Title: Harry Potter and the Mysteries of Merlin
Summary: Merlin's lived a long time, but even by his standards (and he has fairly liberal standards), things in the Wizarding World are getting ridiculous. And, well, he might just be getting a little bored.
A/N: This lovely little plunny bit me when I was in my…first or second period class on my first day school, so if anything, you can blame my teachers for this.
Rating: T – because Merlin is over a thousand years old, did serve under a Royal Prat, and Harry, Hermione, Ron, and the rest are teens and adults.
Betas: It'sOnlyForever and NightlyRains
Word Count: 200 words exactly. Short prologue is short.
In most legends of King Arthur and his Knights of the Round Table, Camelot is a kingdom full of magic and wonder. Honor and Valor. Very few knew of the Great Purge that was carried out under the rule of King Uther Pendragon, the father of Arthur. The Purge was Uther's attempt to rid the land of magic. He turned many magic users against the kingdom – they swore vengeance upon Uther and carried out many attacks on the King, the kingdom, and Uther's son.
In comes Merlin. He had come to Camelot to learn under Gaius, the Court Physician. Merlin had been born with extraordinary magical gifts, and Gaius had once studied magic. Soon after his arrival, the young warlock saved Prince Arthur's life. King Uther rewarded the boy by giving him a position in the royal household – Merlin became Arthur's manservant. This is one of many things history has forgotten. Mostly though, they've forgotten of the friendship between Prince and Servant, King and Sorcerer.
The memories, however, live on. For Merlin is not dead yet. He is a creature of the Old Religion – a creature of magic, and destiny and magic are not done with the warlock quite yet.