potion's professor, who went towards him and slammed a book on the table. This startled Harry, snapping him out of his daydream.

"Mr. Potter... I do hope you were paying attention to majority of what I said..." Professor Snape said. Harry nodded hesitantly.

"Then tell me what the last thing I said was..." Professor Snape asked. Harry was now looking down at his paper then back up at him and muttered.

"I... I don't remember, Sir" Harry said. The professor scowled and returned to the front of the room.

"Pity... Well then Mr. Potter, I believe a punishment is in order... Detention later tonight, you will be restocking the potion's closet and cleaning vials" Professor Snape said. Harry sighed annoyingly and could here the Slytherins snickering at him, especially Draco Malfoy.

"Of course Sir" Harry responded. After that, Professor Snape continued his lecture. The class was soon dismissed and Harry told Ron and Hermione that he would be heading to Hagrid's hut to asking something. The two nodded and went on ahead to the library to get some homework done.

Harry soon exited the Potion's classroom and walked down the hallways to head for the Black Lake. He lied when he said he would head to Hagrid's hut. He was actually heading to the Black Lake for some peace and quiet before his next class which was Charms. Harry continued on his way, when he suddenly bumped into someone. He looked to see who he ran into and was met with a blonde haired girl in a Ravenclaw uniform.

"Hello Harry" The person he bumped into spoke.

"Hello Luna, I see you've finally found your shoes" Harry pointed out. Luna looked down at her shoes and smiles. He remembered bumping into her yesterday, barefoot.

"Yes, but I still have yet to find more of my missing items... Also have you seen some Nargles lurking about?" Luna asked. Harry smiled and shook his head.

"No I haven't, but I'll keep my eye out for them, and your stuff" He said. Luna smiled and nodded.

"Thank you Harry, well I'd better get going now" Luna waved and walked off. Harry watched her leave and continued on to the Black lake but was stopped again by something up ahead. He saw a couple of Slytherins picking on Hannah Abbott, a Hufflepuff in his year. He saw them taking her books and pushing her around. Harry then walked up to them and grabbed Hannah's books.

"Hey! Quit picking on her!" Harry said. The Slytherins just scowled and walked off, shoving Harry on the shoulders as they left. Harry glared at them and helped Hannah with her books. Hannah help herself as well and smiled at Harry.

"Thank you Harry, those Slytherins have been picking on me since first year..." Hannah explained.

"Well you could have told someone about them... At least your head of house" Harry suggested. She shook her head and looked at him.

"Professor Sprout has enough on her mind... Also I do not want to be a worry to anyone" Hannah said.

"You aren't, Hannah, next time if those Slytherins bother you, you can come to me and I will help get them sorted out" Harry said. Hannah smiled and nodded at him.

"I will, thank you again Harry" Hannah said and nodded at him as she walked off to her class. He smiled at her retreating form and continued on his way to the Black Lake again.

Harry soon reached the Black Lake, finally making it after a long walk from the Potion's classroom. For now he did not want to think about potions. So he sat down and rest his back on a tree. He was facing the Black Lake, looking up at the sky and watching the owls and other birds pass by him. He was now in his 5th year, he thought, and a lot of things had happened to him before that. After the events of the Triwizard Tournament, Harry couldn't comprehend the lost of a fellow competitor and classmate, Cedric Diggory. The poor Hufflepuff did not have to get involved in any of this, it was his fault that it happened and he felt so much guilt and regret during his burial ceremony. Harry closed his eyes and tried to get rid of the negative thoughts. Soon he started to hear some noises behind him. Loud shouting noises.

"GRYFFINDOR YOU IDIOT!" Harry jumped and turned around. Harry's eyes widened to see four figures that he has never seen before on school grounds.

The first was a lady in a yellow dress, she was a somewhat plump figure but she had a pretty face. She had curly blondish hair and pale skin. The lady next to her was intimidating but attractive, who wore a beautiful blue gown and had a tiara on her head. She had fair skin and long wavy black hair up to her waist. The man that yelled wore dark green robes and had long black hair but it was tied and was resting on his shoulder. He had a black goatee and mustache. The man that he was yelling at had long brownish red hair and was muscular than the man in green. He had a long beard of the same color as his hair and mustache. From what Harry can tell they wore clothes that was not from this era, but older, much older. Harry continued to keep quiet and listened in on what the four were saying.

"It was not my fault that you weren't letting me see it! If you'd let me hold the thing then we wouldn't be here" The red haired man yelled back at him.

"Even if Salazar let you hold it, we would still be in the same mess as we are in now..." The fair lady in blue said.

"Where are we exactly...?" The lady in yellow asked the three. The three then started to look around and the man in green looked up towards the castle.

"It seems we are still in Hogwarts... Does that mean this thing does not work?" He asked. The man then held up a familiar looking object, which Harry remembered was a time-turner, similar to what Hermione had.

"No... Look at the students..." The lady in blue pointed to a few Hogwarts students walking in the castle. The four noticed that the uniforms that they were wearing were not the uniforms that they knew.

"So... It did work..." The man in red stated and looked at the time turner.

"But what year did that thing takes us to? How far into the future have we gone?" The lady in yellow ask. Harry then tried to back away slowly, but accidentally stepped on a twig branch which caused the four to react. The man in red soon pulled out his sword, which to Harry looks to be the Gryffindor sword.

"Who's there!?" He yelled. With no hope of hiding anymore, Harry stepped out to reveal himself, which shocked the four.

"Who are you young man?" The man in green asked. Harry gulped and said.

"I'm Harry Potter, sir... I'm a student of Hogwarts" He responded.

"What house are you in?" The yellow lady asked.

"Gryffindor, ma'am" With that said, the man in red smiled and returned his sword back into his holster. The man walked up to Harry and patted his back.

"Well then young man! Any student of Gryffindor is a student of mine" Harry was still a little shocked and scared of what was going on and backed away from the man.

"Wait! Before I answer anymore questions, Who are you people?" Harry asked. The four looked at each other and then back at him. The man in red spoke first.

"I'm Godric Gryffindor!" Harry then looked at the lady in yellow.

"I'm Helga Hufflepuff" He then looked at the lady in blue.

"I'm Rowena Ravenclaw" And lastly, he looked at the man in green.

"And I'm Salazar Slytherin..." Harry then thought of who they said they are. They're names were very familiar. But he quickly came to realize.

"You're the founders of Hogwarts!" Harry said. The four nodded and smiled at him, more so from Helga and Godric.

"Yes, now we would like to ask, what year is it?" Rowena asked him.

"It's 1996..." He replied. Helga gasped and looked at her companions.

"It's been a thousand years or so..." Helga realized. The others looked shocked and turned to Harry.

"Yes... But why are you here?" Harry asked again.

"Well it's kind of a long story... Gryffindor here was rummaging through my things when he suddenly stumbled upon my time turner. I told him it was not a toy to be played with but continued to do so. I tried to take it back from him but the turner started to spin. Soon Rowena and Helga came in just in time for the time turner to send us back all the way here." Salazar explained. Harry turned to see an annoyed looking Godric.

"You could have told me earlier that it was not to be toyed with" Salazar face-palmed at his reply.

"I did tell you... 4 TIMES!" Salazar yelled. The two ladies giggled at their counterparts reaction. Harry tried to hide his chuckle but then shook it off and asked.

"So how will you be getting back?" Salazar held up the time turner and noticed little cracks on it. Soon the glass of the time turner broke and the three turned to glare at Godric.

"I may have held on to it... Too much" Godric chuckled nervously which received a groan from each of the founders. Harry looked at the time turner and suggested.

"Why don't we ask Professor Dumbledore if he can help you, he's the current headmaster of the school and he would be happy to help" Harry said and started to make his way up the school, before being held back by Helga.

"No Harry! We must not interfere with the timeline... Talking to you might already be affecting it but having you know about our presence is help enough... We need to find another way to get back..." Helga said.

"Helga is right, we must not disturb this time period... We need to find another way" Rowena said

"I'm sure you can think of something with that pretty little head of yours" Salazar smirked. Rowena just blushed, which made Godric chuckle and Helga roll her eyes. Harry looked at the four of them and nodded.

"Very well then, I won't tell the professor... But I will help you in getting back to you're time period... Not like I have a choice" Harry suggested. Godric smiled and patted his back yet again.

"Thank you young man! A Gryffindor always helps those in need" Godric exclaimed. The four sighed at his reaction and Harry just smiled.

"Right, well then Harry, I hope you know where we can get another time turner..." Rowena asked. He thought about it and then nodded to her.

"Yes, ma'am, my friend Hermione happens to own one, it was given to her by Professor McGonagall, the Head of House for Gryffindor. I just hope she still has it... " Harry explained. The four nodded and started to make their way up to the school. Harry followed behind, he sighed and thought to himself.

"I hope I know what I'm doing..."

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The 5 of them soon reached the back entrance of the school, and Harry had to make sure no one was around to see them. He would make sure the coast was clear before motioning the founders to continue following him. Harry did not exactly know where Hermione is but he did hear her mention that she and Ron would go to the library. Before he turned a corner, he heard the all too familiar voices of a certain Slytherin and Ravenclaw.

"Come on, Lovegood... Help me out here..." Draco said. Harry stopped the four from turning a corner and took a peek to see what was going on. The founders were curious and took a peek themselves.

"I'm surprised you are asking me, Draco. You are a year older than me... and in Slytherin, so why ask me for help?" Harry could see Luna leaning against a wall with Draco leaning up to her with his arm above her head.

"Because you're a Ravenclaw, Lovegood... I'm sure you've got something in that pretty little head of yours" With that said, Harry glared at Draco and told the founders to stay put.

"Leave her alone Malfoy!" Harry yelled out. Draco groaned at Harry's voice and Luna turned to him and smiled.

"Hello Harry..." Luna said. Draco backed up from Luna but was still standing next to her. The founders watched on with interest, especially Rowena and Salazar. They saw from their uniform that the two were from their houses, with the girl being Ravenclaw, and the guy being Slytherin.

"Was he bothering you, Luna?" Harry asked, not keeping his eyes off Draco.

"No no, Harry... He was just asking for a favor... Right Draco?" Luna looked at Draco who turned his glare away from Harry to look at her.

"Something like that... Also, this is none of your business Potter, we don't want any nosey Gryffindors around..." Malfoy commented. Harry growled in annoyance and pulled Luna towards him.

"As if I wanted to know what a Slytherin like you is up too, but if it involves Luna, then it is my business" Harry commented. Luna just looked at the two of them.

"Didn't know anything she does is YOUR business now" Draco growled. Harry could be wrong but he could hear a hint of jealousy in his voice.

