Salazar's retirement career

[sunnyskywalker]

It's interesting that we never hear what happened to Salazar Slytherin after he "departed" that fateful morning. Jodel suggested a couple of possibilities (included below). As a slightly tongue-in-cheek exercise, here's a quiz on his possible post-Hogwarts activities.

(a) He founded Durmstrang.
(b) He founded the Department of Mysteries (whatever it was called pre-Ministry).
(c) He started a war (maybe with pureblood supremacist ideology, maybe something else).
(d) He retired and lived a quiet life of scholarship and contemplation.
(e) He served on the Wizards' Council.
(f) He started a pet shop specializing in exotic snakes.
(g) He accidentally got killed by his own basilisk. The other Founders covered it up out of respect for his memory.
(h) The other Founders killed him and buried him under the foundations of their new Astronomy Tower.
(i) Other, explained in comments.

Comments

[chantaldormand]

I must admit that I have always considered Rowena to be proud and overconfident woman who loved to show off and had little regard for what is practical.
Let's take into consideration what little we learn about her from HP books.
She picked students that were intelligent. Additionally Ravenclaw students that attend Hogwarts with Harry tend to be good looking; it's possible that Hat is preprogrammed to take under consideration other factors than those stated in Hat's Songs. In situation where student fits well in Ravenclaw and other house the looks factor might be deciding factor. Intelligence and looks are much easier to show off than hardworking or cunning. Especially in academic setting.
So Rowena might be in this regard a little like Horace.
What next? Ah yes, her architectural legacy. Hogwarts looks like portfolio of insane architectural genius. There is a lot of flashy structures (the ceiling in the Great Hall, moving stairs) that are either impractical or outright dangerous. To make things even worse, her student's Common Room has the worst security system in the whole building. Sure it shows off Rowena's skill at enchanting and shows off her students' intelligence, but can end up in either letting in a dangerous intruder or keeping out a stressed out student during emergency.