Chapter 12: Revelation of Heritage
Slowly regaining consciousness, Harry could feel a massive headache on his back skull, slowly threatening to spread to other areas. Resisting the urge to go back to unconsciousness, Harry stirred slightly, trying with all his might to lift his heavy eyelids. He could feel he is lying on a feather bed right now. THe soft and warm sensation that overwhelm all of his senses further confirm that he is lying on a bed with a feather blanket covering him. After much attempts, Harry finally lifted his eyelids and revealed two orbs of the brightest emerald green in the entire magical world. Slowly, Harry supported himself on the bedposts and lifted himself up, covering his forehead to lessen the pain.
After familiarizing himself with his new setting, Harry could feel another presence in the room. Upholding the principle of "constant vigilance" that Mad-Eye taught, Harry felt around him for his phoenix wand. Feeling it in his back pant pocket, Harry finally lifted his head and saw none other than Merlin sitting casually in front of him, drinking from a floral teacup. Despite the number of movements Harry made, only one minute has passed since his regaining of consciousness, and less than thirty seconds since his realization of a foreign presence.

Sighing from obvious relief, Harry said, "Sir, how long have I been unconscious?"

Putting down his teacup, Merlin replied, "Not long, only a few hours." After saying those few words, Merlin began to stare into Harry's eyes. His searching stare unnerved Harry to no end. HIs stare felt like numerous number of tidal waves, crashing over Harry and breaking him up into many pieces. It also felt like an X-ray, penetrating into Harry's deepest part of the mind, exposing every one of his secret and memory. After what felt like hours to Harry, Merlin finally spoke with a soft but inquisitive voice, "You are a queer child. Not in a bad way, of course, but your alertness and caution are phenomenal for your age. I must say I'm impressed and proud of you as my descendent at the same time." Merlin paused for a second and continued to bore into Harry's eyes, " I will be watching , anticipating what greatness you will bring upon our family name."
Shocked at Merlin's words, Harry could only remain silent, slowly going over Merlin's words to decipher the meaning behind them.
"Now, I believe it is time for me to reveal to you the rest of what it entails to be my descendent. " Again, Merlin paused as if to stress on the seriousness of this topic.

Afraid to draw a breath, Harry waited silently for what Merlin has to say to add to his excitement of the day.

Finally, Merlin resumed speaking, " When I was alive, my full name was Arturus Merlin Gryffindor- Slytherin- Hufflepuff-Ravenclaw-Emrys. Now don't panic, wait until I finish."

Harry, in his shock could only nod in response.

"I am sure Ragnok had told you that the four founders of Hogwarts were my descendents, but he must have not told you another detail, which is the most important piece of information of all. Actually, he couldn't tell you even if he wanted to because he did not know this piece of information at all. In truth, Godric, Salazar, Helga, and Rowena were not only my descendents, they were also my children, born from my marriage to the enchantress Morgan Le Fay."

At this revelation, Harry's eyeballs got so huge that they could bulge right out of their sockets anytime.

"Wait, wasn't Morgan Le Fay an evil sorceress whom you killed to stop her dark magic running rampant."

"That was what everyone thought and what I wanted them to think. Actually, she was an enchantress who had a golden aura just like mine. It is true that she practiced Dark Magic, but Dark Magic is not evil. It is just another branch of magic. Remember, Harry, what determines whether magic is evil or not depends on the intention of the users. If a witch or wizard use his or her wand with malicious intentions, even as light as a lumos spell could be harmful. Think about it this way, if a Dark magic user exercises his dark spells to help a sickly infant, you you still consider him or her as evil. LIkewise, your ability of parseltongue does not mark you as an evil wizard. Instead, it marks you as the proud descendent of the noble Slytherin house and of the powerful wizard Salazar Slytherin."

"I understand now. I will never think otherwise about my parseltongue ability."

"I am glad," Merlin said, with a relieved smile on his face. " Also, don't listen to those nonsense Albus Dumbledore spouts to stain the grand reputation of the noble Slytherin house. Salazar might not have been a light wizard, but he was never an evil person. His thoughts just work differently from most people. He was unique, and don't think I am defending him just because he is my son."

"Of course." Harry smiled.

"Now, continuing from where I left off, Morgan and I were married. We had four lovely and beautiful children whom we gave different last names because I could not give them my last name. I could not let the world know that Merlin, the royal advisor to King Arthur I, had four children with the evil sorceress Morgan Le Fey, who was misunderstood by the people at that time." Merlin looked sad when he said this. The sorrowful looks in his eyes gave me a feeling that he is still missing his wife.
" Arthur, King of Camelot, was a non-magical conquistador who lusted after power, namely magic. Since he had no magical blood in him, he could not practice any type of magic. He couldn't even be a muggle-born."
Merlin stopped for a second and looked toward the opened window near his right. "After Queen Guinevere's betrayal, he became more greedy for power. He started to attack other kingdoms. He even asked me to give him magical power. I knew I could not stay in Camelot for any longer, so I sent my four children to other witches and wizards' care and gave them each a different last name. Afterward, I brought my wife back to my own kingdom, where I was King of Avalon." Sighing, he then turned back to me. "You must have questions about why did I not bring my children with me." Shaking his head, he stared into my eyes and spoke again. " Although they were my children, none of them had the golden aura, which is the sign of a king. Every King of Avalon has always possessed a golden aura, signifying not only power but also the grandeur of royalty. Therefore, I left them in the magical world, hoping they could carve out their own futures. Moreover, due to the requirement of the golden aura, no matter how many of my descendants were born, they could not receive my inheritance unless they possess the golden aura. As a result, no King has ruled over Avalon since my passing, until you were born."
By the end of Merlin's story, Harry's eye sockets could no longer fit his bulging eyeballs. They seemed to have minds of their own, threatening to pop right out of Harry's eye sockets! (Author: This is a hyperbole)
"Do I have to ascend to the throne in Avalon?" Harry asked.

Merlin smiled at his last descendent. "First, I would like you to call me Grandfather, and yes, you will have to accept kingship. Avalon is parted from its king for far too long. If you don't accept kingship, Avalon will eventually wastes away into a land of nothing," Merlin replied sadly.

"Yes, Grandfather." Harry spoke, feeling his heart warmed at the word "Grandfather". I am finally not alone, Harry thought.

"Splendid! " Merlin bursted out. Then, Merlin waved his hand in the air. Instantly, a bright golden glow surrounded his fourth finger, and an ornate ring appeared. The ring had a golden band with diamonds lining both sides of the band. Resting on top of the band was a crown shaped sapphire. Magical light seemed to glow from deep within the gem, but Harry could feel a sense of nostalgia from the bright glow of the light.

"This is the ring that symbolize your status and your power. With the Excalibur you will find in vault one, this ring can emanate ancient power that has vowed to protect the king since the dawn of Avalon. Remember, this ring and Excalibur have their own minds. You can take your time to find out their power." After speaking, Merlin waved his hand again. Then, the ring glowed in a bright light again, and it slowly rose from Merlin's finger and flew right onto Harry's outstretched fourth finger of his right hand.

" Now that you have accepted kingship, you will not only receive the last name of Emrys and the surnames of my four great descendents, you will also receive the honorable surname of ….
Pendragon."

"Pendragon?" Harry said with a confusing tone.

"Yes, Pendragon. My father, the previous king of Avalon, was named Uther Pendragon. When I became king, my name also changed to Arturus Emrys Pendragon. In the future, at your royal coronation, your name will officially be changed to ….
Harry James Potter-Black-Gryffindor-Slytherin-Hufflepuff-Ravenclaw-Emrys-Pendragon!"