Soon, they arrived in front of one huge door. Bigger than the gates of the great hall of Hogwarts by many times.
"So, do you have the key?" Magnus asked.
"No, there is no key. We have no idea how it opens. Touch it, maybe it will recognise your blood." the goblin advised.
Magnus nodded and went closer to the gate. He looked at the intricate design of the gate. It had so many patterns on it that he didn't even know what to make of it. There were lines, curves and whatnot. All made of carved metal.
He put his right hand on it and tried to push it in. Nothing happened for a few seconds. Then, suddenly, the engravings on the door started moving, as if they were all snakes.
But, by the end of the movement of all these snakes, they had organised themselves in a shape that depicted a dragon. Then all of a sudden, the dragon opened its mouth and Magnus' whole body was engulfed in flames.
*WOOOSH*
When the flames disappeared, Magnus was not there. The head goblin panicked and started shouting for him.
"YOUR MAJESTY... WHERE ARE YOU?" he shouted. He was still calling Magnus your majesty because the Goblins had taken Arthur as their king too. This way, Goblins had proved allegiance to Arthur and Merlin and not Morgan Le Fey.
"I'M FINE... The fire seemed to be some kind of special way to enter. Only one from my bloodline can enter it without being burned. You stay there and wait for me." Magnus's loud voice came from inside.
Magnus turned to look at the long path leading deep down inside the mountain. It was illuminated by fire torches. Even the floor had some kind of a glowing stone that was making the whole path illuminated.
~He really made a very futuristic looking place while living in the past.~ Magnus thought.
He followed the pathway until it brought him to a dead end. There was a simple wall in front of him with two smaller gates on them. One was bright red and one was bright blue.
On the left one were words saying, "Greatness awaits you, unless you're the guy on my left,"
On the red door on the right, it said, "Mumbo Jumbo won't take you far, be a great man before a great fighter."
Magnus chuckled, ~These two were like this from the start.~
Then, first, he decided to open the vault of Arthur Pendragon. He went ahead and touched the red door with his palm. Then, with a stone grinding sound, the door got pushed in and slid to the top.
In front of Magnus was a dark space. So, he put his first step forward. Like it was a motion sensor, the torches on the walls of the vault ignited immediately.
Now, in front of him was a majestic vault, bigger than multiple football stadiums combined. His jaw hung open, seeing the beautiful hills gold, all-around filled to the brim.
What the inheritance note had said was not even the tip of the iceberg. It only counted the gold coins, while here, there were many gold made and precious metal decorated statues, there so much money he didn't even know.
~I'm really... filthy rich.~ he thought to himself and roamed around the vault. Then, after looking for a while, he finally found the robes and crown of King Arthur. These two might come in handy later so he put it in a better, more visible place.
Then he found the huge enchanted weapon racks. There were so many, It was as if Arthur was planning on raising an army.
But, except for all this, there was nothing much other than money and more money. The magical items were nonexistent. Now that he had seen the money, it was time to see magic.
So, he went out of the Arthur vault and stood up in front of Merlin's vault. Magnus was expecting at least 1 good wand this time. The last one couldn't even handle his budding powers.
The door opened in a similar fashion to Arthur's. But the change was visible. It was more organised. It had a huge library and also, a full chemical testing equipment.
~This place, feels so magical.~ he thought happily. But, then his eyes fell on an egg near the entrance.
There was also a note, saying. "If the Dragon mom comes, she can take it. But if not, then my next heir shall bring the dragon to life. If you are reading this, then she did not come. So, it will be your job to train him now. Yes, you're a mum now, boy."
Magnus' brows furrowed as he saw the egg. It was going to hatch soon, apparent from its movements.
*CRACK*
"Oh no," he exclaimed.
Magnus was very much shocked by this turn of events. It seems that up until now, the egg was in a state of comatose.
It started twitching and cracking from places. He knew that the dragon baby would be coming out.
Then, it finally happened. A big crack appeared and a head popped out of it. It looked like a chicken at the moment, just without a beak.
