Author's note- This is my first ever fanfiction so please dont hate it too much. Constructive criticism is always welcome as are any other comments or questions regarding this fic. I've seen many other people do these sorts of stories and this is just my own interpretation. Enjoy!
Disclaimer- I don't own Merlin or Harry Potter. Those privileges belong to the BBC and J. .
He had been alive for the best part of 1300 years. It wasn't fun. The problem was he could never tell anyone his true name because it caused too much of a fuss. Also, he could never get close to anyone because soon enough they noticed that he didn't age and it looked too suspicious; also he had to suffer living alone as everyone he cared about withered away while he remained youthful, untouched by age. Being alive for so long meant that he had gotten around and seen many ages and people pass, whether it was the Vikings, theNormans or the Anglo-Saxons; he'd seen them all.
One day he came across four remarkable people who wished to create a school for children with magic, so they didn't have to fear their powers. These people were Godric Gryffindor, Helga Hufflepuff, Rowena Ravenclaw and Salazar Slytherin. Naturally, he loved the idea wondering why he hadn't come up with it sooner. However, when he had agreed to help them on their quest they simply laughed in his face asking what a young boy, who looked no older than 25, could do to help them. Granted, they were all extremely powerful; but they practised the new way of magic with wands and latin incantations which was no match for the Old Religion's magic which he possessed. He merely told them that he had the power to create wards and defence systems strong enough to last until the end of time. Once he had shown them a fraction of the powers he had, they all agreed that he would be allowed to help them complete their quest.
Soon, they too noticed that he hadn't aged at all in the 5 years they had known him. When asked about it he simply told them that they were mistaken, but he knew all too well that soon he would have to leave his new friends. Godric, Helga, Rowena and Salazar were the best friends he'd had in a very long time. He was seriously debating telling them the truth about himself. At the moment the name he went by was Marvin Amber because it was fairly similar to his real name but not enough that it would cause suspicion. Sometimes the looks they gave him made him wonder if they knew the truth, but it may have just been that they were wary of his immense power. If anyone were to figure it out he would've thought it would be Rowena as she was the most intuitive and she was insanely clever. The longer he stayed the more curious they got about him not aging. It had been 7 great years since they had befriended him, the school was complete, only a week away from opening, when he decided it was his time to leave.
He was sat against a tree, pondering whether he should say a heartfelt goodbye or just write them a letter and leave, when Godric came up and sat beside him. "You're leaving, aren't you." He said it as more of a statement than a question as if he already knew the answer. He just nodded unsure of what to say. "I understand" Godric said, "the others might not, but I do." "I'm sorry" he replied, suddenly feeling quite emotional, "I just can't stay in one place for very long. I need to keep moving." "I know" was all Godric said. He had an strange look in his eyes which looked highly suspicious, as if he might know the truth and was just being purposefully irritating. Godric stood up and left, but not before giving him a playful wink. He wondered if Godric Gryffindor was cleverer than he gave him credit for.
He decided to be a man, rather than just run away from his best friends in years, by telling them of his departure before it happened. All except for Godric looked extremely surprised and hurt when he told them. They asked why. He merely told them he had accomplished all that he had wanted and they could continue without him from now on. He also told them that he wanted no recognition for any of the work he had done to the school. He wanted his name to be put out of the all the books and he wanted to remain hidden. The girls cried and hugged him, once realising there was no changing his mind and the guys shook his hand. Deciding to give up on the formality of it they had a group hug before completing his wishes.
That night he left and they never saw him again after that.
He was awoken from his peaceful dream by a tremendous tremor coming from deep within the Earth. He could feel the Old Religion crying out to him to do something. The only problem was he had no idea what was wanted of him! Frantically, he search for the crystal of Neahtid; he had tried to keep as distanced as he could from the crystal after what it had shown him at previous times but desperate times call fro desperate measures.
What he saw made him realise that it was time for him to rejoin the Wizarding World.
It was time for Merlin's return.