Chapter 1.
Merlin´s POV.
Years and years. A thousand and thousands of years waiting. I´m still waiting on him, my king. The once and future king. King Arthur Pendragon.
I haven´t been completely alone all these years. Kilgharrah is still out there and so is Aithusa. It took years before I won Aithusa´s trust but I did finally did in the end.
When I got back to Camelot after Arthurs dead it all laid in ruins. Everyone I knew was gone. I left again, I had no reason to stay anymore.
Many years later I returned and I met four of the Hogwarts history´s most important people. The four founders. Godric Gryffindor, Helga Hufflepuff, Rowena Ravenclaw and Salazar Slytherin. They raised a new Camelot, they created Hogwarts. I stayed with them a couple of years. Godric reminded me of Arthur but he also had the humour of Gwaine. Salazar was nothing like the stories today tell us, he didn´t hate muggles. He didn´t betray Godric or anyone they were friends to their death. Rowena would maybe remind some of Morgana in another universe. Rowena was a smart and equal lady. Helga was as sweet, loyal and equal as she´s in the history.
When I left I knew Camelot would be in safe hands.
I didn´t return for very long time. Actually I didn´t really went back I was just close by. But I met a few other people. The first of them I met was Moony or as he´s named Remus Lupin. I met him in the woods outside of Hogwarts. I already got to know then what he was.
The next time it was him who searched up me. Of course he didn´t know me as Merlin, I was Emerys but not as an old man. A name who said them nothing. The knowledge of the name died just as the old religion. But Merlin was a name who was praised.
Moony had his friends with him that day. Padfoot, Prongs and Wormtail. Four students of Hogwarts. The four young men full of mischief. But I couldn´t stay. I have learnt one thing over these years. It never gets easier to lose people. So I left to flee from being too attracted.
I went back to the deep forest and my cave. Since then I have been living there. A few years ago Kilgharrah told me that Prongs was gone after a man called Lord Voldemort killed him and his Lilly. Their son survived and Voldemort was gone.
I still live in my cave alone with my memories, with just a little hope that my king will rise one day.
"How can we never have noticed this cave before? It´s huge!" I hear a voice say. Soon another very similar voice answer the first one. I can hear theirs footsteps echo in the cave.
"We are barely in these parts of the woods Fred. But you are right it´s amazing"
I should probably hide but I can´t manage. I´m tired of being alone would it really hurt to just have a short talk with a human being? My limbs are stiff of sitting still for too long and the cold weather doesn´t help. Snow covers the ground outside. My thin clothes doesn´t help much either. But ordinary I would keep myself warm with magic but I´m too exhausted. I don´t really know what´s wrong. But I know I should eat and drink some water but I don´t feel any hunger or thirst.
"George look!"
"Is he okay?" their voices come from behind me now closer than before. I don´t turn around to look at them. I hear the footsteps come closer until they stop just by my side
"Hey ehm are you okay?" one of them asks me. I search for my voice.
"Yeah" the word comes out raspy and quiet. I get a feeling they don´t believe me.
"Okay that´s good, I´m Fred Weasley and this is my twin brother George"
"Mervin Emeryson" it´s not like I can go by my real name.
"Are-are you living here?" George asks he must have noticed the things lying around. I nod.
"All by yourself?" I nod again. A long moment of silence. I turn my face slowly and look at the two of them. They are real twin like. They have red hair, narrow but healthy figures and their faces wear's an impression of concern.
"Isn´t it lonely?" Very.
"Yeah but maybe´s that for the best" my voice sounds broken.
"No everyone needs someone, just as I need Fred here and he needs me. Come on, come with us, mum won´t mind a guest to the dinner" Please just leave alone.
"Thank you but I´m fine. Nice to meet you though" I say. I see a stubbornness fall over their faces and I know the answer.
"Our asses, please just one dinner" Fred pleads. Maybe just one time. Then I can leave and they will never see me again.
"Okay" Their faces lights up. Two hands immediately reached out and I take them.
Fred´s POV.
"Mum we´re home!" I shout when I open the door and let Mervin and George in. George has Mervin´s arm around his shoulder to help him. We very soon noticed on the way here how exhausted and weak Mervin seemed and he has a slight limp in his left leg.
"Where have you two bee-" she stops abruptly when she comes around the corner and see Mervin.
"Mum this this is Mervin Emeryson he´s going to stay for dinner" I say. I can see her eyes roving over him.
"I´m sorry if I´m intruding and I understand if-" Mervin begins but mother kindly cuts him off.
"No no please stay, I´m Molly Weasley. Now you three take a seat and I will get the food on the table" she says with a soft smile and goes back in the kitchen. We take of our outer garments. I can´t help but notice that Mervin doesn´t have any socks on and his shoes is nothing but water resistant. Heck the boy just have a thin brown jacket to outer garments. How can he have survived like that in the winter?
We sit down around the table. Dad is still at work so it´s just us home.
So I hope you like it! I just want to say that as you know I don´t own the charaters or anything else you recognize from the HP or Merlin Worlds. Also you will notice that some things is different from the Movies and the serie like the thing with Salazar.
If you notice any spelling errors or anything don´t hesitate to tell me so I can fix it. Please don´t forget to leave kudos or why not leave a comment and I´m open for criticism if you have any.