"QUACK"
-_-
Magnus was left speechless. "Aren't you a Dragon? Why are you quacking?"
"Quack"
*Sigh*
"What do baby dragons even sound like? Okay, we'll see that later. You sit in my pocket for now." He muttered and scooped up the baby dragon.
He then turned to look around in the vault. It was equally as big as Arthur's. Though there was less gold, but more other stuff.
After looking around at various books, he finally found the wands section. He really needed one.
He randomly picked wands from the cases and tried a simple Lumos spell. The wand that was producing the most light meant it was the best.
But, even after trying tens of them, he didn't find a perfect one. So, he had a hyothesis~Maybe Merlin has it hidden?~
So, he took 10 wands with him. He was really going to use them like expendables.
Then, he went to see the enchanted Wizard robes. They were big for him but he still put them on. They were black, made of leather, but the inside had nice soft red fur.
"Ah, this feels comfortable. Only if it came in my size." He muttered.
*ZIP*
It did get smaller to his size. "Woah, what else is there that's like this? I should bring Merlin's portrait here next time."
"Quack"
"Ah, you must be hungry. Okay, let's go back. Smuggling you into Hogwarts should be easy under the disguise of a duck." He decided.
He took some gold coins and left the vault. He still needed to check out the castle of Merlin when he will have holidays.
He went back to the door from where he entered the mountain. This time, no fire came and he was sent out as if he had apparated. The door was less like a door but more like a portkey, he had studied about.
When he came out, he saw the two Goblins sitting together on the gondola lift. They were smoking something and stopped the moment they saw him.
"Haha, what was that? Since when did Goblins start smoking?" He asked. Magnus was a kid, he didn't know how to differentiate between a cigarette and marijuana.
"Ah, just some stress reliever. Were you satisfied with the visit?" The head goblin asked. He had greed in his eyes.
Magnus nodded, "Yes, let's return now. We will sign an agreement for the lease."
So, they started their boring journey back to the top. He really needed to find a way to enter the vaults faster.
_____xxXxx_____
Omake (An Omake is just an alternate version of the main story. It is not canon and exists just for the laughs.)
[The scene is when the Inheritance test result came in.]
The results of the Inheritance test came out. Everyone in the area had their jaws touching the floor. There were two more names other than Merlin and King Arthur.
The Head Goblin looked at the paper and sneered while looking at Dumbledore. He then passed it onto the Minister for Magic, who was horrified after reading it. In fact, she couldn't hold it and vomited.
"UWAAAAA..."
Magnus and Dumbledore were in shock by this. Rita Skeeter, quickly snatched the paper to get the news. But she was left dumbstruck after seeing it. And then she exploded, "BIGGEST NEWS OF THE CENTURY..."
Soon, Moody the hold of it. His fake eye twitched uncontrollably. He then looked at Dumbledore and asked, "HOW IS THIS EVEN POSSIBLE?"
"What?" Dumbledore asked back.
Moody slowly handed the paper to Dumbledore. The old man was calm till now, but all of a sudden, he felt his scalp going numb and his face getting hot with embarrassment.
"What is it, Professor?" Magnus asked in great interest. He wanted to know the reason behind all these over the top reactions.
Dumbledore, still a bit red, handed the paper to Magnus. Magnus read it aloud to all.
"Okay. It says that I am related to.
1. Merlin Emrys - By Blood
2. King Arthur Pendragon - By Blood
3. Albus Dumbledore - By relation (Great Grandparent.)
4. Gellert Grindelwald - By relation (Great Grandparent.)"
Slowly, the paper slid from Magnus' hand and it fell down on the floor. He was stuck in time, not moving. His young brain processed everything he read.
-_-
He turned back to Dumbledore and asked, "Are you, my Great Grandpa?"
But seeing no reaction on his face, he asked further. But this time, he saw Dumbledore's pupil contract. "Are you my... Great Grandma?"
Dumbledore went full red ... "UwU... don't mind it, Magnus, those days are gone, wild times those were, so much war and sin."
Magnus coughed, "YES... EXACTLY!... so much war and SIN!... BUT HOW?"