"Don't worry yourself too much, Draco, it isn't" Luna stated, and carefully pulled herself away from Harry. Draco glared at Luna but then looked back at Harry and asked.

"What the heck are you even doing here Potter?" Draco asked. Harry looked back at the corner where the founders were at but then looked back at the two.

"I was wondering if two know where Hermione is?" Harry asked. Luna though on it and Draco just scowled.

"How would I know where that filthy mud-blood is?" Draco mocked. Harry was about to jump at him but Luna stepped in front of them.

"I saw her in the library with Ron, who was just sleeping, honestly..." Luna said. Harry glared at Draco but looked back at Luna and nodded.

"Right... Thank you Luna..." Harry said. She nodded at him and grabbed Draco by his robes.

"Well, we'd better get going... Me and Draco have some studying to do..." The two then walked passed Harry and straight on, pass the founders. The four looked back at the two retreating students before going to Harry.

"Who were those two?" Rowena asked.

"The girl was Luna Lovegood, she's in Ravenclaw, smart, wise, and tends to help me when she can. The git on the other hand, was Draco Malfoy... He's in Slytherin, annoying, full of himself, and a pain in the ass" Harry explained as they walk through the halls. He was sure not many students were around because some where in class while some where in their common rooms.

"What was he asking her?" Salazar asked

"He was asking her for help with a homework or something, but I don't believe that... Now that I think about it, Malfoy has been bothering Luna for a while now... But it tends to be him alone and not with Crabbe and Goyle..." Rowena and Salazar looked at each other and smirked but continued to head to the library with Harry.

"Okay, we're here... I suggest staying outside, and if any student passes by, just hide in that room" Harry pointed to an empty classroom.

"That room tends to not be in use" Harry explained and walked into the library. Harry looked around the room to look for Ron and Hermione, and it was not long until he saw the two by a table, with Ron sleeping and Hermione studying. Harry walked up to the two and sat down on the chair in front of them.

"Hermione, I need to ask, remember the time turner you used in our 3rd year?" Harry asked. Hermione thought about it and nodded.

"I was wondering if I could borrow it, for research in Professor McGonagall's class on magical items..." Harry tried to explain.

"I'm sorry Harry, but I lent the turner to Hannah Abbott when she asked it for Professor Flitwick's class... Maybe you can ask her if she still has it..." Hermione suggested.

"Oh, alright then, thanks Hermione" Harry thanked her and walked backed out the library. Harry saw that the founders weren't there where he left them, so they must have hid. Harry went up to the classroom, knocked and said it was him. The door unlocked and Harry went in.

"So I asked Hermione, and she said that she lent the time turner to our classmate Hannah..." Harry explained.

"Who's Hannah?" Godric asked.

"Hannah is a Hufflepuff in our year, she apparently borrowed it for a research project for Professor Flitwick... He's the head of house for Ravenclaw and he teaches Charms" Harry said.

"Funny how all Ravenclaw professors teach Charms to this day" Salazar said and smirked at Rowena.

"You're the Charms professor?" Harry asked Rowena.

"Not only Charms, I'm also the transfigurations professor. Helga teaches Care of Magical Creatures and Herbology. Godric teaches Defense against the Dark arts, and Salazar teaches Potions. We also have other staff members who handle Divination, Arithmancy, and so on." Rowena explained. Harry nodded and looked around the room.

"If I remember correctly, when I bumped into Hannah an hour ago, I think she was heading for the greenhouse... She was carrying a lot of Herbology based books, so my guess is that she would be there..." Harry suggested.

"Do you think she has any classes?" Helga asked. Harry shrugged and shook his head.

"I'm not sure..." Harry said and thought. He did see Hannah rush off when she left, maybe she did have a class at that time.

"But she did rush off when I bumped into her, so she might have a class..." Harry said. He peeked his head out of the door and saw no one down the hallway.

"Alright, the coast is clear, we can go now..." Harry said. The 4 followed Harry out of the classroom and soon made their way carefully towards the Green house.

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After asking Hermione the whereabouts of the time turner, he found out that she had lent it to Hannah Abbott, a Hufflepuff in his year. With the founders still around, it was much harder for them to get to the Greenhouse without being noticed by anyone. To their luck however, not a lot of people were within the vicinity. If they did run into anyone, Harry would quickly usher them into an empty classroom to hide. Now, the five of them have finally reached the Greenhouse, where they saw Hannah Abbot talking to Professor Sprout.

"I'm assuming the young lady is Ms. Abbott? But who is she speaking to?" Salazar asked.

"That's Professor Sprout, Head of Hufflepuff house, she tends to be the one who takes care of the gardens and plants in the school" Harry explained. He peeked in from the door to hear Hannah and Professor Sprout's conversation.

"So you see professor, I just needed someone to talk to... About my situation with the Slytherins..." Hannah explained. Professor Sprout just finished putting soil in the last pot and then turned to Hannah.

"Well dearie, your situation is simple, do your best to stand up to those Slytherins despite what they think of you... Just because you're in Hufflepuff, does not mean you are weak" Professor Sprout said.

"But, what if I get in trouble..." Hannah asked.

"You just do what you must and if I hear you get into to trouble, I'll take care of it" The professor winked at her and Hanna smiled.

"Alright then, thank you so much professor!" Hannah said. She waved goodbye and was about to exit out of the Greenhouse. Harry frantically signaled them to hide by a pillar, which they followed.

"Hannah!" Harry called out. Before Hannah could get any further from the Greenhouse, she turned to look at Harry and smiled.

"Harry! I followed your advice and talked to Professor Sprout. You were right, I just needed to talk to someone about my situation and she was a great help" Hannah said. Harry smiled and nodded.

"That's great Hannah, but I... Needed to ask you something" Harry said

"Oh? What is it?" Hannah asked

"Did you borrow Hermione's time-turner?" Harry asked. Hannah nodded.

"Great! I was wondering if I could borrow it next once you are done doing research on it, if you do not mind?" Harry asked again. Hannah rubbed wrist when she replied.

"Yes well... You see Harry, the time turner did not belong to Hermione to begin with, it was lent to her by Professor McGonagall and when she saw that I had it, she asked where I got it from... I told her I borrowed it from Hermione to do a paper on it but she said that once I was done with it, that I would return it to her... My paper was due a week ago, and so I finally returned it... I'm sorry" Hannah explained. Harry sighed in disappointment but looked at her with a smile.

"It's alright Hannah" Harry said.

"If I may ask, why do you need it?" Hannah asked. He froze and just rubbed his neck nervously.

"Well you see, I have to also do research on it... Personal reasons you see" Harry explained. Hannah looked at him skeptically.

"Are you sure?" She asked. Harry nodded frantically, but Hannah still looked at him with disbelief. But soon, she just shrugged it off and accepted his answer.

"Alright then... Well I hope you can find another person with a time turner..." Hannah said.

"Yes, I hope I can... Well thanks for all your help Hannah" Harry said. She nodded and waved goodbye, before turning to leave the Greenhouse. Harry sighed and leaned against the wall. He looked into the Greenhouse to see that Professor Sprout was not there anymore. She must have left while they were talking. The founders soon came out of hiding and went up to him.

"All this hiding is getting ridiculous, I say we just walk around normally, whether or no anyone sees us" Salazar suggested.

"No Salazar, we mustn't... Any interaction, indirect or not, would disrupt both our timelines..." Godric said and Helga nodded in agreement. Salazar glared at them but looked at Rowena for her say. She looked at him and simply shrugged. He sighed in defeat and turned back to the other two founders.

"Very well then... But what do we do now, if we can't get a time turner, how will we ever get back?" Salazar asked. Harry tried his best to think of any way to help, but noticed how dark it was outside, which meant it was already dinner time.

"I'm sure we can think of a way, Professor, but I bet you all must be very hungry... How I'll bring the food to you is another challenge in of itself, but I'll manage... For now, follow me, I know where you may stay for the night..." Harry said. He went back up to the main castle, followed by the four. Soon they reached a flat wall in the back part of the castle.

"Uhm... So where do we sleep?" Helga asked. Harry closed his eyes and imaged a door in front of them, a room that would be a safe haven for them. Soon a door started to manifest. The four gasped but Rowena was the most surprised.

"Is that...?" Rowena asked.

"Your Room of Requirements... It actually worked..." Godric said

"Of course it did, she's brilliant after all" Salazar smirked

"Pardon?" Harry asked.

"You see, Harry, Lady Rowena is the one who enchanted this wall to be the Room of Requirements... Letting anyone think of a room filled with something or anything they needed. Godric and I dismissed the idea of being too difficult... But it seems Rowena managed to do it" Helga explained.

"Yes but... I had a little help" She blushed and turned her head towards Salazar and smiled, as he smirked back.

"Well it has been a great help to my friends and I... Please come in" Harry opened the door and they all entered. The four were surprised to see four queen and king sized beds with curtains surrounding them for privacy. Obviously the color of the bed would match the founder it would belong too. Rowena went and sat on a blue queen sized bed, Helga jumped and laid on a yellow one, while Godric and Salazar went over to a red and green king sized bed respectively.

"I hope this is to your likings?" Harry asked. All the founders nodded in agreement.

"Brilliant, well... I will see if I can bring anything up from the Great hall..." Harry then went out of the room of requirements and rushed to the Great hall. When he got there, he saw everyone eating, as well as his friends. He went over to join them, and began to eat.

"Harry, where have you been? We haven't seen you all day!" Ron asked, as he gobbled down a turkey leg.

"I was... Busy with homework..." Harry explained.

"You were doing homework... All day?" Hermione asked. Harry nodded and looked around the room. He then looked at Ron and Hermione who were too busy arguing about how much food Ron is eating. Harry looked at the food around him and tried to remember what was on the table. He would soon be using the Accio spell to bring the food to the founders.

"Actually I should be going now, I have detention with Professor Snape remember?" The two groaned and nodded in understanding. Harry smiled and went out to head back to the founders. Before he could reach the Room of Requirements, he saw Luna again but this time she was alone looking out the window.

"Luna..." Harry said. She turned around and gave him a gentle smile.

"Hello Harry, were you able to find Hermione earlier?" Luna asked. He nodded and looked around the vicinity.

"Malfoy not with you...?" Harry asked. Before Luna could answer, a voice answered for her.

"She is now, Potter" Harry groaned and turned around to see Draco.

"Why are you always picking on Luna? What has she ever done to you?" Harry asked. He was standing in between the Ravenclaw and Slytherin.

"Always jumping to conclusions, Potter, how very Gryffindor of you" Draco said. Harry glared at him but stopped when he turned to look at Luna who touched his shoulder.

"I'll... handle him, Harry... You go off to where you were suppose to go" Luna said. He looked at her and nodded and then back at Draco with a glare.

