The Four Shadows

Chapter 23

Salazar was slumped over in the corner of Marians old Study as Helga stood over him and breathed heavily, knowing she was going to be bruised tomorrow. She went over to Isla who was now stirring. Helga was about to pick her up, but Isla sat straight up. Startling Helga, Isla stared at her with wet eyes.
"Dead" Isla whispered. Helga furrowed her brows and stepped back. "What do you mean?" Helga asked. Before Isla answered, she fell unconsciousness again. Helga grew worried and started hyperventilating and stepped back, but she felt arms wrap around her and a hand slip over her mouth. She screamed, but it was muffled. Helga began to hit the hands around her. Salazar closed his eyes and he was beginning to have intentions of suffocating her. Helga screams grew, but she started to kick him. Helga aimed and kicked Salazar in the groin. As much pain he was in, he continued to restrict her air. Helga stopped kicking for a moment, but gathered her energy and lifted her legs, kicking Salazar so hard he finally let go and lurched backwards, gasping for air.

"YOU EVIL BASTARD!" She yelled. Helga breathed fast and stepped backwards. "Don't explain anything, Salazar." She said through breaths. Salazar stood before her and didnt say anything. He sat on the chair and rubbed his face. Helga raised her eyebrow and slowly inches forward. She sat directly across from him and stared at him, and for a moment, they locked eye contact like the first time they met.

Rowena had managed to get Marian on the ground in the Great Hall. Rowenas foot was on Marians back as she held Marians arm up. She twisted it and it cracked, Marian yelling. Rowena closed her eyes and had no choice. She pointed her wand at the back of Marians head.
"Who are you" Rowena asked. Marian had only laughed in response. Rowena twisted her arm harder.
"I work alone" Marian confessed. "I find clients and work with them if they need favors" Marian said.
"That was too easy. You're lying." Rowena twisted her arm as hard as possible and fired a spell at Marians head. Marian groaned in pain.
"I gave Salazar your Basilisk" She said. "I just help broken clients" She laughed. "Just people who want revenge".
Rowena had only felt anger and didnt care what came out of Marians mouth. Rowena muttered and a bolt of green had struck Marian and rowena dropped her arm, standing over the dead body. At least she hoped she was dead.

"So you mean...." Helga asked.

"Yes" Salazar sighed. "People automatically thought I was the next dark wizard because of my parents. I tried to prove to people I was a good person, but It never happened. So I agreed on it. If people assumed I was evil, then ill let them know i was evil. I didnt have to go through the pain of trying to prove others wrong" He confessed.
"So you found Marian and made a deal" Helga asked quietly. "Salazar you know what she was right?"
Salazar got angry for a moment and Helga noticed, as she quickly apologized.
"She was the pin point source of the Wizarding Black Market and she took all these potions and made deals, she wasn't even herself. Marians eye was stabbed out by a bad deal gone wrong, then the lady she was dealing with poured a cursed acid into it. Gruesome, I know.' Salazar said.
Salazar had explained everything to Helga. That he wanted the worse for Hogwarts. How he kept a secret room of all his plans and where he hid. Everything fit like a puzzle piece, except the kids that were involved and Helga wanted to ask them herself. They sat in silence as Helga processed it. She stood up and walked over to Isla. She turned around to Salazar who also stood up.
"Why did you take Isla?" Helga asked.
"A useful and Powerful weapon" Salazar confessed. Helga looked down and breathed a laugh, shaking her head.
"Im sorry" Helga said.

"What?" Salazar asked. Helga didnt explain.

"Stupefy" She said as she pointed her wand at Salazar. Helga took Isla and Dissaparated back to Hogwarts as she left Salazar on the floor.

Rowena had been on the floor, crying over Godric and James' dead bodies. She witnessed gruesome murders of her best friends. Pain and sadness overwhelmed her as all she could do was sit on the floor and hold Godrics lifeless head in her lap.
Rowena jumped in fear as Helga entered the Great Hall with Isla who was oddly still unconscious. Helga slowly put Isla on the ground and slowly went to Rowena.
She gasped in fear as James' body was across the Great Hall. Rowena turned around, her face patchy from sobbing. Helga lost words as two of her best friends were dead. She cried and dropped to the floor with Rowena and hugged her.

"What the bloody...." Godric said. He patted himself and noticed he was wearing peasants clothes. He looked around in the brightly lit room. It was pristine and white. It seems as if he was on a platform. Godric noticed James beside him.
"Im just as dumbfounded as you" James said.
"Whos that?" Godric pointed out. He pointed out a middle aged man with auburn hair, a long beard and long white robes. James squinted and hadn't had a clue.
"Sir!" He yelled. The man turned around and smiled. He was half moon bifocals and his hands were neatly placed behind him. The strange man walked towards them.
"Ah, Gentlemen" He said. "Sorry, let me introduce myself. Or, I shouldn't. Any who, you both have lived a very important life." The man said.
"What?" James said.
"Were dead" Godric said. " I don't understand"
"Neither do I" The auburn haired man said. "Im not going to be born for another thousand years" He said with a twinkle in his eye. "But the point is, I have to get there quick, I have a train to catch. The point is, do you both wish to fulfill your duty?" He asked
"Duty?" Godric asked.
"Of being legacies of course! You're crucial to Hogwarts. It may not seem like it, but Hogwarts will be one of the best wizarding schools. I cannot spoil the future of your school, but you have been called to do one of the hardest jobs there is. I am here to merely guide you. Now gentlemen. Would you like to take the train? Or stay here and let it pass onto the unknown?" He said.
James and Godric were very confused and they stared at the auburn haired man until they saw a smaller figure approach behind him.

"Hello" She said.
"Isla?" Godric and James said in unison. The auburn hair man laughed. "Thank you Isla for accompanying me. She is quite special you know. Very powerful. I haven't seen anything like it. But Isla here is also just here to guide you."
"What the hell is a train?" James asked. The auburn haired man smiled and began to walk away with isla. James and Godric yelled after him, but got distracted by a faint whistle.......