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Hey guys, hope you are all doing well. Here's the update. I have decided that in my ff, the founders will appear young. Though they are dead and are meeting Sirius after living their life which means they should be century-year-old wizards and witches, but not in my ff. They all are magical powerful persons so I don't think they can't appear young. I am adding a new character to this story apart from Merlin and the founders. This lot will be paired with Sirius later on. Hope you will like it. I'm looking forward to your feedback. Avoid mistakes if any and enjoy reading....!

Also, sorry for long paragraphs but the convo needs it !!!

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In The Fields

Sirius and Merlin were now sitting on chairs conjured with a wave of Merlin's hand. Witnessing the wandless magic, Sirius was momentarily speechless, but he quickly recovered upon realizing it was Merlin.

Merlin - Don't worry, Lord Black. Soon I will clear your confusion.

As Merlin finished his sentence, five individuals appeared out of nowhere. Two men and three women, dressed in different-colored robes—men in red and green, women in blue, yellow, and black, respectively. All of them walked towards Sirius and Merlin, greeting Merlin warmly.

Man 1 - Merlin, how are you doing, my old friend?

Woman 1 - Yes, Merlin, how are you doing? It's been so long since we last met.

Merlin - I'm doing well, Godric and Helga. Yes, it's been decades since we met last. I hope you all are doing well.

(Yes, friends, Man 1 is Godric Gryffindor, and Woman 1 is Helga Hufflepuff.)

(Pic is taken from Google - the order is (though you can see, still) Helga, Salazar, Godric, Rowena

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(Pic is taken from Google - the order is (though you can see, still) Helga, Salazar, Godric, Rowena.)

 After registering their names in his mind, Sirius easily concluded that they were the founders of Hogwarts: Godric Gryffindor, Salazar Slytherin, Helga Hufflepuff, and Rowena Ravenclaw. He remained speechless as the founders finished their conversation with Merlin, feeling like a child in front of these magical figures. Sirius' gaze caught a girl of his age among them, emitting a powerful aura. Her magic resembled Harry's—neither light nor dark but a potent grey. He couldn't help but stare at her beautiful face. Sensing his gaze, the girl, engaged in conversation with Merlin, looked at Sirius. Merlin, noticing their interaction, smirked.

Merlin - Oh yes, I forgot to introduce you to this young lord here. So, ladies and gentlemen, meet Lord Sirius Black, and Lord Black, meet the founders of Hogwarts: Godric Gryffindor, Salazar Slytherin, Helga Hufflepuff, and Rowena Ravenclaw. Also, meet this young lady, Alisa Porter; you will get to know more about her soon enough.

(Alisa Porter, a young pureblood witch.) Rowena - Greetings, Lord Black.

Sirius - Greetings, Lady Ravenclaw. And Sirius will be fine, as I think we will be meeting often.

Rowena - Sure, Sirius; you can call me Rowena too, then.

Sirius - Sure, Rowena. You all too, please call me Sirius. (Feeling giddy after addressing Rowena by her name.)

Godric and Helga smiled towards him and nodded, while Salazar nodded without a smile. He is Salazar Slytherin, after all—always proper. He will allow Sirius to call him by his name only if Sirius proves worthy.

Merlin - Please take a seat, all of you. We have so much to discuss. And Sirius, before you worry about timing, the time here runs differently compared to your land. One month here will mean one day in your land. So, don't worry about it.

After hearing Merlin, Sirius exhaled a sigh of relief. Though he didn't show it, he was concerned about Harry. It had been more than two hours, and Harry was alone. The goblins had strictly instructed him to take extra care of Harry for the first week. But if he was here, who would do that? He couldn't openly express his concern, as Harry seemed to be sleeping soundly, snuggled close to him. However, Merlin's explanation dispelled his worries, and he gave them his full attention.

Sirius - Okay then, let's come straight to the point. What topics did you all want to discuss with me?

All the founders and Merlin looked at each other. Merlin started to talk.

Merlin - Okay, it's a very long story, Sirius, but very important. Please pay close attention and don't talk in between. After you hear everything, you can ask questions. Do you agree?

Sirius - Okay, I agree. Go on.

Merlin - Very well. You see, Sirius, even though we are all dead (well, apart from Alisa, she is still alive), we never stopped looking out for Hogwarts and all the magical people. While everything was going well, Albus Dumbledore came to Hogwarts as a teacher and later was appointed as the headmaster. After that, everything changed. Without people's notice, he started to manipulate things. He placed heavy compulsions on Hogwarts students when he was a teacher, manipulating the former headmaster. Due to this, all the students, apart from Slytherin house, became his puppets. These students later got jobs in the ministry, and that was the beginning of Dumbledore's army. No one noticed; he was very careful about it. Then comes Tom Riddle. Dumbledore was a teacher at that time. Tom was an exceptionally bright student, but he made one mistake. He revealed his secret to Albus—an unintended mistake for an 11-year-old kid living in an orphanage. Dumbledore took this as an opportunity to become famous again. Tom was sorted into Slytherin, but he was a good boy, if not cunning. Dumbledore ruled his life without the boy's knowledge. He made an ambitious Tom the dark lord you all fear today. Because of Dumbledore's manipulation, Tom started to fear death. Tom already feared death, but Dumbledore increased his fear. Due to this, Tom made a grave mistake—made horcruxes, seven to be specific. Harrison is the eighth one, of which Tom bears no knowledge. Due to horcruxes and all the compulsions Dumbledore put solely on him, he became insane. He started killing people left and right. It was never on his list to spill magical blood; he was a half-blood. Why would he want to kill them? But then, a prophecy was made. You know it very well. He comes after Potter's family. Even though they claim him to be dead, he is not dead due to his horcruxes. And we know you know this too, as you know about the horcrux inside Harrison. Now, you must be wondering why I'm telling you this. The thing is, you have changed Harrison's destiny by taking him in. He is the most powerful wizard of this era. With your care and love, he will have a proper upbringing. All these things will eventually make him fit to defeat the true dark lord, Albus Dumbledore. When we all saw this, we decided that he would need our help to accomplish that. He is far too powerful to be trained by you or any other wizard or witch. So, we have decided that all the founders and I will teach him everything we can while he is growing up. He will live with you, but he will come to visit us here, and we will train him. Now, you can ask any questions you have.

But all Sirius did was sit there with an open mouth. He knew things were different from what Dumbledore wanted them to see, but he never knew things were this bad. He just needed some time now to process everything that Merlin told him, and they were more than ready to give him the time he deserved.

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It's pretty long, more than 1500 words. Sorry for the delay guys but I was confused about making Dumbledore bad, which I did eventually. But it took quite some time to write. Hope you all like it. Do vote and comment 😊.....!

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