"Don't you dare try and hurt her..." Harry said and walked off. Before he could turn a corner, he looked back at the two and saw Draco whispering something to Luna. Instead of looking scared, Luna simply giggled, while Draco smiled. Harry just shook it off and went back to the Room of Requirements.

"Harry you've returned!" Helga exclaimed with joy. Harry walked into the Room of Requirements and smiled at them.

"Yes and I've brought a couple of things... Well not yet..." Harry then pulled out his wand and pointed at the the center of the room. The founders backed up and allowed him to cast a spell.

"Accio table" Soon, a table appeared out of nowhere.

"Accio, tablecloth, plates, knives and forks!" Harry said. Then a tablecloth covered it, topped with the plates, knives, and forks. The founders smiled at how well Hogwarts was teaching students to do spells such as this.

"Accio, Hogwarts feast food" Soon, an array of food appeared out of nowhere. Helga could not help but giggle at the many food in front of her and Godric was just hungry. Soon the four started getting their helpings, while Godric almost took the entire table.

"Aren't you going to eat Harry?" Godric asked, with now a mouth full of food. Harry smiled as he remembered Ron from a few minutes ago but shook his head and responded.

"I've already eaten professor... I actually have to go now, I have detention with Professor Snape and then I will be heading back to my common room" Harry explained.

"I see... Very well then, Goodnight Harry, and thank you for helping us through all this..." Rowena said. The others nodded in thanks and Harry smiled as a "you're welcome" back.

Soon, Harry exited the Room of Requirements and headed for the potion's closet, where he found Professor Snape who told him to restock the closet and clean the vials. He soon did as he was told, which took him 3 hours to finish. It was already 10PM and curfew was at 11, so Harry bid the professor goodnight and went back to his common room to rest for the next day.

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First thing in the morning and Harry went to check up on the founders. He got up a little early than everyone else, to avoid his currently sleeping classmates wondering where he would be going. Harry changed into his school robes and headed out for the room of requirements. The air was very cold early in the morning but luckily his robes were able to keep him warm. He soon reached the the wall that often had the room of requirements entrance, but for now it was flat and blank. He then pictured the door again and it appeared right in front of him. Harry then opened the door gently to make sure he was not disturbing their slumber. Once he opened it he saw that three of the founders were sleeping, but one was missing.

"Professor Gryffindor?" Harry asked in a whisper. He slipped into the room quietly and went to his bed. He was not in it. He check the bathroom to see it vacant.

"Harry dear?" Harry stopped and turned to a waking Helga. Helga rubbed her eyes a bit and looked at Harry, still sleepy.

"Good morning ma'am, I'm sorry to have woken you but I noticed professor Gryffindor is missing..." Harry said with a little worry in his voice.

"Oh dear... I wonder where he could have gone..." Helga said. Harry shrugged and looked around the room.

"He probably went to get something to eat, you know how he is in the morning, going through your food cabinet at night and early in the morning..." Harry turned to see Salazar stretching in his bed, slowly waking up.

"Good morning, Professor, sorry about the noisy..." Harry said.

"It's fine boy... I'm sure Godric is fine... Hm?" Salazar looked over to Rowena's bed and saw her still sleeping.

"It's hard to wake Rowena up... She thinks so much that she tires herself out" Helga said.

"I'll go down to the kitchen near the Hufflepuff common rooms to see if he is there... I hope the house elves aren't too surprised and haven't reported him to Professor Dumbledore..." Harry then went and left through the door on his way to the kitchen.

Harry rushed through the halls and down the corridors, down below to the where the Hufflepuff common room, and kitchen would be. Knowing Lady Helga's love for food spells and cooking, she specifically requested to have her common room near the kitchen. Harry walked quietly passed the Hufflepuff common room and went towards the kitchen. He did not have to go in to find Godric, for he was already outside the kitchen, eating a loaf of bread with meat in it. Harry rush towards him.

"Professor Gryffindor, what are you doing out here? If someone saw you, they would start asking questions and would report you to Professor Dumbledore!" Harry frantically said.

"I'm sorry my boy, but I was a little hungry and decided to head for the kitchen. Knowing that Hogwarts' layout has not changed, I knew that the kitchen was still down below next to the Hufflepuff common room. Helga would often be the one making all our food back then" Godric explained with a chuckle at the last sentence. Harry looked around and nodded at him.

"Very well then, let's head back and I will prepare you all with proper meals..." Once Harry turned around, he froze to the sight of Hannah Abbott, who was already in her Hufflepuff uniform. She looked at Harry questionably and then at Godric confused.

"Hello Harry... Who is this?" Hannah asked. Harry was in a panic and looked at Godric, who shrugged.

"He... is... uh... He's the new professor! That's right!" Harry said. Hannah looked at him and then at Godric.

"Oh? For what class?" Hannah asked further. Harry was now in a bind and had no idea what to say. Before he could lie again, Godric placed a hand on his shoulder and whispered to him.

"I think you should tell her the truth... I trust that she will be loyal to not say a word..." Godric said. Harry looked at him and then at Hannah who was waiting for a response. Harry now thought that if he was going to get the founders back home, he might as well get all the help he can.

"Fine... Hannah, I haven't been very honest with you..." Harry said.

"I noticed..." Harry shuddered but continued.

"Hannah... This is Godric Gryffindor, the founder of Hogwarts and of the Gryffindor house..." He looked at Hannah and saw the skepticism in her eyes, as if he was crazy. But she didn't say a word, which allowed him to continue.

"He, along with Helga Hufflepuff, Rowena Ravenclaw, and Salazar Slytherin are in the room of requirements right now... They accidentally time travelled all the way forward in time and now they can't find a way to get back because their time turner broke..." Harry hearing Godric give a nervous chuckle.

"That's why you were asking me about it yesterday?" Hannah asked. He nodded. Hannah rubbed the bridge of her nose to try and rack her brain around everything he said.

"I see... Okay fine, I'll believe you, if you introduce me to the rest of them... Having Professor Gryffindor here isn't enough" Harry nodded and led Hannah and Godric back to the room of Requirements. Now, it was much easier to hide Godric. Before, it was just him, but now he has Hannah's help. The three soon arrived back at the Room of Requirements. with Rowena awake this time. Salazar was sitting on his bed and Helga was on Rowena's bed, with Rowena reading a book.

"Everyone, I'd like you to meet Hannah Abbott, the Hufflepuff I talked to yesterday... She caught me and Professor Gryffindor leaving the kitchen and the professor thought I might as well tell her... Seeing as I could use the help" Harry said. He looked at Hannah and smiled. However, Hannah's eyes were transfixed on the three other professors. She knew Harry wasn't lying anymore, since she has seen these faces on books and portraits. And there is no mistaking them.

"It is a... Pleasure to meet you" Hannah waved, with a nervous smile. Helga jumped from her bed and went over to give the young Hufflepuff a big hug.

"Well it is an honor to meet a student under my house!" Helga said. Hannah was a little surprised but hugged her back.

"It's an honor to be under your house, Lady Helga" Hannah said. Harry sighed and smiled. He was glad he finally told at least one person.

"Harry, I don't get it, why didn't you tell Ron and Hermione about this? I assume you'd have them involved in all of this" Hannah asked.

"They've been through enough with me as it is, so I thought, why not have some new company" Harry explained. Hannah smiled and blushed. She didn't think of herself as anyone special. But helping out Harry with the very founders of their school, she might as well be.

"So what happens now? Got a plan?" Hannah asked. Harry looked down in disappointment and was about to reply, when Rowena suddenly cut in.

"I believe I have the solution to our problems" Rowena closed the book she was reading and placed it down.

"Well... What is it darling?" Salazar smirked. Rowena gave the Slytherin a glare, hoping her blush wasn't evident. She coughed and addressed the two children.

"I remembered reading an article on Time portals being easily found or created... One of which is simply by drawing a symbol on the floor and surrounding it with certain objects" Rowena explained.

"And these objects are...?" Godric asked.

"Four elemental potions, the potions of Fire, Earth, Wind, and Air...I've listed the ingredients down while you were away" Rowena then handed out 2 papers to Hannah and Harry. What she gave them were a list of ingredients for the Fire and Earth potion.

"For now I need you to get the ingredients for Fire and Earth, when you come back you can hand it over to us and then start looking for the ingredients of Water and Air" Rowena explained. The two students nodded and read over the list.

"I think some of these can be found in Professor Snape's potions closet...But getting in it will be a little tricky" Hannah said.

"I'm sure it won't be too difficult" Harry said.

"Good, I suggest you get started on that list. Helga, Godric, join Harry and Hannah on getting the ingredients... Salazar and I will start drawing the symbol here" Rowena said. The two founders nodded and so did the students.

"Do you have any classes today Hannah?" Harry asked.

"No, I believe we both have Care of Magical creatures later with Hagrid, am I right?" Hannah asked. Harry thought about it and remembered he will have that class later with the Hufflepuffs.

"That's right... So that means we have free period now" Harry exclaimed. He went out to make sure the coast was clear. Harry stepped out of the room first, followed by Hannah and then the two founders. The 4 rushed towards the dungeons in order to get the ingredients for the first two potions.

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After receiving the list of ingredients from Lady Rowena, the four started to quietly make their way towards the Slytherin dungeons. Because Professor Slytherin specializes in potions, he has made sure that the potions' classroom and storage room be placed near the Slytherin Common Room. The four were able to head to the dungeons unnoticed, given the fact that majority are in class or somewhere else.

"Why did Professor Slytherin make the common rooms underground?" Hannah asked the two founders.

"I remember him saying that he finds comfort there, especially since it is under the Black Lake, which makes it a bit dangerous..." Godric answered.

"The same reason why our common room is underground as well... I find it cozy to be down below... Just like how a badger makes its home underground" Helga added on with a smile.

"Were here, but I think Professor Snape is still inside..." Harry said. He quietly went to the door and took a peek to, indeed, see Professor Snape looking for something inside.

"How long do you think he will be in there?" Hannah asked.

"Not long, if I remember correctly, he has a class with Slytherin and Ravenclaw now" Harry answered. Not long after that, Professor Snape soon left the Potions room and headed for his class.

"Good! Now we can finally get in" Helga said.

"I don't know, I think he locked it..." Hannah groaned. Harry went over to the door, pulled out his wand and pointed it to the lock.

"Alohomora!" Harry casted, opening the door.

"Come on" Harry held the door open to let the three go in first. He then went in and closed the door gently.

"Good now let's find what we need before we get caught" Godric stated and started to look through the shelves. Everyone else followed soon after.

"I found the volcanic ashes for the Fire potion" Hannah said, holding up a black pouch.

