Freedom 4

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Hospital Wing, 3 days later

As Harry reminisced all his memories, it took his body 3 days to recover from his exhaustion and he felt relieved of something dark which can be seen on his face as it glowed brightly and his eyes has a shine to them. He woke up groggily rubbing his eyes of their sourness. He felt as if a great burden was lifted from his shoulders and felt at peace.

He looked up to see a white ceiling of the hospital wing and sighed at the upcoming meeting with Madam Pomfrey. As if summoned he heard her office door unlock and the woman in question strolled into the hospital wing.

"Good morning Mr Potter. I hope you have a good sleep" said Madam Pomfrey, in a stern tone. To which he nodded and she proceeded to check him up for any abnormalities and moved her wand in different ways and nodded to herself, satisfied.

"I don't know what happened to you Mr Potter, but you have recovered from severe magic exhaustion, and I found something in your body which can't be unidentified, but it is not harming you so I left it be. I'm telling you again, you have suffered severe magical exhaustion, absorption and change, Mr Potter. I can't understand what seems to cause this, but your magic seems to be cleaner and calmer and controlled than any time I have tested you before which is a good sign, and I hope you don't get yourself into anything more dangerous" she said, giving him a look.

"You are free to leave for breakfast Mr Potter," she said confused in the beginning and shrugged it off as one of his trips in the end and nodded to him and walked to other patients to check over them. Harry nodded to her and sat on his bed and thought about what the sorting hat told him.

He searched for those memories and found them in a deeper part of his mind after a small search. He could hear the hum, soothing him as if it knows what he was about to experience. He closed his eyes and tapped into those memories.

'To my descendants,

I, Salazar Slytherin, is regretful to inform you that I have tainted the name of the Noble House of Slytherin, by my actions during my life. I saw the deaths of my loved ones and killed those who took them away from me. But I didn't enjoy even a bit of it, but my promise to my daughter to take revenge for her kept me going and today, I declare that I fulfilled that promise'

Harry was shocked to see the great Salazar Slytherin himself in such a state. He is really regretting what he had done. Harry can deduct that much from the memories that were played in his mind.

'I gave my grandson to the mundane who doesn't have children and instructed them to name all of the girls after flowers as a remembrance to my late daughter, Lily. I am happy with my decision about this and hope you can find it in your heart to forgive this old man, My heir' at this, Harry was given another shock'

'Me, his Heir?' Was the dominant thought, but he suppressed his urges and continued.

'I know that after me, the line of Slytherin will go extinct as the whereabouts of my grandson are not known to the magical world. I am ready for any punishment I may face for my acts in the afterlife, but remember that those of Slytherin name do not fall for cheap tricks that people may play around them and are cunning and ambitious. I hope you will imbibe these traits as a true Slytherin rather than those who were sorted into the house by the sorting hat, Griff. Griff was given all these memories so that he can, one day, give these to my true heir, who will bring the name Slytherin back to its former glory.

For that purpose, all the knowledge I have accumulated in all my time and books which I have attained from numerous great writers across the world in my endeavours are secured in a secret room in the Chamber of Secrets. This can only be accessed by my blood descendants and not by anyone who may claim my name or ancestry. I have a blood ward that will take the blood of my Heir and allow access. To those who are not my blood descendent, they won't even know it exists. I hope you can remove the taint that will definitely fall upon the Slytherin name in the years to come.

I have a Basilisk, Soka, guarding the room so that someone who by mistake, enters the Chamber will be afraid of her and don't try again. I have kept her there for not only guarding purposes but also as additional protection to school if any calamities were to happen. I love all the students who have come to the walls of Hogwarts for education and protection. If you have time, tend to her needs.

In any circumstance, if she was to attack my descendants, I made a ward that will kill her from inside without damaging anything. If the situation comes to this, I advise eating the remains of her. This may seem cruel but it is for your benefit, my heir. The remains of the basilisk defeated in a battle when you are a Parselmouth will be seen as a right of conquest and are beneficial. You will gain some benefits which will be beneficial to you in your endeavours. If you eat just any part of her, the ritual will work and you can use the remains for different rituals I have amassed in the library in the Chamber.

You have my blessings and my best wishes in the endeavours to come, my Heir.

Sincerely,

Your Ancestor,

Salazar Slytherin'