Dumbledore closed his eyes and sighed before answering, "The dark side of the magic is a pathway to many abilities some consider to be...UNNATURAL."
[Omake Ends(THIS IS NOT CANON TO THIS STORY. An omake is a short alternate story of the main novel.)]
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With a happy face, a bag full of gold coins and a cute little dragon sleeping in his pocket, he was on his way back. While on his way, he just made small talk with the head goblin.
"Open me a vault on the upper side. I will use it for daily use and storing some money. I can't come here all the time. Also, I will look for a faster way to enter this place." He requested.
The goblin nodded, "The path to the deep vaults is open for you to explore. It is very dangerous and I won't put Goblins there. As for the new vault, how big do you want it to be?"
"Umm, I just want to store money there. Make sure it is big enough to hold millions of galleons. I'm gonna be making some big money in the future." Magnus revealed, intentionally.
The head goblin licked his lips, hearing that there would be money involved. "Can we also... invest in this money-making venture of yours?"
"Sure, but let me finalise it first and make all the plans. I will tell you about it later." He said, not telling anything to keep the Goblin interested.
After spending 20 minutes, they finally reached the surface and arrived at the building. Dumbledore and the rest were still waiting for him there, along with a blonde young lady with pointy glasses. She was wearing a silky dress and looked above average in beauty.
As soon as Magnus arrived, she ran after him, Magnus avoided her by turning around and letting the head goblin take the lead. Seeing the annoyed face of the goblin, the woman stopped.
"I've checked the vaults. Only I can enter them. Let's go back now, I believe we are done here." Magnus said, and started walking away.
At the moment, all were contemplating how they should address him. The Minister for Magic had to absolutely address him as a king because she was an official, she was even happy that the King of Britain was going to be a Wizard, who is also related to Merlin and also a muggle at the same time. You can't get a better deal than this.
Dumbledore decided to speak, "Your Maje..."
"It's all right, professor. You're like my umm... great grand uncle or something... wait, how old are you? I saw that the earliest mention of you is in the late 1800s. Anyway, you can call me Magnus." He interrupted and corrected. In reality, he didn't really put much trust or faith in Dumbledore, but, seeing that he was somewhat related, he decided to keep the old man comfortable so that he doesn't stop him from conducting some activities in Hogwarts. He needed some special privileges after all.
Dumbledore appreciated it a lot, now, he would even get to clout with people because he's related to Merlin's descendant. "Magnus, she is a freelance journalist, Rita Skeeter, she will be conducting your interview. It is your wish if you want to do it."
Magnus turned to look at her. "Are you a truthful and honest journalist?"
Rita found the question weird but quickly answered, "Yes, I believe in righteous journalism."
Magnus nodded, "Okay, you can ask me some questions."
Hearing this, the Minister for Magic felt better. She needed Magnus to make an official statement ever since his identity was released for the people. But what she did not know was that Magnus was an old fox when it came to giving interviews. He had even prepared for all possible questions that could be answered.
Rita Skeeter took out a notebook and a pen to write the answers. She asked her first interview, "Thank you for allowing this... Magnu..."
"You can address me as Mr Pendragon or Your Majesty," he immediately corrected her. Friendship with journalists was never good.
"Yes, Mr Pendragon, thank you for the interview. How are your days going in Hogwarts?" She asked.
"It's is lovely. The castle is beautiful and the ghosts are an ever-present source of fun. I am sorted in Slytherin, the dungeon is a bit gloomy but its inhabitants are very active. I have made friends too and I am enjoying it." He answered.
She wrote everything on the paper. Then asked another question. "You mentioned that you are in Slytherin. Aren't both your parents Muggles?"
Magnus turned sad and sighed, "Yes, they are "Muggles". I had a talk with the portrait of Merlin the other day. He is very saddened by what our magical society has turned into. We use terms such as Muggles, which is a derogatory term for non-magical people in the eyes of some. Back in Merlin's days, non-magical humans were called Magbobs, which is a very friendly and affectionate term. Let's not forget the terms such as half-blood and the much worse, Mudblood. I myself have been called that but I won't name by whom."