"I got the swamp mud for the Earth potion" Harry said and help up a potion bottle filled with wet mud with moss growing on it, just to inspect.

"I think this was also in Rowena's list?" Godric said. He held up a jar filled with blue flames.

"Yes, I think it's the... White Dragon's fire?" Helga said, as she read off the list.

"I also found the geo rocks" Helga said, as she held u a pouch filled with glittering rocks.

"Great! Let's continue to find the other ingredients" Harry said. The four continued to find all that they needed. Once done, Helga suggested to find some stuff for the Wind and Water potion.

"But Helga, we don't even have a list of what Rowena wanted want us to get for that" Godric explained.

"Yes, but we could at least try" Helga insisted.

"Wait! I hear someone coming..." Hannah said. Hearing a pair of familiar footsteps approaching them.

"It's Professor Snape! Quick, hide!" Harry quietly said. He pointed to a closet that the three can hide in. Before the door opened, all three managed to get inside, except for Harry.

"Well, well, well... Stealing something, Mr. Potter?" Professor Snape asked. Harry froze and just looked at the Potions Professor.

"Uh... Well you see, Sir, the room was unlocked and I needed to ask you something, so I though you may have been in here..." Harry stated, hoping he would buy it.

"You can't lie to get out of this one Mr. Potter, I have locked this room before, and I don't think anyone would be dumb enough to unlock it... Unless they were a Gryffindor" Harry could faintly hear Godric growl at the insult.

"Right... Of course Sir..." Harry said sadly.

"Well then, I guess it will be another 3-hours detention Mr. Potter, and 50 points from Gryffindor... Now get out" Professor Snape stated. Harry gulped, hoping he wouldn't notice the stuff they took went missing.

"Yes sir..." With that, Harry quickly left the room and turned a corner, but he did not leave. Harry waited until Professor Snape had left so that he may get the other three out. The professor didn't stay long to inspect, but simply locked the room again and left. Once he was gone, Harry quickly went to unlock the door and get them out.

"Come on!" Harry yelled to them. The three quietly and quickly left the room before Harry could lock it back again.

"I'm sorry you had to get detention, Harry..." Hannah said. He smiled at the Hufflepuff and patted her back.

"It's fine, I got used to it since my first year..." Harry said.

"He has no right to say such things to my house!" Godric exclaimed. Helga shushed him before anyone could hear.

"Well he's kind of like that... He's the head of Slytherin house after all" Hannah explained.

"It's fine... Let's just get to the Room of Requirements before anyone could see-"

"Hello Harry, hello Hannah" Soon, all four of them stopped in their tracks and turned around slowly to the voice of Luna Lovegood, and with her surprisingly, is Draco Malfoy. Draco glared at the two students but then looked at the two founders.

"Potter, Abbott... Sneaking off now are we?" Draco asked. Harry glared at him and stepped forward.

"None of your business, Malfoy, as you would say" Harry exclaimed.

"Who are these people?" Luna asked, pointing to Helga and Godric.

"They're the new professors" Hannah quickly answered.

"Funny, I believe professor Dumbledore would have immediately announced the arrival of new professors when they came here yesterday..." Luna stated. Harry and Hannah's eyes widened. How did Luna know that the founders were here since yesterday.

"How did you..." Before the two continued, Draco answered.

"Potter isn't exactly good at keeping secrets. After me and Lovegood left you yesterday, we noticed a few people from the corner of our eye. Before we completely left, we stayed long enough to see you sneaking them... Now, I don't think the headmaster will find that acceptable..." Draco explained. Harry looked away in embarrassment. Hannah tried to defend Harry but he decided to do it himself.

"Fine, tell the headmaster if you must but don't drag Hannah into this, I was the one who let them in... Hannah found out this morning and decided to help me..." Harry explained.

"Before we make that decision, you might as well tell us who they are" Luna said. Harry looked at the two founders, who simply nodded at him.

"Luna, Malfoy... These two are Helga Hufflepuff and Godric Gryffindor... The founders of Hogwarts and of Hufflepuff and Gryffindor house, respectively" Harry said. Luna and Draco looked at Harry with the same skeptic look on their faces as Hannah did, before looking back at the two founders.

"Yeah right, and I'm the Queen of England" Draco scoffed. Hannah stood by Harry to defend.

"It's true, Malfoy. They're the real deal, we aren't lying..." Hannah said. Draco was of course still skeptical, but then Luna decided to ease the tension.

"If they are who you say they are, then I'm sure you have Lady Ravenclaw and Professor Slytherin around, as well?" Luna asked. The two students nodded.

"Then prove it" Draco said. Harry and Hannah looked at each other, before Hannah reached over to hold his hand and reassure him.

"Alright fine, come with us then" Harry said. Draco and Luna followed the four of them back to the Room of Requirements. Once they arrived, Harry opened the door to allow Draco and Luna to go in first.

"Ah, you're back, did you bring the-!!!" Before Rowena could ask any further, she and Salazar turned to see two students, two familiar students. These were the same students that they saw in the hallway yesterday. Salazar and Rowena looked up at Harry for an explanation. Draco and Luna however, looked at them in shock.

"We sort of ran into them before we could leave, and if I didn't tell them anything, they would tell the Headmaster" Harry explained.

"Harry, care to explain how this happened?" Luna asked, whose eyes were glued to the two other founders.

"Potter, this is a new blow, even for you" Draco said. Harry glared at him but looked at Luna with pleading eyes.

"Please, I need the two of you to not tell anyone about this... Hannah and I are trying to get them back to their timeline. Originally it was just me, but then Hannah found out and chose to help me, which is a great relief... Now I'm asking you two, Luna... And yes, even you Malfoy, not to tell a soul about any of this" Harry pleaded. Hannah stood by him, begging them as well. Luna and Draco looked at each other with hesitation.

"Excuse me..." The four students looked at Rowena and Salazar.

"May I ask who you two are?" Luna and Draco looked at one another before looking back at them. Luna spoke first.

"I'm Luna., Luna Lovegood, and I'm from Ravenclaw" She said.

"And you, young man?" Salazar looked to Draco.

"I'm Draco Malfoy of Slytherin" Draco said. Salazar nodded and looked at the two.

"We also plea with the young Gryffindor and Hufflepuff. We ask that you not say a word about us being here" Salazar said.

"Yes, we do not wish to change the course of history with anymore interactions. Talking with you is already enough, but we do not think it will be bad" Rowena said. Draco and Luna looked at each other again and then turned back to Hannah and Harry.

"I'm... willing to keep this a secret... and if it helps, I'd be willing to assist you both" Luna smiled. Harry and Hannah smiled back at her, along with Helga and Godric, but now, all eyes were on Draco. Harry knew this would be a good opportunity for Draco, to have an upper hand on him. But before Harry could try and persuade him, Draco got to him first.

"Fine, Potter, I won't tell anyone... But just know, I'm not doing this for you" Draco said. Luna boldly reached out and held his hand, to which he intertwined with his. This didn't go unnoticed by the other two students, so Hannah decided to ask.

"By the way, why were you two together?" Hannah asked. Draco and Luna quickly let go of each other, before Luna explained.

"Oh, I just so happened to be in the area... You know how I like to roam the halls alone..." Luna quickly explained.

"And I just came from Professor Snape's class and suddenly ran into Lovegood on the way out" He said. Harry and Hannah were skeptical but decided to leave it be. Rowena and Salazar however, quietly chuckled before looking to each other.

"They're cute, aren't they?" Rowena said.

"Indeed they are, my dear " Salazar said. He watched as Harry and Draco started to bicker at one another, with Hannah and Luna trying to keep the peace between the two boys. He was just thankful that they found another pair of students, from his and Rowena's house no less, to help them go back home.

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Harry thought that Hannah's help wouldn't be enough, but after receiving help from Slytherin and Ravenclaw's own Draco and Luna, he felt a lot more weight lift off his shoulder. He started explaining in detail the events that has happened during the arrival of the four. Luna was listening intently while sitting on Rowena's bed, while Draco was leaning against the bedpost next to her. He explained from when he first came across them at the Black Lake, to Harry getting caught by Professor Snape after rummaging through his potions room. Draco got a laugh out of that one.

"And that's basically where were at up to this point" Harry ended.

"Good, now that you are both up to speed, it's time to get to work... We just need the last two potions" Rowena said. Harry and Hannah looked at each other before speaking.

"Apologize, Professor, but Hannah and I would have to sit this one out" Harry said.

"Yes, Harry and I have Care of Magical creatures in a few minutes, so we must take our leave... But" Hannah looked to Luna and Draco before continuing.

"Luna and Draco could help out with this one, if they don't have any up coming classes?" Hannah continued to look at the two to see how they'd react.

"Hmp! you're lucky we don't have any classes until later in the afternoon" Draco said, before receiving a list from Rowena.

"Don't worry, Draco and I can take over from here" Luna added in, receiving the same list.

"Thanks, I think we have another class after this one, so we'll be seeing everyone later in the afternoon" Harry and Hannah then exit the Room and left for their class. After they left, Salazar turned to address Godric and Helga.

"Seeing as these two students would need assistance, you two will once again accompany them" Salazar said, but Godric corrected him.

"Correction, you TWO will be the one accompanying them" Godric said, with a smirk. Pointing to Salazar and Rowena.

"Come on now, you and Rowena have been in this room for hours, you might as well go out and get some fresh air. Helga and I had our fair share of the future, why not you two?" Godric continued. Salazar and Rowena looked at each other with hesitation.

"And besides, we know you two work well together" Helga teased, earning a glare from a flustered Rowena. Draco and Luna watched on from where they were, seeing their professors interact was certainly something. Luna decided to take a look at the list before, raising her hand to address something.

"Yes Luna, what is it?" Rowena asked.

"Professor, I don't think these ingredients can be found within the school" Luna stated. Draco looked at the list and nodded in agreement.

"She's right, I've been in Professor Snape's potions room a bunch of times and I've seen nor heard of any of these" He said.

"Well then, where do you suppose we can find these things?" Salazar asked.

"I've seen majority of these though, Half can be found in the forest, and half can be found in Hogsmeade" Luna explained. Grabbing a quill, she started circling things that were found in the forest.

"Draco, give me your list" She said. Without hesitation, Draco handed the list to Luna and she started circling things that were in Hogsmeade, while writing down where he can find them.

"I've encircled the things on my list that can be found in the forest, and things on Draco's list that can be found in Hogsmeade" Luna said.

"Brilliant thinking, Lovegood" Draco complimented.

"That she is" Salazar smirked.

"Very well then, we should be on our way, I will go with Luna-" Rowena said, before being cut off.

