Excaliber

Chapter Two: Avalon

A/N: I have decided to change a bit in what the first chapter has said. I got an interesting review saying that Harry was to young for this story, so I am going to be putting him at 16 and Ginny at 15, I will change the first chapter when I get a chance, just remember that their age is now 16 and 15. Please as always read and review. —Donald

What they found was an island in the middle of the lake that they didn't know existed in their time. They found that there was a boat there waiting for them. They got into the boat, and it took them to the middle of the Lake to where they met someone that looked a bit like their Headmaster, who greeted them with a smile. "Welcome Mr. Potter and Ms. Weasley, welcome to Avalon. This is where you will be training with me for the next couple of years. Don't worry, no time will pass back at the school, but you will have to explain how you have grown in age. Now if you will follow me, I will take you to where you will be staying while you're here." He led them to a nice little cottage in the middle of the island. They found that it was a beautiful little cottage, and that they would be staying there together. There was three bedrooms, with a library, kitchen, training room, armory, and a study. "When you get back to the future, you will know how to get here whenever you need to. All of your stuff that you will be getting will be here waiting for you. You will be able to tell your friends about this place, and to expand on it if you two get married and start a family."

"Thank you sir, I don't know what I can do to thank you for everything that you have done for me. I promise you that I will train to my full ability, and to become the best at what you are going to teach me." Harry smiled and took Ginny's hand as they looked around the cottage.

"I also thank you sir, and don't know exactly what I will be trained in, but will do the best of my ability to learn." Ginny was also smiling, and they were looking around at the different things that they had in this house. She had found one more room that was for potions and healing. She had heard from the Lady of the Lake that she was mostly going to be training in healing, and some in martial skills along with magic. She was happy to see that she was going to be learning so much. She never told anyone, but she was hoping that one day she would be able to become a healer. She looked out the back door and saw a beautiful greenhouse that would rival Hogwart's greenhouses itself. She was also quite sure that both Professor Hooch, and Neville Longbottom would love to see this place when they got back.

Merlin was amused at their enthusiasm, and it showed in the smile on his face. "Please call me Merlin, we will be getting closer over the next few years, and you will learn to both love me and to hate me. I may be one of the most strict trainers that you will find, but I can have my fun side also. So I will let you two get settled in, and your training will start tomorrow. I would get plenty of sleep if I were you, it is going to be an early start from tomorrow on." He smiled as he watched their mouths drop, and then go exploring the cottage and the grounds. "Don't worry about any of the animals around here, their all friendly, and will help you if you need it."

The next few days were spent getting used to the training regimen and to their new house and area. They were loving Avalon, and found that it was getting easier to learn under both Merlin and the others that were helping them. They were learning swordsmanship from Merlin and some of the Knights of the Round Table that were still around. Merlin was teaching them about Ancient Magic, and Healing. They're healing training was in both Magical and non-magical ways. They learned about all of the healing potions, and were learning of all of the plants and other types of herbs. They're bodies were changed in that they were more fit, and able to withstand all kinds of weather conditions easier.

While they were training, they found that they were falling more in love than they had been when they were before they came back in time. A couple of years into the training, and on Ginny's 18th birthday, Harry stood with his arms around her waist and kissing her. "Happy birthday Gin, I have a special present for you. Close your eyes, and I will give it to you." He smiled as he saw the weird look come across her face, but she trusted his with her life.

"Ok Harry," she closed her eyes, and was a bit surprised when Harry took her hand and told her to open her eyes again.

When she opened her eyes, she saw Harry down on one knee, and holding a small box in his hand. "Ginny, while we were here, I have grown to love you even more than I did when we were at Hogwart's. I know that this might be a little sudden, and your brothers are going to kill me when we get back, but technically we are adults now. Will you be my wife?" Harry looked up into her eyes as he pulled out a beautiful diamond ring and held it out to her.

Ginny was trying to hold back the tears, and said. "Harry, I to have fallen more in love with you over the last couple of years, and have found that I don't know what I would do without you. Of course I will marry you." As Harry put the ring on her finger and got up, she kissed him square on the lips. "So when shall we get married, before we go back, or when we get back?" She looked at him with a grin. She didn't really care, and if they got married before they went back, they could have a reception with friends and family when they got back.

"Well why don't we get married before we get back, wouldn't that be another surprise for everyone? I mean, one second we were young and inexperienced witches and wizards, and then the next second, we are older, much more trained and married. Wouldn't that blow everyone's mind?" Harry had a mischievous smile on his face, and Ginny was trying to hide a smile.

"Sounds good to me Harry, we should be done with our training within the next six months, so we can get married after the training, and then spend a little bit of time here before we go back on our honeymoon. Why don't we go find Merlin and give him the good news. I think that he and some of the others had a pool going on when you would ask me, and to tell you the truth, I was in on it. I think that I won also, I am pretty sure I predicted on my eighteenth birthday." She smiled at the shock on Harry's face, and the subsequent laughter coming from him.

"That so sounds like what our friends would do. I wonder if they had one going also, but I don't think that they would think that it would happen so fast. Hmm, I wonder." He smiled and took her hand and went to find Merlin to give him the good news.

Merlin was a bit surprised, but happy for the two of them. He knew that Harry was going to ask her, and had a good feeling about this. "Congratulations you two, this is so great. Well you two can have the night off, but you must finish your training so that you can get married in six months." He sent them off to enjoy themselves more, and to have some fun that night.

The rest of the training was most intriguing. They found out about their Ani-Magi forms, Harry was a Black Panther and a Golden Phoenix, while Ginny was a Silver Fox and a Dragonette. They also worked on Aparition, wandless magic, and advanced healing and sword work. They had already mastered the bow, daggers and all of what they would have known through the school. They were going to take their NEWTS, and in Ginny's case OWLS when they got back. They knew that they were going to be able to pass them all, and were happy about it.

They found that they had some animal friends that came to them as familiars. They both had a Phoenix that were mated to each other, Harry also had a small black snake, while Ginny had a ferret that was good for getting things out of little places. They were able to speak with each of their animals, and found that they were able to talk to all animals also.

The rest of their training went rather fast, and they found themselves in the middle of the meadow on their wedding day. They were both nervous, and Merlin was presiding over the wedding. The wedding was a beautiful one with Ginny wearing a pure white elven gown, and harry wearing Green robes that matched his eyes. After the wedding they found themselves spending a few days at the cottage having fun, and getting used to the married life. A week later, they found themselves back at the spot that they were brought in and smiling at the Lady of the Lake. "Thank you for everything M'Lady. We have learned many things while we were here, and hope that we will be able to visit with you again once we get back." Harry hugged her as best as he could, and then Ginny also did before they were whisked back to their own time. When they got there, they found that they were back at the exact time that they left, but they were each almost four years older, and married. "Well this is going to be interesting to see what everyone will think of us now. Who should we see first?" Harry had a smile on his face, and he knew that they could go anywhere in the school grounds, or even in the school for they were trained from before the school was built.

"I think that we should see the Headmaster first, for he is going to need to know who we are. But then I think that we should see how long it takes people to figure out what is going on. I mean we haven't changed that much, so I think that we should go into the Gryffindor Common room, and wait for people." Ginny was smiling, and thought that this was going to be interesting.