Rita was writing ferociously as if she had found a gold mine of content. ~Haha... this is it... my final push...~
"So, do you want the ministry to adopt the word Magbob?" She questioned.
"Not really, it's not the word that makes it different, it's the way it is spoken. I can curse at you with a sweet voice and also angrily, the meaning behind the words does not change. Just like that, as "Muggle" is a term for humans, used by all wizards, we just need to make sure that it is not seen as a term to degrade. Besides this, I think Halfblood and Mudblood words should be seen as lawfully offensive words. Because, as long as a human has magic in them, they are a wizard, whether you like it or not. Dividing ourselves won't give us any more benefits." He said at length.
The Minister for Magic, Eugenia Jenkins, was smiling wryly, ~This kid has more brain than all the blood purists combined.~
"I heard that you were attacked by Lucius Malfoy in the schools' dorms? Is it true?" She inquired about the juicy topic.
Magnus smiled, this was what he was waiting for. "Oh no no, that was a friendly match of arm wrestling, I mistakenly ended up using too much strength and broke his arm."
Dumbledore and Moody, a distance away, smirked hearing that. Magnus had just taken care of all their troubles by saying this. Now, if Abraxus Malfoy still tried to stir trouble then he would be ashamed. After all, their son lost to an 11-year-old and even broke his own arm. The man would try to make the news die down as soon as possible.
After that, she asked some more pointless questions about his personal life.
"Yeah, I love pancakes, they are the best. My mom actually makes the best pancakes. But Hogwarts doesn't have them at breakfast." Magnus said. Of course, he was making Dumbledore add pancakes to breakfast by doing this.
"What is your view on the ministry?" She suddenly asked. This made the Minister frown a bit.
Magnus thought for a second and purposefully made his voice sound cuter, "Umm, I don't know too much about them as I just got involved with the magical world. But, I read in the newspaper that some bad wizards are killing innocents. I don't understand why the Ministry can not catch them. Don't we have a Wizard Police? Also, I am very sad about what they did with the Order of Merlin. It used to be a real order of Witches and Wizards who were kind, compassionate and wanted to do good for the magical society. Now, it's just a medal."
His first half of words hurt the Minister like a spear into her heart. The recent deaths were her soft spot and even she was trying to get the perpetrators, but, what could she do when the bad people belonged to some of the most powerful and influential families?
"How do you feel about being the descendant of Merlin?" She asked the final question.
Magnus, this time decided to answer in one word. It was a word he had just learned. He cleaned his throat by coughing and with emphasis, said it, "ECSTATIC"
Saying that, he got up, deciding on leaving. Rita was left standing there, guessing that Magnus would say something more but was proven wrong.
They went out of the building, onto the crowded streets. There were still a lot of people, but now it was raining and the dark clouds had made it look as if it was already night. It was a gloomy day.
"Are we going back? I want to buy something before that." Magnus voiced.
Dumbledore was not going to deny such a simple thing. "Sure, we will go in an hour. I need to talk to the Minister till then. But you have to take Auror Moody with you. You must understand, you are not just a simple 11 years old now, you have a special status."
Magnus agreed. He did not know yet how powerful he was as compared to adult wizards. That was why he was not going to be overconfident, something taught to him by his mummy from a small age.
He remembered that when he was small and learning multiplication tables, he started to guess answers instead of memorising them. He got many correct too. But Grace found out and tricked him to make wrong guesses. He was so overconfident that he refused to accept his guesses were wrong.
So, with the grumpy mad-eyed wizard, he left.
"Okay, where to? I'm your babysitter today." Moody walked alongside him.
"No, you are my bodyguard," Magnus replied.
"Heh, wrong, I am paid by the ministry, not you. So, I'm your babysitter. But I won't be changing your diapers if you let yourself lose." Moody said. He was surely taking revenge for their last meeting where Magnus called him names.
Magnus chuckled, "We're going to a book store and I will read you the most boring book there."
They kept on bickering their whole way.
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