"Actually my dear, I will go with Luna to the forest" Salazar suggested. Draco and Rowena, including Godric and Helga, looked confused at Salazar's sudden offer.

"I simply have a couple of questions that I wish to ask her... If she doesn't mind?" Salazar looked to Luna. Draco couldn't help but feel worried. Even if it is Professor Slytherin, he couldn't help but wonder what questions he wants to ask her. Before Draco could retort, he felt a familiar hand holding his.

"Don't worry Draco, I'll be fine... I trust Professor Salazar, and so should you" Draco eyes softened when he looked at Luna. She handed him his list and he gave it a quick glance.

"I know some of these places... We better go" Draco calmly said.

"You mentioned before that you both don't have any classes right now, correct?" Godric asked the two.

"No Sir, I'll have Arithmancy later at night with Gryffindor" Luna said.

"And I'll have Divination at night with Hufflepuff" Draco said.

"Good, we have enough time to get the things needed. Let's go" Rowena said. They made their way to the door and the two founders let the students out first before exiting themselves. Salazar glared at Godric and Helga.

"Don't touch anything while we're gone..." Salazar stated and left. Hearing a groan from the two on his way out. As the four made their way through the castle, Salazar decided to strike up a conversation.

"So tell me, how has our house been through the years?" Salazar asked Draco.

"Same as usual I suppose, but I guess some things might have changed from when the four of you ran the school" Draco said.

"And Ravenclaw?" Rowena decided to ask Luna.

"I'd say the same thing. I'm sure a lot has change, but certain things still stay the same" Luna said. The two professors nodded, but continued to ask.

"What about house relations? Given the fact that you're all separated into houses, has there been any tensions or issues" Rowena asked. Draco chuckled a little.

"What happened to not asking about the present, to avoid changing the past, that might affect the future?" Draco asked.

"Don't worry, Rowena and I are smart enough to not let whatever you children say affect the past and your present" Salazar replied.

"If you put it that way, I guess we can say that, house relations aren't so bad... We can't speak for Gryffindor and Hufflepuff but Ravenclaw has been getting along with the two of them. Some of my friends are in Gryffindor" Luna explained, Draco scoffed at the mention of her Gryffindor friends.

"For Slytherin, I'll be honest... We don't exactly have the best relationships with the other houses, especially with Gryffindor" Draco said. Salazar lowered his gaze. He wasn't surprise, honestly.

"But what about with Ravenclaw?" Rowena asked.

"Hmmm... Now that I think about it, Ravenclaw house have been in good relations with Slytherin recently. I noticed some Ravenclaws hang around the dungeons, so I wouldn't say we have the worst chemistry with them" Draco explained.

"Maybe next time you'll let me visit you in the dungeons next time?" Luna asked.

"We'll see, Lovegood" Draco smirked, which made her giggle. The two professors let out a sigh of relief. The four of them managed to reach the crossway, one that leads to Hogsmeade and the other, to the Dark Forest.

"Draco, you and Professor Ravenclaw will head to Hogsmeade, while Professor Slytherin and I head to the Dark Forest" Draco nodded before leading Rowena to Hogsmeade, while Luna lead Salazar to the Dark Forest.

Before Draco and Rowena could leave the school, Draco conjured up two black cloaks that would hide them. He handed one over to her and she quickly placed it on. Soon the two made their way into Hogsmeade. Rowena took into account her surroundings and noticed how much has and has not changed.

"Is it difficult taking all of this in, Professor?" Draco asked.

"Not really... Some has and some hasn't changed... But the area is still the same, just with certain differences" Rowena explained. They first went into a store that sold a bunch of potions.

"You can get your usual potions here... But a Slytherin would know where the good stuff are" Draco said. He went over to the front counter and showed him a list of things that he needed. The man at the counter just shook his head. Draco knew better and brought out a bag of galleons and placed it on the table.

"I'll be right back Sir" The man at the counter smirked and went to check the back.

"Impressive" Rowena said.

"Thank you" Draco smirked. Rowena looked at the boy and gave him a smile.

"You really do remind me of him" Rowena said.

"Who?" He asked, confused.

"Like Salazar, he would often do this as well, when I go shopping for potion materials with him" Rowena said.

"Didn't realize you two were so close" Draco commented. Rowena looked at him before looking around the room to hide her flustered face.

"You know... The reason why Luna told me to be the one to go to Hogsmeade is because she knew I would be able to get them easily. Like you, Luna would sometimes come with me to shop in here for potions material for school. She would see me negotiate with the shop's keeper, something she knew she couldn't do alone" Draco explained.

"Is that why you two are always so close?" Rowena asked. Draco realized the professor using the same words back at him and chuckled.

"You could say that" Draco muttered, to Rowena's delight. Soon the man returns with a bag filled with what they needed. The two bid him farewell and left the store. They were now on their way to the next one.

"I'm sure there must be a deeper reason as to why you're always so close with her" Rowena asked as they walked.

"I forgot how curious Ravenclaws are... Fine, if you must know, Luna and I have actually been together for a while now. She's beautiful, but she is also smart, and she knows that I value my superiority over the Slytherins above anything else. And so she insisted that we keep our relationship a secret, in fear of... Others finding out" Draco explained. They reached their next store and went in to get the remaining ingredients.

"I do not understand. Is there something taboo about the two of you being together?" Rowena asked, as she inspected a bottle.

"It's not that it's wrong... If you know Luna, her beliefs are different from others. Her way of thinking is outcasted by my friends, and they tend to mock her for it... If I were to be seen dating her, it would make matters worst, and she knows this" Draco answered. He took the things they needed and went to the counter to pay.

"But that should not let that stop you, Draco... If you accept her, then that is all she needs" Rowena said. Once Draco paid, he and Rowena decided to head to the Three Broomsticks to get a drink. Rowena did not order anything but Draco ordered a butterbeer for himself. They sat and continued talking.

"I know that, Professor... But Luna wants to play it safe and who am I to go against her?" Draco said. Rowena nodded.

"What about you and Professor Slytherin? There must be something deeper, as well" Draco commented. Rowena became flustered once again.

"He's simply just flirting with me... I'm not entirely sure if his feelings are genuine or a joke" Rowena answered.

"But, you like him?" Draco asked.

"More than that my dear boy... He's the only man that I've ever met that shares the same intellect as I do... Hopefully one day he will say something" Rowena said. Draco nodded and eventually finished his butterbeer.

"We'd better head back... I'm sure Luna and Professor Slytherin has returned from the forest..." Draco said, as he got up and exited the Three Broomsticks, along side Rowena.

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Once Draco and Rowena headed for Hogsmeade, Luna and Salazar made their way to the dark forest. Luckily they didn't run into anyone, so the trip to the forest was easy. Luna walked ahead of Salazar, unsure of how much the path had change through out the years. But the more they walked, the more he realized that it didn't change at all. The two continued to walk till they reached the entrance.

"We need to find some woodland fairies..." Luna said, she looked at the list, to double check, before continuing ahead. Salazar simply followed, with a lot of faith in her.

"Let me see, I just need — Ah, here we are" Luna stopped to pluck out a leaf from a bush and placed it on her lips. She started to play a tune that sounded familiar to him.

"That's a familiar melody..." Salazar muttered to himself. Luna continued to play and soon fairies from the area started to flutter towards her.

"Ah there you all are, can you help us?" Luna asked. She held up the list and showed it to them, explaining what they needed. One of them nodded to Luna before taking the list and distributing the ingredients to the other little fairies.

"Where did you learn that?" Salazar eventually asked.

"My mom... We have a garden back home, and she would use the same song to call for the fairies in our area" Luna explained. The two watched the fairies begin gathering, which Salazar didn't complain. It saves them the trouble of finding it all themselves.

"I'm surprise with how agree-able these little ones are... They don't usually trust humans so easily" Salazar said.

"That's because I've been visiting them numerous times. The first time was when I was in my first year, and I needed a place to be alone..." Luna explained.

"And choosing the ever dangerous Dark Forest was your first option?" He said.

"Not everything in here is dangerous, as long as you know what to avoid... I was lucky enough to find them, when I decided to try the melody here" Some of the fairies would fly by them from time to time. Seeing them fly around was magical, as they leave trails of fairy dust in their way.

"That's fair" Salazar said.

"Sir, apologize but, I couldn't help but notice you looking at me the entire time coming here... I hope it isn't something I should be worrying about" Luna commented. Quite the observant little Ravenclaw, Salazar thought. He could see why she was in Rowena's house.

"Nothing seems to get by you, my dear... I was merely observing; nothing less, nothing more... You truly do remind me of her" Salazar answered.

"Who?" She asked.

"Your very house founder, of course" Salazar said. Her eyes widened more than usual, and looked away feeling flustered. She felt flattered and embarrassed. Hearing one of the founders tell her that he reminded her of one of their own felt like a big compliment. TOO big of a compliment.

"That's certainly a compliment, thank you but... I don't think I'd see myself being compared to Professor Ravenclaw" Luna said. Salazar looked at the flustered girl and smiled.

"I understand, but see it like this... I believe you can do great things, Luna. Maybe more greater than what we have done or what Rowena has done on her own" Salazar explained.

"That's a little intimidating, but thank you for the boost of confidence" Luna said.

"Of course my dear" Salazar nodded, and the two continued to watch the fairies. They would follow some of them, curious as to where they were getting these ingredients. Some were from high above the trees; or deep within the ground. One of them came back from the Black Lake and had to swim down to get one of them.

"Did your parents attend Hogwarts, my dear?" Salazar suddenly asked.

"Yes Sir, both are from Ravenclaw as well. It's basically how they met" Luna said.

"I see, so being in Ravenclaw must run in the family" He chuckled.

"Not really, who knows, I could have been in Slytherin... I've been told that I have a cunning mind from time to time" She said.

"And would have that been a bad thing?" Salazar asked.

"No sir, It would have been an honor... It might even make it easier for me and —" But Luna decided to cut herself off, which didn't go unnoticed by the professor.

"And who, Luna?" He asked.

"It's nothing, professor... Like I said, it would have been an honor to be under your house. But as you mentioned before, I remind you so much of Professor Ravenclaw" Luna said, with a smile. But Salazar knew deep down, she was keeping something from him. And he was determined to find out what.

"Right... Of course..." So far, the fairies have started bringing half of the stuff they needed, to both of their delight.

"Do you have any friends, Luna? Surely you must" Salazar suddenly asked again.

"I do, in my house I have Cho Chang and Padma Patil... In Gryffindor, I have Harry, Ron Weasley, Hermione Granger, and my best friend Ginny Weasley... In Hufflepuff, I have Hanna, and Susan Bones..." Luna said.

