**Previously on HFTOWEP... "So what...you are his court sorcerer now right?" Ron asked with a confused frown. Merlin paled and slapped a hand over Ron's mouth. "Shhh!" He muttered lowly in his ear. "He will hear you." "What?" Harry asked in alarm, he paled at the look Merlin gave him. "I mean what's going on?" He whispered. "How do you know about my magic?" Merlin said releasing Ron and glaring hard at the both of them. "Tell me."**

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Harry and Ron looked at each other nervously. This was slightly unexpected. "You...you mean he doesn't know?" Ron asked shifting awkwardly.

"That I have magic?" Merlin supplied with a quirked eyebrow. "No and I'd like to keep it that way so I don't get killed thank you very much."

"Wait...you mean if he finds out that you have magic you will be killed?" Harry asked wide eyed. "Hang on but how is that possible? You are Merlin! The greatest Wizard to ever live!"

"What?" Merlin asked sharply. "What do you mean 'greatest wizard to ever live'? I'm just a servant."

Ron and Harry's jaws dropped. "A SERVANT?"

"Shuuush! Not so loud!" Merlin winced.

"Merlin? What's going on down there?" Arthur's voice called from ahead. "Did you trip over your own two feet again?"

Forcing a smile Merlin replied "No sire," Then turned towards the two wizards. "We better get a move on, but we will get back to this conversation later."

With that the tall warlock rushed forward, knocking into some bushes on the way.

Ron looked over at Harry. "Bloody hell, what in Merlin's name is going on?"

"Dunno." Harry shrugged looking just as confused as Ron. "Let's go before they leave us behind."

"Uh...right." Ron muttered picking up his pace.
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They made it back to Camelot in record time all the while Merlin was shooting suspicious and curious looks at the three teens.

Once they were alone Harry pulled Hermione aside ignoring her squeak of protest. "Hermione we should leave."

"Why? We've only just got here, what's the rush Harry?" She asked looking at him reluctantly. "And besides, we haven't even asked Merlin any questions."

"Yeah but Hermione, we have a slight problem." Harry said looking around nervously. "Merlin isn't the court sorcerer. King Arthur doesn't even know he has magic."

"What?" Hermione squeaked. "Oh no...this is not good."

"Yeah," Ron nodded "And now Merlin is suspicious of us and oh...Merlin this is all so messed up."

"Huh?" Merlin's voice came in. "What about me?"

Ron's ears went red in embarrassment. "I er...didn't mean you mate."

"But you said my name."

"Oh boy," Harry muttered. "Merlin when we said 'Merlin' we didn't mean you...we...just..." He trailed off not knowing exactly what to say.

"Yes?" Merlin prompted.

"It's well...a figure of speech where we come from." Hermione supplied thinking quickly.

"Rrriighht." Merlin said slowly. "And where is it you come from?"

"The future."

There was a shocked silence. Merlin kept looking at all their faces with a smile thinking they were pulling his leg. But when they all stared at him seriously his smile vanished.

"You've got to be joking." He said desperately. "You can't be from the future. Time travel is impossible."

"But we are Merlin," Hermione explained patiently. "Were we come from you are the greatest wizard of all time."

"Okay..." Merlin said slowly taking a deep breath. "So how did you come here?"

"With this..." Harry said pulling out the Time Turner. "It's called a Time Turner." He handed it to the warlock.

"Amazing, that much power in so little an object." Merlin said looking at it closely then he handed it back.

"Yeah," Hermione said enthusiastically. "They are really cool objects."

"Uh...what does the temperature have to do wtih anything?" Merlin asked.

Harry laughed slighlty "No, 'cool' means uh...excellent...you know...um...niffty."

"Oh." Merlin said with a confused frown. "Interesting your language."

"Yeah," Ron said with a slight laugh. "Anyway I think we should get going. You know back to our time and all." He nodded at Hermine who started to turn the Time Turner.

"Right." Merlin said nodding. "But what if Arthur asks where you've gone?"

"Dunno, say we went home." Harry supplied.

"Okay," Merlin nodded again. "It was nice to meet you." He smiled sheepishly at Ron and Harry. "Sorry if I was a little too rough, I just didn't want anyone to find out."

"No problem." Ron said with a smile.

"Yeah, we get it." Harry said nodding.

And with that Hermione spun the Time Turner one last time and they were gone.

"Woah," Merlin breathed. "Cool."

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