Harry Potter and the Path of Avalon (working title)
Summary: when Harry casts Sectemsempra on his sworn enemy Draco Malfoy in the bathroom at Hogwarts he discovers something that has been buried for a long time. how will Hogwarts react to the new Harry Potter and Draco Malfoy.
Disclaimer: I do not own Harry potter, that right belongs to J.K. Rowling and the first passage is an excerpt from Half Blood Prince.
Chapter one
"Sectumsempra!" Harry bellowed from the floor, waving his wand wildly. Blood spurted from Malfoy's face and chest as though he had been slashed with an invisible sword. He staggered backwards and collapsed onto the waterlogged floor with a great splash, his wand falling from his limp right hand.
"No" gasped Harry. slipping and staggering, Harry got to his feet and plunged towards Malfoy, whose face was now shining scarlet, his white hands scrabbling at his blood soaked chest. All of sudden, Harry was hit with a wave of memories.
"I warn you, I've been trained to kill since birth"
"I don't like the guy, but that doesn't mean he's cheating"
"I am a dragonlord, it is my sworn duty to protect the last of the dragons"
"the people believe in you Arthur, but it counts for nothing unless you believe in yourself"
"There is no evil in sorcery, only in the hearts of men. My request is that you remember this"
"Merlin is my servant and has my absolute trust. You have a problem with him you come to me. Understand?"
"I am a sorcerer, I have magic… and I use it for you Arthur, only for you."
Harry gasped for breath at the memory onslaught.
"Arthur" he whispered. "Arthur!" he scrambled to Draco's side and stretched out his hand. for the first time in 1000 years, old magic was used and his eyes flashed gold. "Ge hailige" a glow surrounded Draco and he was completely healed. Draco's eyes fluttered and he groaned.
"Merlin" he whispered. "Where are we?" he slowly sat up. Harry looked at him, concerned.
"We're at Hogwarts" he reminded the other boy. Draco winced.
"We're enemies" he said slowly. Harry rested his chin on his fist.
"I know" he said quietly. he held out a hand and Draco took it and the two boys stood up. Draco looked around.
"So what do we do now?" he asked.
"we need someplace to talk, that no one else can get to" Harry replied. "The chamber of secrets" the two boys ventured into the chamber, after Harry made stairs appear and he also ensured that the entrance was closed so no one could follow them. once in the chamber, Harry called up the old magic, banishing the basilisk and creating a more comfortable environment with couches and a fireplace. the two boys sat. Harry sighed,
"Can you tell me what your mission from Voldemort is?" Draco froze for a second and than sighed.
"I have been tasked with killing Professor Dumbledore and repairing a vanishing cabinet to get the death eaters into the school and if I don't he will kill my parents" Draco frowned. "though I'm not really sure that's a bad thing if he kills father" Harry's eyes widened, but as he thought back he realized why Draco would say that. Lucius was Uther only flipped. instead of killing people with magic, now he was killing people without magic.
"What about your mother?" Harry asked. Draco wilted.
"I love my mother, but I can't kill Dumbledore. I was having issues with it before, you saw me, but now," he shook his head. "King Arthur tried not to kill innocents"
"You speak of him like he's a different person" Harry commented. Draco sighed.
"It feels like he is" he replied. "Arthur was...is.. a Legend, and I've been a foul mouthed git since I started Hogwarts" Harry sighed.
"Do you remember when we first met as Merlin and Arthur?" he asked. Draco nodded and Harry took a breath. "we did not like each other right away. I felt like you were an arrogant prick who picked on servants because they were weaker than you" Draco nodded, not liking those early memories so much. "Look, my point is, you changed. by the time you were crowned King, I was happy to be your servant and your friend. and now that you have your memories back, you can be that man again, minus the king part" the both laughed, but Draco was still wary.
"I'm a Slytherin, Harry. they aren't going to accept I've changed, especially since I've been showing off my mark in the common room and bragging that I have a mission to complete" Harry knew that this was true, as Merlin, he knew that he could get rid of the mark, but questions would be asked.
"Ok, here is the plan, you stop trying to kill Dumbledore obviously and destroy the cabinet" Draco nodded. "this year you've mainly kept to yourself because of the mission, so keep doing that. since you did not tell the other Slytherins what your mission was, we can come down here and they will believe you are doing your mission. and while you are doing that, I need to contact an old friend"
"Who?" Draco asked. Harry smirked.
"The dragon we flew when I took you to the lake of Avalon" he said. Draco nodded and the two boys parted ways, wondering whether or not the memories of the past life that they now had would help them in anyway with the upcoming war against Voldemort.