"And in Slytherin?" Salazar asked.

"Uhm... Well... I don't exactly have any friends in Slytherin" Luna said, in more tone down voice.

"What about Draco? You seem rather close with him" He commented.

"Draco is a special case" She said

"How so?" He asked.

"It's complicated" She answered.

"I'm sure there is more to that, my dear. And I'm willing to listen" Luna looked at the professor. She could see that he was sincere and decided to give a proper answer.

"Draco... Is my friend... Actually, more than a friend. But I don't want things to get complicated for us" Luna saw that the professor was listen, and wishes for her to continue.

"I met him during my 3rd year. I've been told by my friends not be be associated with him, nor even run into him, because he was a bad seed and would torment you any chance he got. I continued to listen to their advice but I ended up running into him alone in a hallway. I was my usual aloof self, but that didn't seem to bother him, to my great surprise. After that encounter, I couldn't help but notice him looking at me whenever he can, either in the Great Halls or in the hallways." She explained.

"Heh, it seems he and I have a similar taste in women" He muttered to himself, but Luna continued.

"He then confronted me in the library and eventually confessed. I was over joined and then we kissed. Ever since then, we've been dating..." She said.

"I'm assuming your concept of 'dating' is similar to what I know as 'courting'?" He asked, and Luna nodded.

"But I came to a realization that being together, would be... Difficult... Giving Draco's current status in Hogwarts" She explained.

"His status?" He asked.

"He's currently know as the "Prince of Slytherin House", as silly as that sounds even to him, he said. But I knew that meant a lot of people would have an opinion of him, especially those within his house... So if they found out that on of their own was dating a Ravenclaw... Especially an aloof Ravenclaw like me? To the Slytherins, they wouldn't like that." She said.

"That certainly sounds like my house..." He mutter.

"I'm a pureblood, which is fine. But I'm what they call, a blood traitor" Luna sighed.

"A what?" Salazar asked. He has never heard of that term before.

"A blood traitor... Basically I don't follow the traditions and customs of what a usual pureblooded witch should do or believe... Draco doesn't care, but I know his housemates do. So I told him, to not speak of our relationship, because I knew it would hurt us both" She ended.

"You really are like her, aren't you?" Salazar said. She looked at her professor, who was looking on at the fairies.

"I think it's safe to say that you and Draco are no different than Rowena and I" He said.

"You mean..."

"We aren't officially together, but I am currently courting her... And I believe you and I are on the same boat, Luna" He then looked to her.

"What do you mean?" She asked.

"During my time, I've been known to delve into dark magic, unforgivable curses and illegal potions... I'm not exactly a good influence on anyone. But Godric, Helga, and Rowena saw the good in me. How? I'm not sure... More so from Rowena. She didn't care where I came from or what I do, because I knew she'd be there to support me. And that's when I began falling for her." Luna could see a smile appear on the Slytherin's face.

"But like you, I was worried of what others would think of her, if we did end up together. Would they think I seduced her and poisoned her mind with one of my many dark spells and potions? Would they think she followed in my foot steps and learned dark magic? No... That's the last thing I'd want for her."

"But you still love her?" She asked.

"Of course, everyday of my life. I would flirt here and there, and to me they are sincere. To her, I'm not sure... When it comes to feelings, it's the one thing she has difficulties understanding" He chuckled.

"I see..." The two were then interrupted by a swarm of fairies carrying a sack and carefully dropping it down in front of them. Luna opened the bag to check all the ingredients. Salazar peered in as well.

"I believe this is all of them. Thank you my friends! I promise to come back and give you sweets, as a token of my appreciation" With that, Luna and Salazar bid the fairies goodbye before making their way back out of the forest and towards the school.

"Thank you for hearing me out, Professor... And Thank you for letting me hear your story" Luna said

"Thank you as well... I never though I'd have to voice my feels out to anyone. But I'm glad, it was you, my dear" Salazar said, while carrying the sack for them. They eventually made it to the entrance of the school, and saw Draco waving at them from a corner he and Rowena were waiting and hiding.

"There you two are. I was beginning to worry" Rowena said.

"Apologize if we took too long. I'm glad you two made it back here, unnoticed" Luna said.

"I assumed you two managed to get things done successfully" Salazar asked.

"Of course, and you two?" Draco asked. Salazar tapped the sack that he was carrying in his arms.

"Good, I suggest we head back up and begin" Rowena said.

"Yes, I believe we should be seeing Harry and Hannah when we get there" Luna said, as she began to walk on ahead, followed by Draco.

"Let's just hope Godric and Helga didn't start a fire in our absence" Salazar scowled, which made Rowena chuckle. The two professors eventually followed the two students back up to the Room of Requirements.

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Once Draco, Luna, Salazar and Rowena have returned, they got started in brewing the potion. When they arrived, Harry and Hannah had already been in the room, chatting with Godric and Helga. Rowena gave Draco and Luna the task to brew the Wind and Water potion while she and Salazar brewed the Fire and Earth. All the Gryffindors and Hufflepuffs had to do was sit and watch. Now, Draco and Salazar were stirring the potion, while Luna and Rowena would place the ingredients in slowly. Godric was busy cleaning his sword, Harry was laying on Godric's bed, tossing around a quidditch ball, while Helga was busy braiding Hannah's hair.

"I don't get why you aren't letting us help..." Harry commented, looking at the four near the cauldrons.

"Last I remember Potter, you practically blew one of your potions up in class... How? I don't know" Draco commented. Luna, Rowena, and Salazar chuckled.

"Let me remind you Malfoy that I was never particularly good with potions" Harry stated.

"Which is why Draco and I are handling it" Luna said.

"I didn't know you were good in potion brewing, Luna" Hannah said. Luna placed in another dash of air glitter.

"It isn't my highest subject, but it is one of my best" Luna replied.

"Well why not us, Rowena. I'm sure Helga and I can managed a potion" Godric commented..

"That's what you said last time when I instructed you and Helga to make that simple vanity potion" Rowena remarked.

"The instructions were in Latin! How are we supposed to understand that!?" Godric exclaimed, but Rowena chose to ignore it. Salazar stopped stirring and looked at his and Rowena's brew, and then Luna and Draco's.

"I believe we are finished" Salazar said. He grabbed four bottles and one to Draco and Luna, each. The two students then pour in there brew mix, while Rowena and Salazar did the same thing.

"That's great!" Hannah happily said. She got up off the bed and went over to Draco and Luna. Harry followed soon after.

"As expected of you four" Helga said, going to Rowena and Salazar, followed by Godric. They went over to the symbol that Rowena had carved onto the floor, making sure the carving was deep enough to be filled by the liquids and not over flower. But not enough to make a hole through the floor.

"Let's hope this works" Salazar said. Rowena nodded in agreement. Godric smirked and went over to the circle, along with Helga.

"Let's step back just in case" Luna suggested. The four students moved away from the sigil, just in case. Salazar handed the other two potions to Godric and Helga, and made them stand on their respective spots. The four then started to pour the liquid slowly onto the carving, filling up the symbol and mixing with the rest of the potions. As they did, it began to glow brighter and brighter. Till it stopped. The glow started to vanish, till it was gone. Silence filled the room, as well as shocked expressions.

"What happened!?" Harry asked.

"Everything was going so well, what went wrong!?" Hannah asked as well.

"Did we make a mistake?" Luna asked, in a worried tone.

"Was it the potions? Did we miscalculate the measurements!?" Draco asked.

"Children, children, calm down please" Helga said, trying to calm them down. Luna went over to one of the list and read through it again. All the ingredients were accounted for. Except...

"It seems we missed one... A feather of a Phoenix" Luna read.

"Well, where in Merlin are we going to get that!?" Godric exclaimed.

"I believe I know where. Professor Dumbledore has a pet phoenix named Fawkes. We could get from him" Harry suggested.

"And how are we supposed to do that, Potter? The bloody bird is in Professor Dumbledore's office! I doubt you'd be able to get in without any suspicion!" Draco commented. Harry glared at Draco and was about to retort when Hannah jumped in.

"I'm sure we can think of something, or possibly find another phoenix? I mean, there must be some in the wizarding word, right?" Hannah said. Luna stood by Draco and answered.

"I believe phoenixes are just too difficult to find, Hannah. And Fawkes is certainly guarded by Dumbledore... Getting that feather will not be easy" Luna said.

"See, even Lovegood agrees with me, and she's a Ravenclaw so she must be right" Draco said. Soon the four students were in an argument over who was right and who was wrong. However, the founders found this scenario very entertaining and nostalgic.

"Looks familiar?" Helga asked, looking back at her companions. The four soon nodded in agreement.

"Very" Salazar said.

"Do we really argue that much as well?" Rowena asked, she watched as the girls tried to make sure the boys wouldn't kill each other.

"Sadly, very much so" Godric chuckled, and went in between the four students.

"Children, I know you all have different options to solve our problem, but I suggest we try Harry's idea in getting the Phoenix feather from Fawkes" Godric said.

"Why? Cause he's from your house?" Draco asked.

"No, but it's the only idea we have so far" Godric answered. The four students looked at one another, before all eyes were on Harry.

"Alright then, I guess we will try and get the feather" Harry said. Everyone nodded in agreement. Still holding the list, Luna read it back and saw a small smudged part that she could barely read. She looked closer and realized that it was another ingredient that they missed. She quietly gasped. Basilisk's fang.

"Is something wrong Luna?" Luna looked up at Draco who asked. Soon everyone looked at Luna. Luna knew that Godric, Helga, and Rowena did not know about Salazar's chamber. Not wanting to worry anyone, she just smiled.

"No, nothing at all" Luna answered. Everyone looked at her confused and just shrugged it off. Not wanting to let her schoolmates find out as well, she decided to look for this on her own later tonight when everyone's asleep.

"During dinner, I'll sneak out and head for the Headmaster's office while he is down in the Great hall with the other staff" Harry said. The students and the founders nodded at the plan.

"Well then we'd better head down there now, it's only a few minutes before the feast begins" Hannah said, as she looked at the clock in the room.

"Alright then, be careful Harry" Godric said. Harry nodded at him and followed the other students as the exited into the halls. Ready to put the plan into action.

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The four students headed down to the great hall for dinner. It was already night time and the students didn't realize how fast the time flew by. No one was walking around the hallways when they passed, assuming all are at the feast already, which allowed them to walk casually with one another. Hannah and Harry were too busy conversing with one another, while Draco and Luna just listened to their conversation. After a while, they finally reached the Great Hall, and they all went to their respective tables. Draco sat down between Blaise Zabini and Theodore Nott; Luna sat next to Cho Chang and Padma Patil; Hannah sat next to Susan Bones. with Ernest Macmillan in front of them; and Harry sat in front of Hermione Granger and Ron Weasley.

