Hermione's POV
I couldn't sleep. At dinner last night, four visitors came to Hogwarts that only Harry knew. Then the weirdest thing happened: Harry told the whole school that he was Merlin. I don't know if I can believe that or not. Mind you, it sounds so absurd!
There were so many questions in my mind. Like for example, "How did Harry survive for a thousand years?" and "What are his relation to the Hogwarts Four?" So many questions, yet –
As I asked these questions, questions that I thought I could only assume an answer for, I suddenly heard a creak coming from outside the girl's dormitory. As a prefect, I thought it was my duty to discipline the student who was about to break a rule – no student should be out of his or her sleeping quarters by 9 o'clock in the evening. I got out of bed and quietly sneaked down to the common room where I knew I could surprise the student.
But there wasn't any sign of a student in the common room at all. But there was a person sitting in front of the fireplace. He had his eyes closed and his lips were lined into a contented smile. Godric Gryffindor.
I don't know what actually happened after that. All I know is that I suddenly found myself in another room. Taken aback, I tried to find a way back to the Gryffindor Tower. I was about to leave the room when I heard a very familiar voice singing. It was the voice of one golden boy, Harry Potter, but it wasn't Harry Potter. When I looked back, I saw a much older version of Harry Potter. He was about 25 – 30 years old and he was holding a white rod with green, yellow, lavender, and red colored ribbons wrapped around it. From the looks of it, he couldn't see me.
I never knew Harry had a nice voice, so I listened.
All the pain
All the suffering
It's finally coming to an end.
I've never heard of the song before, but I could tell that it was extremely heart-breaking.
I've lead people to war
Lead them to afflictions
I've battled with the worst
And put an end to the bad
I've done my part
I looked up when he suddenly stopped singing. He was looking straight at me, staring at me.
"It's finally come to an end." A new voice sang.
I looked around, trying to see who sang that last line. I turned around and saw a woman. She was looking at Harry directly in the eye, while proud admiration shone in hers.
So she was the one Harry was looking at – not me! In fact, Harry couldn't see me!
The woman curtsied and cleared the way as four figures entered the room. It was the Founders.
Harry signaled them to take a sit, so they sat and the woman left the room.
"Why the sudden meeting, Merlin?"
'So he really is Merlin?' I thought, 'They'd have to prove it, first.'
Harry bobbed his head and said, "I can't die."
There was silence after that before Salazar Slytherin broke it. "What do you mean you can't die."
"The truth is, children..." Harry said, then sighed. "Before you were born, at my first battle, your mother and I was cursed. Cursed to live a thousand years and then some until I could fulfill an indefinite prophecy."
"And you're telling this to us… because?" Rowena Ravenclaw asked.
"Because you can't die, either."
Another silence.
"I'm sorry." Harry said, looking down at his feet as if it was the most amazing thing on earth. "At that time, your mother was pregnant with you four. I couldn't do anything about it. So until I die, you can't die, too. "
Then as Harry rambled on and on about how really sorry he was, I saw Godric Gryffindor stand up and go behind him. I never expected it, but he embraced Harry in a strong grip from behind.
"Don't worry about it, Dad."
DAD!!! Yes! Godric Gryffindor called Harry Potter, or Merlin if that's what you want to call him, DAD!!! Now that's extraordinary! Those last five words are the last words I could ever have expected to hear in this life time!
Harry leaned back into the embrace and gave a contented sigh. He said, "Thank you, Godric, my son."
"Daddy!" Helga Hufflepuff followed after, hugging him in the waist. She wailed as if she had just been lost from the woods and hasn't been with him for more than a year!
Then came Rowena Ravenclaw. She wiped the tears - it started falling after Godric embraced him – off his cheek and neck and soothed him with words of comfort. "We all love you, Daddy. We'll be here for you and can never be angry with you."
Then Salazar Slytherin gathered all of them in one big grip, with Harry being in the center. "Yeah Dad, forever if need be, we'll always be your sons and daughters. We love you. " Soon after, Harry smiled again and hugged them back saying, "I love you all, too, My Little Ones. Thank you… for understanding."
The next thing I knew, I was back at the Gryffindor common room. I was lying in the couch and Harry was looking straight at me. 'Maybe,' I thought, 'He really is Merlin.'
"Good morning, Mione." Harry, my best friend, greeted. "You had a nice dream?"
I stared at him for a few more seconds before I jumped on him and said, "Remember Harry, Merlin or no Merlin, Ron and I are your best friends. And we will be for as long as we live. Maybe that's not as long as a thousand years, but while we have air to breath, we will be."
Harry beamed and whispered, "You don't know how much that meant to me, Mione."
"Oi!"
Harry and I looked up and grinned. It was Ron, our other best friend.
"What are you both looking at?" He asked, "We'll miss breakfast if you two don't hurry!"
I laughed, and soon Harry and Ron were laughing, too. We went to the Great Hall – except this time I think it's REALLY GREAT HALL – to eat breakfast. Not soon after we ate, McGonagall gave new schedules to us. It seems that it isn't only the Hogwarts Four that have something to teach the students.
Raising eyebrows, Ron and I simultaneously asked, "So Harry, what's our lesson plan?"
But we never got an answer. Harry just grinned at us and said, "Can't tell. I have to go now. Bye!"
With that he left, but not before almost tripping before a big, black dog. I laughed, and Ron did, too. It was fun being with Harry and not even ten Voldemorts can protest to that!
AN:// Sorry it took so long! I had lots of projects to do the last few days…. Anyway, think it's good or bad? Love all your reviews! Ciao!