Merlin's law of Magic

By: Darkfiretiger

Disclamer: Most of this Doesn't belong to me, therefore it's free, although I would like recognition if used in HP fics, the original ideas came from other people, HP belongs to J.K. although I would like to have a few words to her about the quality of her last two books… and her ideas on romance. Some other concepts come from other authors etc. and also don't belong to me.

Harry Potter was tired… very tired, he had spent most of the night turning in his sleep imagining the horrible task's he would have to complete as the fourth Triwizard champion added to the headache he had from spending all of yesterday in the Library while Hermione was looking up "House elf atrocities" made Harry dread the up coming "Special" charms lesson. Although spending hours in the library had meant that Harry was able to learn the true story of Merlin arguably the greatest Wizard in History, Harry discovered that Merlin was the equivalent of Muggle historic figures like Leonardo De Vinci, Albert Einstein, Thomas Edison and Isaac Newton all rolled into one, So it made a fascinating distraction from Hermione's growing fixation on House elf rights.

It was evident what made the class special as soon as Harry entered the room, the chairs and probably the room had been expanded enough to fit the entire year. Harry guessed that the special class was going to be a joint one, he just hoped they wouldn't be doing this in potions. Standing at the front of the class Professor Flitwick was almost vibrating with energy, it was quite apparent that he was excited about teaching this class. Taking a seat in the section to the right Harry lay his head down on the cool polished wood of his desk and tried to remain motionless until the class started.

"Now class settle down we're going to begin now" The diminutive professor called out, with a start Harry realised that the room was full he had fallen asleep.

"As you've no doubt guessed this class will be done as an entire year group, this is done as the subject is rather delicate and it's better that you all learn as one, thankfully I get to teach the class this year and your all in for a treat as I do so enjoy this class." Before the professor could continue his statement Hermione's hand was in the air

"Sir, why do you get to teach the class?"

"Because I won Ms. Granger"

"Won sir?"

"Yes Ms. Granger, both Professor McGonnagall and I enjoy teaching this class so we compete for the right to teach it"

"Compete, sir?"

"Yes Ms. Granger each Year Headmaster Dumbledore sets a task or competition and the winner get's to teach this class"

"What was the task this year sir?"

"A bet Ms. Granger both Professor McGonnagal and I would pick a student the one to have the highest comparative grade increase in our classes would win the competition"

"But sir there's only one of the little Mud…. Know-it-all how could you both pick her?" No prizes to pick the originator of that comment, Hermione flushed red at the underhanded verbal assault.

"50 Points from Slytherin for that remark Mr. Malfoy" this shocked the class Flitwick almost never took of point's… but then again Malfoy was never such a moron

"and for the record I didn't pick Ms granger I choose Mr. Potter" this shocked the class everyone knew Hermione was the smartest student in the year, perhaps in the school

"Remember it was grade Increase, not to diminish your achievement Ms Granger but it is hard to go higher then top of the class"

"Now that's over we shall get on with the class, today we are going to talk about Magic, but not magic spells but instead we will talk about the source of Magical power, Now does anyone knows where magic comes from?" a slim scattering of hands, mostly Ravemclaws and Hermione.

"Yes, Sue?" Sue Lee was a rather small Ravenclaw who Harry had little contact with… in fact he didn't think he had ever heard her speak?

"Living beings primarily but it becomes collected in Lay Lines which meet and create Power Nodes on which all magical buildings must be built to have magical power" The compact witch was very softly spoken but very clear.

"Precisely Ms. Lee, 10 points, Does anyone know what unit is used to measure Magical power?" This time there were fewer hands in fact there was only one hand… Harry's.

"Yes Mr. Potter?" most of the class started whispering Harry was regarded as the practical man, with almost no theoretical knowledge at all.

"Mana, Professor, Magic is measured in Mana points the term was originally coined by Merlin"

"Very good Mr. Potter, 10 points, can you tell me the the measurement is derived from?"

"The magical energy produced by a single White Ash tree over a specified time"

"Why is this?"

"Because the tree is the only living thing that consistently creates magical power at the same average rate over a reasonable period of time"

"Sir what does that mean" Hermione was the first student to recover from the revelation that Harry isn't just a scar and a Broom

"All creatures generate Mana at a different rate, in fact most individual living thing generate Mana at a completely different rate to beings of the same species, Humans in particular"

"Very well, I think that now you should each read the blackboard and copy the notes from it, Mr. Potter you are offcourse exempt"

"Why does Scar head get a break? Got fans among the teachers already Potter?"

"Mr. Malfoy come here please, take one of these tests and complete it on your own, it is spelled against cheating, oh and 50 points from slytherin I think"

"But I haven't copped the notes sir"

"Well you should have thought of that before you harassed someone who already knows the work, now leave before I make it 100 points for wasting my time"

Well these are the base rules from which I shall base the Magic I use in my future HP fics, I'll probably expand on this in the fics themselves and work on this some more at a later date. and I am working on my other stuff I prommise