"Draco, where've you been? We've been looking for you all day!" Blaise said. Draco took a sip of his juice before replying.

"I've been busy, Blaise. It's not like I have to tell you guys where I've been every second" Draco answered.

"Yeah but Pansy has been looking all over for you, she thinks you've been ignoring her" Theodore commented.

"Geez, was it THAT obvious. And besides, we aren't even together, so why do I need to tell her anything" Draco said. Once the two stopped asking questions, Draco looked over at the Ravenclaw table to find Luna conversing with Cho and Padma.

"Luna, where were you? Roger was just telling us about his broken arm when he played against Slytherin" Cho said. The three looked over at Roger Davies and noticed his arm was in a cast.

"I'm sure Davies will be fine, Cho" Padma said, as she took a bite out of her food. Luna ate a piece of her food as well and looked at Cho.

"I'm sorry, Cho, I was in the forest feeding the Thestrals. And after that I was looking for some Crumple Horned Snorkack... For my father, you know" Luna explained. The two just shrugged and continued eating.

"So Hannah, where did you run of too? I think I saw you leave with Harry Potter a while ago" Ernest said.

"Yeah! Are you two together or something?" Susan asked. Hannah choked on her juice and wiped her lips.

"No no! You got it all wrong, I went with Harry because he had a book I needed to borrow and he told me to come with him to the Gryffindor common room to get it" Hannah explained.

"But after that where did you go?" Susan asked again

"I went to Professor Snape because I had detention with him..." Hannah nervously chuckled. Ernest and Susan still looked skeptically at her but continued to eat their dinner.

"So where did you run off to Harry? You left Hagrid's lesson rather quickly" Hermione asked.

"I just had to catch up with some lessons from some of our professors... I noticed that I've been slacking off..." Harry explained. Ron didn't ask anything, because he was busy eating everything. Harry looked over at the staff's table and saw Dumbledore busy eating while he was conversing with Mcgonagall and Flitwick. He then looked over at Draco, Luna and Hannah, who were also looking at the professor. They all looked at Harry and gave him a nod.

"Hey, I need to head back to the common room, there's something I have to submit later to Professor Sprout" Harry told Ron and Hermione as he stood up.

"Oh! Then let us come with you then" Hermione suggest.

"No! No uh... It's a report I have to do alone... Also I won't be too long in the common room, I have to run out and do a few more errands..." Harry said quickly, as he grabbed his stuff and walked quickly out of the Great hall, away from a confused Ron and Hermione.

Soon, Harry made his way up a few flights of stairs, through a couple of halls, until he reached the revolving staircase that led to Professor Dumbledore's office. Harry really tried his best to avoid any prefects, heads of house, and most importantly, Filch and his cat. The staircase soon turned and brought him up to the professor's office, which was locked.

"Alohamora..." Harry casted at the lock, once done he got inside quickly. He then looked around for Fawkes' bird perch, until he saw it at the very top of the room.

"Hello Fawkes, It's good to see you again" Harry greeted the phoenix, which replied with a squawk. Fawkes then flew down and perched itself on another bird stand, next to Dumbledore's table.

"Fawkes, I need to ask you for something. I was hoping I could have one of you feathers. Please, it is important that I have one" Harry pleaded and asked the bird. Fawkes looked at him questionably and then at its own feathers.

"Please, I need to help the professors go back home. You have to let me have one of your feathers" Harry pleaded again. Fawkes could see his desperation, and so the bird plucked one out from its wing and handed it to him from its beak.

"Thank you, Fawkes!" Harry thanked the bird multiple times and took it. Suddenly, Harry could hear footsteps climbing up the stairs. Harry panicked and realized that Professor Dumbledore has returned. He looked around for a place to hide but stopped when he heard another voice.

"Oh! Professor Dumbledore" 'Luna!' Harry though.

"Yes, Ms. Lovegood, Ms. Abbott?" 'Hannah' He was thankful for the girls' quick thinking in helping him out of this situation. Soon, he could hear them walking further away from the door, away from the staircase. Harry sighed in relief but soon heard the door begin to open. Harry panicked again and was about to hide but clamed down after seeing who it was.

"Malfoy!" Harry said. For once, glad to see that it was just him.

"Come on, Potter, you need to get out of here, now. The girls can't keep stalling for much longer" Draco quickly said. Harry nodded and thanked Fawkes again, who flew back up to his original perch. Draco and Harry got out of the office and down the stairs to hide behind a pillar in the hallway.

"I hope that's all you need to know, ladies?" Dumbledore asked the two. They nodded and Dumbledore bid them a goodnight and went back up his office, with no idea of Harry ever being there. The two then came out of hiding and went over to the girls.

"Thanks for distracting him, I owe you three one" Harry thanked them.

"No problem, but did you get the feather?" Hannah asked. Harry smiled and held up the Phoenix feather. They all smiled with glee and Hannah jumped for joy and gave Harry a hug.

"Come on, let's take this to the founders" They then ran up to the Room of Requirements to show them what they have.

"You did it! You actually did it!" Godric yelled with joy. When the students arrived at the room, they saw the founders just casually lounging about doing there own thing. But when they entered, they immediately rushed to the door.

"Yes, and it wasn't easy... But I couldn't have done it without them" Harry said, pointing to the other three. He then went over to the circle and carefully placed it in the center of the symbol.

"There, now you can go home" Harry said, and looked at the founders. Everyone nodded but Luna looked down, with a worried look on her face. Rowena noticed the uneasiness of the young Ravenclaw, and so she went to her bed with a pretend yawn.

"Yes, but I am awfully tired from today. I suggest we rest before we head back to our time period. After all, we can't cast this spell if we're too tired" Rowena suggested. Everyone looked at her, confused but then agreed that they should do it tomorrow. Luna sighed in relief that she still had a chance to make the circle fully complete.

"Very well then, we shall return home tomorrow and give our proper goodbyes" Godric said, as he went over and plop down on his bed.

"Alright then, we will be heading back to our common rooms now, goodnight everyone" Harry said. Soon the students all went out of the room of requirements and bid each other goodnight. Luna however, did not follow Harry back to the hallway that lead to their towers. She told him that she had to meet with Professor Flitwick about something. And so Harry bid her goodnight and left for his common room. Luna then turned around and made a run for the girl's lavatory to head for the Chamber of Secrets.

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Once Luna left Draco, Hannah, and Harry, she quickly made her way towards the Girls' lavatory that contained the entrance to Salazar's Chamber of Secrets. She was able to avoid Filch and his cat that was patrolling the halls that night, especially the prefects, head boy, and head girl. She stepped into the girl's' lavatory, and headed towards the sinks in the middle of the room. She passed by all the stalls and checked if anyone was in the room with her. Knowing she was alone she inspected the sink closely.

"Hello Luna" Luna sighed and looked up to see Moaning Myrtle, the ghost of this specific girl's lavatory.

"Hello Myrtle, I'm sorry I can't talk right now, I'm a little busy" Luna continued to look around the sink for any way of getting in.

"Oh yes, of course, ignore poor mopping moaning Myrtle" Myrtle said as she started crying and moaning, just to annoy Luna.

"How do you open this thing..." Luna whispered to herself. She looked at one of the faucets and saw the snake design carved on it.

"Oh course, what was I thinking... I forgot you need to speak in parselmouth in order to open the chamber... What will I do now" Luna sighed in disappointment.

"You could have just asked one of us, you know" Luna jumped at the sound of someone else in the room with her, and it wasn't the voice of Myrtle. She turned around to see a familiar figure walking into view.

"Lady Rowena?" Luna asked. Rowena nodded and looked at the sink.

"Are you trying to gain access to Salazar's secret chamber?" She asked, Luna looking at her founder in shock.

"How did—" Before Luna could ask, Rowena answered.

"Smartest of the four, remember? And I also saw the missing ingredient on the checklist... What I don't understand is you not informing any of us about it" Rowena asked.

"I'm sorry, I didn't want to hid it, but I thought that maybe you, Professor Godric and Professor Helga did not know of Professor Salazar's chamber, and if you all found out about it, you would be really mad at him when you all return, and that could alter a lot of things" Luna replied.

"Thinking like a true Ravenclaw, but why did you not ask your friends to help you. Why do this alone?" Rowena asked again.

"Because I'm not sure if Draco and Hannah would come with me. I know Harry would, but he's been through enough as it is" Luna said.

"I'm sure they would've wanted to help you. All you had to do was ask them. I'm certain the Slytherin boy would've been glad to" Rowena said with a wink, which caused Luna to blush.

"But how do you know about this?" Luna asked, gesturing to the sink.

"I knew about the chamber way before it was even created by Salazar. I knew about the Basilisk. I'm sure you all think that him keeping that creature down there is a little crazy, but he had... intentions." Rowena explained.

"I see, well we might as well head back. We won't be able to open the chamber since neither of us can speak parselmouth" Luna said. Rowena giggled and patted her head.

"Do not worry child, I will handle this" Rowena said and walked over to the sinks. Soon Rowena started to speak in what sounded like a made up language to what Luna could only describe as being serpentine. 'Parselmouth' Luna thought. Soon the sinks started to separate from one another, to reveal a hole on the floor.

"Lady Rowena, you can-"

"Speak Parseltongue? Yes, Salazar taught me. He tried teaching Godric and Helga but they were just too stubborn" She said. The two looked down into the hole to see nothing but darkness.

"I told Salazar that he has to find a better way to go down there. I'll tell him when we return" Rowena said. Soon, the two jumped in and landed down in a pile of bones and rocks.

"Ouch! That was not the best landing" Luna said as she patted her school skirt and robes. She helped Lady Rowena up, who started patting her dress gown clean.

"Let's keep going. We have another door to access." Rowena said. Soon the two made their way deep into the chamber, until they reached the second door. Rowena went up to it and spoke parseltongue again, which opened the door like the first one. The two went in and was greeted by the chamber of secrets.

"So this is what it looks like..." Luna whispered to herself.

"You've never been down here?" Rowena asked. They climbed down the ladder and walked down the aisle, passing some snake statues.

"Harry has, and he has told us of his venture here, but I never though I would get to see this place in person" Luna said as she looked around the room with awe. Soon the two reached the very end and Rowena gasped at what she saw.

"Is that...?" Rowena asked.

"Yes... When I was in my first year and Harry was in his second, he killed the Basilisk, which was released by the Heir of Professor Salazar, using the sword of Gryffindor" Luna answered. Rowena looked at Luna, surprised when she mentioned that Salazar had an heir. She looked at the Basilisk again and shook her head.

