Chapter 8

Merlin´s POV.

I find Aithusa and Kilgharrah on the inner yard. No one seems to have the guts to come near them or say anything to them. I´m not sure if they even know that they can talk.

"Ah there you are" Kilgharrah says when they see me. From distance I hear shocked whispers about the two talking dragons.

"Yeah here I am, now thank you for your help today. But as I´m sure you are aware of, this wasn´t the end of it. They will be back and I´m afraid that we will need your help again. Would you mind to stay around and help me have an eye on everything and continue helping in this war?"

"Of course, but we prefer to stay at the woods when we are not needed by your side but we will still hold our eyes and ears open"

"That's sounds good" I agree with Kilgharrah.

"Thank you my old friends" I tell them and they bend their big heads in goodbye and then rise from the ground to fly away.

"I can´t help but wonder who you are boy" I turn to the voice to see Dumbledore. I give him a weak smile.

"I have many names, you know me as Mervin, some as Emrys and some have even heard the name Dragoon. But the name I usually go by and is my birth name is Merlin" I tell the old looking man. His eyes widen and I know he believes me.

"Then I guess the group of mugglers and the physician is your king, queen and knights and friends. It´s not every day fully armed mugglers comes to Hogwarts and to fight with us. But I must say that I´m surprised and a bit confused" Dumbledore says with care.

"Actually if it´s alright I would wish this to wait. I have a feeling I´m owe everyone here the truth but this is not the time. But please bear with me"

Dumbledore just smiles and nods. "As you want, when you are ready we will be here to listen"

"Thank you"

Arthur´s POV.

I follow the corridors, it´s so different but still just as it once was. Many parts of the castle have been destroyed in this war but still I recognize it. This is no doubt Camelot but now it´s used as something else. Nothing but the castle is as it was my city are gone and everything with it.

I suddenly see a boy maybe a few years younger than the twins. He could be as old as the boy named Harry Potter. The kid has really blond hair, his shoulders are shaking and his face is hidden. It´s something with him that reminds me immediately of someone I know.

"Eh hello kid?" the boy looks up. So many emotions shows in his face but most is fear.

"What do you want?!" he asks, everything about him screams to leave him alone. But I don´t. I sit down beside him where he sits leaning against the wall in the shadows.

"I just wanted to see how you are. This must be a hard time for you all"

"Leave me alone" I choose to ignore him.

"Are you a friend of Harry Potter?" I ask just to get him to talk about something. But I get surprised when I see the cold glare.

"No!" He sneers.

"Why not?"

"Cause he is… why would I be friends with him?! He´s just a stupid… He would never be friend with someone like me… why…I don´t know… I can´t" the boy´s voice breaks. He looks torn. He looks scared, he looks lonely.

"You remind me of someone. You remind me of a young man I knew from a long time ago. This man was a very lonely one, he didn´t have many friends but he was always surrounded by people. All he cared about was to make his father proud. This young man always seemed so angry and he was not a nice person but he didn´t see that back then. But then something changed another young man came along and this man was the first one in years to stand up to the other man. They hated each other. But this new one he didn't leave as the others. The man who had once been such a lonely…prat, he wasn´t as lonely anymore. On the way he also learned that he didn´t need to be his father, he could be better. He learned to believe in himself and follow his heart. He learned to be his own person."

Merlin´s POV.

I let my eyes rest on the long, black haired and what many thinks cold hearted man. He hasn´t noticed me where he stands concentrating on his work. Professor Severus Snape if I would describe him with one word it would be… lonely. He´s so very lonely. And misunderstood. This is not the first time I meet him. But as Black and Sirius I don´t think he will recognize me.

"You are a good man Severus" he swiftly turns to me, his eyes dark and cold.

I continue "I know what you have been doing and what you do right now. Potter would thank you if he knew. Lilly would be very thankful. Even if the people here doesn´t think you are a very good man right now I´m sure they one day will. They will even thank you. Sometimes we needs to do things we will regret, or things the people around us would hate us for just to make them safe"

"What do you know about that, you are only a stupid boy" he sneers. But I see the look he hides in his eyes. I have hit the right spot.

"Oh I stopped to be a boy very long ago" I turn around and leave the Professor without another word. His eyes burning in my back the whole way out.

I go outside again. It´s quiet and empty. I gather power to rise the shield around the school again. It´s not before I have raised it as I feel the fatigue and I lean against the wall behind me.

"There you are mate" I hear Gwaine´s well known voice say and his footsteps comes closer.

"You alright?" he questions when I slowly turn to him. I give him a brief smile.

"Yeah just…tired"

"I´m not surprised…" he stops and seems a bit uncertain but then continues. "Why didn´t you ever tell me?" he doesn´t sounds angry just confused and maybe a bit hurt. I let out a deep sigh.

"You don´t know how many times I wished I could tell you, Arthur, Gwen, everyone about it. But I was scared not just for my sake but all of yours. The world wasn´t ready for magic back then, Camelot wasn´t. I didn´t want you to be forced to choose between me and your duty. I also was afraid that if you knew people would try to get information out of you, do horrible things because of me. Gwaine you were and still is one of my best friends or even a brother I didn´t want to lose you Gwaine. But I guess I still did and I have failed you."

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