Merlin Magic

Chapter 4

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"Fine this will also be a good listen for you Mr. Potter here." Death said causing Harry to shudder at even part of his name being said by Death. Death smirked then shut his eyes. "Magic for you is pulled from the air around you then manipulated to the purpose you wish to put it. This is also why the side effects you have with the darker aspects of magic exist, now you all have a small amount of magic within your bodies, but they can not be used to cast magic unless you are willing to die. Now for the world Mr. Potter is from those who use magic pull it from within themselves and using there will do what they wish. Why they don't die is simple, it is the amount of magic held within their bodies."

"Then why does he need our style of magic. It sounds like they have the better deal." The Merlin snapped unhappily. Harry shook his head and smiled a bit at seeing how stubborn this man could be.

"Well you see from what I am picking up your style of magic has more power to it and is not as limited as they style my world uses. Each person has a single focus that once removed from us leaves us almost completely powerless." Harry pointed out causing the Merlin to stare at him then tilt his head. He frowned in thought then nodded.

"Where we can use ours without a focus though it is incredibly hard, and there are many types of foci we can have." He stated then glared at the Gatekeeper again. "Fine Rashid take him to Dresden."

"Thank you Merlin. I will return very quickly." The Gatekeeper said and motioned Harry to follow him, as they walked away Harry turned to glance back at Death who faded out from existence. He blinked then looked at the Gatekeeper once more.

"Umm where did Death go?" Harry asked feeling nervous as he was lead into a cave system and down one of the tunnels. The Gatekeeper glanced behind him to Harry and then beyond him.

"He probably left to return to his duties, now that his mission with you is complete." Rashid stated simply and then stopped at what looked like a dead end except there were two young people dressed in grey cloaks on either side of it. Rashid nodded to the two young people then lifted his staff and pointed it at the wall. He said a few words in a language Harry didn't catch and a shimmering portal quickly and smoothly formed. The Gatekeeper motioned Harry to go through the now formed gate and once Harry had walked through he stepped through as well.

"Where are we?" Harry asked startled at the difference of the world once through the gate. The Gatekeeper smiled at the boy and quickly began to walk motioning Harry to follow him.

"We are within the Never Never. It is where many beings of magic leave as well as ghosts and other things. It is much faster for a wizard to travel through here though normally much more dangerous. I suggest you stick to my side and stay on the path no matter what." The Gatekeeper stated and began to move quickly down the path forcing Harry to hurry to keep up. The nature of the area kept changing causing Harry to keep looking around in surprise especially when things seemed to break every rule he knew existed.

"Umm is this normal?" Harry asked feeling very nervous and unsure of himself at the moment. The Gatekeeper glanced at him and seemed to smirk.

"For the never never. This is tame, I guess I should tell you were we are going though, and maybe a bit about the man I choose to teach you." Rashid said as he kept moving.

"Yes please. I'd like to know what to expect to start with for a change." Harry admitted as he kept following the Gatekeeper. The land around them was becoming quieter and far more open like a vast sea only there was no water around. Just endless open land.

A/N: Yes this is going to be a two book series. Harry will return to his own world once he is done here. He is here to learn the magic, and maybe make things more interesting for Dresden.. originally I was going to start this after Harry's 5th year.. but the situation at the end of his 4th year was easier to manipulate.