"Oh... Salazar is not going to like this. Especially, since it was killed with Godric's sword and by a Gryffindor no less" Rowena said. They looked at the skeletal figure of the giant snake. All that was left was the head with the fangs that they needed. Luna went up to the skeleton and looked at the fangs carefully.

"Be careful, Luna" Rowena warned her. Luna grabbed a large fang and started to pull on it. Due to her small stature, she was having difficulties getting it. Rowena noticed this and went over to help her pull it out.

"On three... One, two, three!" On three, the two pulled hard enough to get the fang out.

"Good, now let's head back up, this place always gave me the creeps without Salazar around" Rowena said. Luna nodded and soon the two headed back up and out of the Chamber and then out of the Girl's lavatory. They quietly went back to the room of requirements.

"Well then, goodnight Luna, and I'll see you tomorrow before we leave" Rowena said. Luna handed her the fang and she gave Luna a goodnight kiss on the forehead.

"Goodnight Professor" Luna said, as she turned away and casually skipped back to her common room. Rowena smiled at Luna's retreating figure, and then went back in the room. She closed the door gently, and quietly walked towards the circle. She placed the fang in the middle next to the feather, and she could see the two objects glow. Rowena smiled, turning back to look at her sleeping friends. Helga was happily asleep, snuggling into the blanket. Godric was a mess when he sleeps and would tend to snore if he was deep asleep. And Salazar was quietly sleeping with half of the blanket covering him. Rowena walked over to his bed and covered him up to his chest with the blanket. She then kissed his cheek and could see him smile in his sleep. She then walked back to her own bed and tucked herself in.

"We're finally going back home" She whispered to herself and closed her eyes.

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It was another cold and early morning. Harry was dressed in his school robes, looking at himself in the mirror and then back at his sleeping room mates. He grabbed his bag and quietly stepped out of the boys dormitory and then out the common room, before looking out the window to see the cold mist of the air just surround the school. Hugging himself to keep warm, he started to make his way towards the room of requirements. He knew Hannah, Luna, and Draco were on their way there as well, so it was only fitting that he'd make his way over as well. After a couple of walks, he finally made it, but before going in, he heard someone call out to him.

"Harry!" He turned around and was greeted by Hannah, Luna, and Draco.

"Morning guys... You all came here together?" Harry asked

"I was coming from the Forbidden Forest after feeding the thestrals, and saw Hanna and Draco conversing with each other in the hallway. I reminded them of today and we all made our way up here together" Luna answered. Harry opened the door to the room of requirements and could see that the professors were already up.

"Good morning, children!" Helga greeted. She went over and hugged Hannah, who embraced her back.

"I honestly though you all had left by now" Harry jokingly said. Luna went over to Rowena and sat next to her on her bed.

"Don't be silly, child. We cannot just leave without saying goodbye" Rowena said. But then Godric raised his hand to address everyone.

"Yes, but before we do, I would just like to ask... What is that thing?" Godric said as he pointed to the Basilisk's fang on the floor. Everyone's head turned and looked over to the summoning circle, where the fang was placed. Luna bit her lip and made no eye contact. But even without looking, she can tell that they all had a confused look on their faces, except for Salazar, who looked more surprised.

"It's a saber tooth tiger fang. I forgot to mention that it was needed" Rowena quickly answered.

"Heavens, Rowena! Where did you get such a thing?" Helga asked.

"While you were all asleep, I went out to retrieve it. Luckily, Luna told me about a storage room that consists of ingredients used to make the potions for their classes. When I checked, they just so happen to have a jar of fangs. Isn't that right, Luna?" Rowena asked. Luna looked at her and she gave her a knowing wink.

"Yes, of course, I mentioned it before" Luna replied, while everyone just nodded, to her relief.

"Alright then.. We might as well say our goodbyes" The students went to their respective house founders.

"I had my doubts when Potter said you and the rest of the founders were in the school. Now I wish you could all stay longer" Draco said.

"Yes, we wish the same but we must head back or we might ruin the timeline" Salazar explained.

"You need to stop teasing her you know" Draco said, while looking at Rowena and Luna. Salazar looked at him, confused.

"Who?" He asked.

"Professor Ravenclaw. She's unsure, you know. And it's hard for a Ravenclaw to not know something" Draco chuckled. In which Salazar chuckled as well, and looked at the two ladies.

"If so, you and Luna should not hide yourselves, then" Salazar said, this time it was Draco who looked at him with confusion.

"She told you?" Draco asked. Salazar nodded.

"Hm, I'll talk with her later, then" Draco replied. The two continuing to watch the Ravenclaws.

"Do you really have to go?" Luna asked. Rowena smiled and stroked her hair and cheeks gently.

"Sadly we do, I'm sorry we cannot stay and talk longer. You are like a daughter I wish I could have" Rowena said. Luna smiled and hugged her, to which the professor reciprocated.

"It won't be long now until you would have one..." Luna whispered. Rowena looked at her, confused.

"Did you say something?" Rowena asked. Luna shook her head and smiled at her.

"I said, you should give Professor Salazar a chance. He sincerely likes you" Luna answered. Rowena blushed, which made the young Ravenclaw chuckle.

"I will consider it. But you and Draco should not be ashamed of being with each other in public" Rowena said. Luna looked at her and nodded.

"We shall see" Luna said.

"Rowena, may I have a word with Ms. Lovegood please?" Salazar asked, walking up to the two. Rowena turned to him and nodded.

"Of course" Rowena smiled at Luna and went over to say goodbye to Draco.

"Professor?" Luna asked, confused.

"I'm impressed that you knew about my chamber, despite the state that my basilisk is now in" Salazar said.

"Professor Ravenclaw told you, didn't she?" Luna asked.

"Yes, but do not worry, we did not tell Godric and Helga. And you were right, the two of them do not know about the chamber. So I thank you for keeping it to yourself, but you could have asked me or Rowena to accompany you in the first place" Salazar said.

"I know, but I guess I wasn't thinking at the time" Luna said.

"Well that's a first, coming from a Ravenclaw" Salazar chuckled. She smiled and looked over at Rowena and Draco as they talked.

"A little advice Luna, do not keep what you two have a secret. And do not let others' opinion define what you two have. Let them think what they want, all that matters is both your happiness" Salazar said. Luna looked at him and nodded.

"I understand professor. And I hope you and Professor Ravenclaw will come to understand one another" She said, before giving Salazar a hug, to which he surprisingly returns.

"Oh! I hate that we have to leave!" Helga said as she was holding onto Hannah's hands.

"I know and I have much more to ask you" Hannah said.

"Well I'm sure they will all be answered in due time. But for now, I want you to be a strong Hufflepuff for me. Show these other houses that Hufflepuffs are fighters as well" Helga said. Hannah smiled and nodded.

"I will Professor" Hannah said, giving the professor a great big hug, to which Helga returned.

"And do not be afraid to stand up for yourself, and always ask for help when needed" Helga whispered. Harry looked at the way the others interacted with each other and smiled at the positive atmosphere. He then felt the hand of Godric on his shoulder.

"It's a shame that we have to leave so soon before we could get to know you all. You children certainly have a trait of each of our houses" Godric commented.

"I guess you could say that. I wish I could have gotten to know you Professor Godric. You would have taught me so much" Harry said.

"Time is the best teacher. And through it, you will be able to learn more than from any teacher" Godric said. Harry nodded and gave his professor a hug, to which he returned as well. Once all the goodbyes were given, the professors went and stepped into the circle, that started to glow at their presence.

"We want to thank you all again for helping us. If it weren't for you all, we would not be able to get back home." Salazar said. As he held onto Rowena's hand.

"Yes, you three were able to help Harry, despite the lack of knowledge of what was going on at the beginning. You all placed your trust in him and us, and for that we thank you." Rowena said as he addressed Luna, Draco, and Hannah.

"And we especially want to thank you Harry. At the start, you were hesitant to help us, feeling confused on what was going on" Helga said.

"But you managed to get by that and helped us to the very end and with that we thank you. All of you" Godric said. Harry smiled at the professors and waved goodbye. Soon, the four stood within the circle and started to concentrate on their time period. The circle started to glow brighter and brighter, until finally it flashed and with a blink of an eye, they were gone. Harry, Hannah, Luna, and Draco, all looked at the area where the founders once stood, and where the circle once was.

"Their actually gone" Hannah said. Harry nodded and looked at the spot.

"Well, It was bound to happen eventually" Luna said sadly. Draco nodded.

"Let's go, I think breakfast is about to start" Hannah said, as she went towards the door. Luna and Draco followed but Harry stood still, looking at the circle.

"Potter!" Draco called out to him. Harry snapped out of his thoughts and looked at the door. He eventually followed them out of the room and into the hallway. The door of the room of requirements vanished before their eyes, and the students started making their way towards the feast. Before they could go in, Harry stopped walking, which made them stop and turn to him.

"You guys go ahead. I'll catch up" With that, Harry turned and walked away, leaving a confused look on each of their faces.

Harry excused himself so that he could go back to the tree that started it all. He went back to the black lake and stood in front of the tree, at the exact spot that the professors appeared. The adventure was now over, and now it was back to a boring life of academic work. But then again, Voldemort was still out there, which meant that an adventure still continues. However, his adventure with Luna, Draco, and Hannah has now ended, and they can go back to being who they were, A day-dreaming Ravenclaw, an annoying Slytherin, and a shy Hufflepuff. He found it rather nice to have new companions instead of it just being Ron and Hermione all the time.

"I wish things didn't have to end like this" Harry said to himself.

"Who says they have to?" Harry jumped and turned around to see Hannah, with Draco and Luna right beside her.

"I thought you all went to the feast?" Harry asked.

"We did but we were a little worried about you" Luna said. Harry looked at Draco skeptically, who just glared back at him.

"They did, not me" Draco replied. Hannah elbowed him at the waist, which made Luna giggle.

"Fine, maybe a little" Harry smirked and looked at them.

"I know our time with them was short, but whose to say we won't see them again some time in the future?" Luna said.

"We all had so many good memories with them and they gave us great some advice, even for a little while" Hannah said.

"And despite the fact that we all had to work together, I will admit, it was not as bad as I thought it would be" Draco said. Harry listened to what they had to say and he just nodded in agreement to every word.

"And whose to say we can't work together again?" Harry looked at Hannah, who gave him a smile. Luna and Draco smiled at Harry as well.

"You're right. We might as well try to be an example for the others in terms of inter-house unity, right?" Harry said. The three other students nodded in agreement.

"Well come on then, we might as well head back to the feast before breakfast is over" Draco stated. Harry nodded and soon, all four of them made their way back up to the school to get some breakfast, knowing that they will be a great example of what the founders have started way back when.