REVISED
The Power He Knows Not
Chapter 3:Awakening
A bright light filled his vision, he wanted to but could not turn away, and he was heading straight for it. Then it was dark again. Harry opened his eyes and saw a blue sky above him; he was lying on his back. Wait that can't be real he thought, I'm blind, I can't see. A bird flew through his field of vision, and Harry turned his head to follow it when his eyes slid from the bird to…. Hogwarts castle? How could he be at Hogwarts? And why could he see? It must be a dream he thought. He pinched himself to wake up. "Owww" that hurt. Suddenly a small object hit him from behind. Harry jumped up and twisted around to see an old man with a staff chuckling and raising another pebble off the ground. After shooting the pebble at Harry using magic, Harry throwing himself on the ground to dodge it, he started chuckling again, and soon the old man was laughing too hard to be able to do anything. Harry walked up behind him and poked him on the shoulder.
The man jumped up and swung his staff at Harry, and only his seeker reflexes saved his face from being bashed in as he ducked reflexively. When the man saw whom his attacker was he stopped and looked at Harry critically, as if judging him. Finally he seemed to come to a conclusion, and said in a deep voice "Welcome young Potter. I have been waiting for you for quite some time." Harry unable to think of anything else asked "Who are you and why were you trying to make pebbles hit me?" "Well you pinched yourself so I thought you must like pain, so I decided to oblige, and as for who I am, well you can learn that later. Follow me" and started walking quickly towards the castle. Harry followed and saw he was on the Hogwarts grounds. These grounds were alike but different.He thought about this for a second and then thought well I'm not dreaming, or I would've woken up when I pinched himself. By then they had reached the castle, the old man waved his hand and the doors opened with a loud creak. Harry's eyes widened, did this old man just do wandless magic? Following the man into Hogwarts, he found himself being lead to where the imedical wingwas in Hogwarts.
Harry wonderedwhere they were going when they entered a room much like the infirmary, with rows of beds and cabinets for medical supplies.Suddenly he heard a high pitched "Harry" and a bullet with silver hair smacked straight into him, almost knocking him over. He looked up and saw Fleur looking back at him, concern plastered all over her face. Somehow she sensed he could see her and asked a simple question "Can you?" He nodded and Fleur broke down, sobbing into Harry's shoulder as he awkwardly tried to comfort her, rubbing her back and muttering soothing words to her. He looked about and saw the old man standing there grinning like a fool and motioning him to follow. He took Fleur by theshoulders and followed the old man to a set of rooms. When they for there the old man conjured a loveseat and a large recliner, wandlessly, and sat down in the recliner with a dramatic moan.
Harry sat Fleur on the loveseat and sat down beside her, as she cuddled up to and fell asleep against him, Harry realized how much she really meant to him. "I suppose you want some answers eh youngster?" the old man asked. "That would be appreciated," said Harry. The old man nodded as if pleased about something, "Well to start off my name is Merlin" at this Harry's jaw dropped and he gawkedat the man speechless. "Yes I know you young folks think I am a legend and all powerful and all that rubbish, sure I have some unique talents but I am certainly no all powerful being. I don't know where to start so I guess I will start at the beginning. I grew up in a normal home was a normal boy, until I met the queen of magic, she took a fancy to me and gave me power, more power than I had everdreamed of having. She took me on as her apprentice and I learned to master my power. But eventually I started to learn and grow in power, something she did not count on.Until one day she attacked me, thinking that I was going to try tooverthrow her asruler of the magical realm" Harry inturrupted at this point asking how he could grow in power, and Merlin responded by saying "by reading books and practicing my magic to the fullest everyday.Increasing you magic is likebuilding muscles andlike excersicing your body, the more you do it the bigger your muscles, or in this case your magical energy, becomes" at this Harry thought for a minute and then motioned for Merlin to continue.
"I defended myself from the Queen's attacksand was forced to injure her grievously, which lead to her death.I traveled the globe and met Arthur, traveled with him for a while but eventually moved on. Took partin many magical events long pastlearned a few new tricks.And so I find myself here. Facing the only modern daywizard toever survivethe Avada Kedavara.What do you know of magical influx?"Merlin asked."Nothing Sir, you see I was raised by muggles until I was 11, when I got my first letter from Hogwarts so I don't knowmany detailsabout the magical world even with my Hogwarts education, is this Hogwarts by the way, and how did we get here?"Merlin chuckled before continuing on "ahhh questions, excellent. The easiest way to learn is by asking questions and reading books. No this is not Hogwarts, this is a dream I have created for you and your, well, friend here. Now back to the reason you are here. Magical Influx is the power increase every young witch or wizard goes through between their fifteenth and seventeenth birthday. Much like puberty, except it it your magical power maturing, not your body.The majority of thesemagical energy increasesarenot strong enough to be noticed unless the person it specifically looking for the change. Some individuals though, have hade large power increases, and are able to do amazing things. Some of these people include myself, and the four founders of the Hogwarts and most recently Albus Dumbledore and Tom Riddle"
At the mention of those two namesHarry became quite interested "Yes I knew you would react to that, I have heard all about the prophecy, and I think it is quite nasty. Especially since you will have to kill Voldemort or he will kill you. I have bested my share of dark wizards and I can honestly say Voldemort is one of the most powerful. I doubt even I could match him in raw power. He has used so many dark rituals and sacrifices to make himself stronger he is not evenremotely human anymore. That is why I have taken it upon myself to become your trainer andmentor while you are here" Harry gasped. Merlin, teaching him? Merlin saw this and chuckled again, "of course you are wondering the all powerful Merlin would train and tutor you, but I have a feeling your magical influx will be more powerful than you expect. You will have other tutors, and your friend here will be able to train with you too, but she will never reach anywhere nearthe level you willhave once you come into your full magical power" At this point Harry had to ask Merlin to stop explaining and let him think about all that was just said.Merlin pointed to a small gong and told Harry to ring it once when he was ready, then go to where the great hall would be in Hogwarts.
Harry saw him to the door and then walked back to the couch and sat down heavily, waking Fleur. Asking what had happened while she slept, Harry told her everything Merlin had said, and when he was done she sat in silence for a few minutes. "It's verypainful" she said. "my own influx felt like torture, and It onlybarely doubled my power, just a little more than average actually. It could be because I am half-veela and have more magical blood in my veins than a normal person. If your influx will beas powerful as Merlin says,you might want to take a pain numbing potion beforehand or have one on hand should the need arise. He thanked her for her insight and they both settled down to get some much needed rest.
Author's Note: Wow, i never realized typing made your fingers cramp so much :( I salute all you authors who write for every day against the wishes of your protesting finger joints. Itmay be awhile before ch4 is up, be patientI'm still forming ideas in this voidI like to call my brain
Signing off- Dragonlord89