After gathering, they went to a big park. It was work hours so there were no people there and kids were also busy with school. Their Christmas break had not started yet.
Magnus took out two brooms from his expansion bag. Bobby didn't know how to fly so it was risky for him.
"So, where are we going first?" Bobby asked.
"To get our third member of the Round Table. Severus Snape." Ragnar answered him.
Magnus got onto his broom and called Bobby to sit behind him, "Come, sit tight. We will be flying there."
"WHAT? But won't people see us?" Bobby inquired.
Magnus took out his wand and chuckled, "Magic, boy, magic. Now, hurry up and sit."
Bobby excitedly took a seat behind him. Brooms were enchanted to feel comfortable and not like a rod passing over your asscrack. So, Bobby didn't even feel he was sitting on a pole.
Magnus then put a charm on himself and Ragnar's broom, to make it so nobody and see them fly. It was a simple charm used by most wizards.
"Hey, Mag. Isn't using magic outside school illegal for underage wizards? Won't the trace tell the people at the ministry?" Ragnar asked.
Magnus shrugged his shoulder, "I don't know. Nobody has come after me till now. I don't think I have a trace on me."
"Tsk... so lucky." Ragnar muttered.
"Okay, hold on tight, Bobby. I don't want my chubby friend to fall and... you know what will happen then." Magnus warned him and slowly took off.
Their feet left the ground slowly. Bobby exclaimed in excitement as a funny feeling rose in his stomach. The trees grew smaller around them and buildings in a distance became clearer.
And then, Magnus accelerated. *ZOOM*
"WOOOOOOOOHOOOOO!" Bobby shouted.
"Haha, I knew you would love this. Now, let's pick up some speed." Magnus went full speed.
Bobby looked around at the changing scenery. It was much better than travelling on a plane. You can't feel the air from that little window without dying.
Snape's home was on a street called Spinner's end. It was in Cokeworth, a large town. Snape had told him that the place was very gloomy and old and not to expect much.
But when Magnus reached close to it, he realised what Snape said was an understatement. The place was not just gloomy, it was dead.
Bobby had a shiver run down his body when he saw the area. "I never knew such a place existed in our country. It's as if this place is stuck in the war era."
The place was covered in chilly mist, that drifted over a dirty river that wound between overgrown, rubbish-strewn banks. An immense chimney, relic of a disused mill, reared up, shadowy and ominous. There was no sound apart from the whisper of the black water and no sign of life apart from a scrawny fox that had slunk down the bank to nose hopefully at some old fish-and-chip wrappings in the tall grass.
It was a town with several streets of identical brick, terraced, houses. It was located near a dirty river, the bank of which was strewn with litter. There was a disused mill with a tall chimney in this town. It was a poverty-stricken neighbourhood.
Ragnar felt the gloominess of the area, "No wonder Snape was such emo when we met him. This place can make a kind spirit go bad. Where is his home?"
Magnus remembered what Snape had said. "He said he lives in the last house in the Spinner's End street."
So, they landed down in an alley. The place was 90 per cent abandoned so there was nobody to see them magically appear. From there, they walked in the streets.
They stood side by side, looking across the road at the rows and rows of dilapidated brick houses, their windows dull and blind in the darkness. All houses were identical.
"Okay, we're at the end, is it the left house or right?" Bobby inquired.
Magnus shrugged and took a long breath in, "SNAPE, WHICH HOUSE IS YOURS?"
In response to his ear-shattering echoing voice, a noise of utensils falling came from the house on their left. The next moment, loud voices started coming, as if somebody was fighting.
But, at the same time, the window of the house on their right opened and an old man peeked out, "HAAAA? Who shouted? Is it morning already?"
Ragnar chuckled, "NO, OLD MAN. GO BACK TO SLEEP."
"Hey, what if he needs to go to work?" Bobby stopped Ragnar.
Magnus smiled, "Then he will find a surprise at his door today."
Magnus put a small packet with money on the door for disturbing the old man, and then went towards Snape's house. They came to the door and proceeded to knock on it.
*Knock Knock*
"SEV... Open up." Magnus shouted.
Soon, the door creaked open. But it was not Severus, it was an older man in dirty clothes.
"Go away, runts." the man shooed them.
Magnus did not take crap from anybody. "AH, WHAT HAPPENED TO YOU, SEV? Last I saw you, you were a little boy. How did you turn into this greasy, old and useless man?"
"WHAT DID YOU SAY? YOU DISRESPECTFUL BRA..."
Magnus did not let him speak another word as his spare wand was on the man's throat, "You must know what this is, right?"
"Haha, you think I'm scared of that? You cannot use it on me for being underaged, I know that." Mr Snape smugly said.
"Locomotor Wibbly"
As soon as Magnus chanted that, Mr Snape fell to the floor. The spell was Jelly-Legs Jinx used to collapse legs.
In shock and fear, Mr Snape looked at Magnus.
Magnus pointed his wand at him in disgust, "You clearly don't understand anything about magic or the magical world. Sev could have shattered your bones if he wanted to, with a simple drop of a special potion in your drink, but you were still a blood relative. However, I do not care who you are, to me, you are a pathetic lowlife who beats his family, and I have zero respect for people like you. So, you better keep your mouth shut as long as I'm here or you are not spoken to. Am I clear?"
Mr Snape nodded his head, so Magnus entered the house.
As soon as he entered, he found Severus standing at the door of a room stupidly.
"What are you doing, Sev?" Magnus asked.
"Nothing... I just woke up. But... I found him returned here. I can't believe my mother let him enter the house, a pathetic woman who made the wrong choice at every turn of her life." Severus muttered.
"He said he has changed, Sev." A woman's voice came from the room.
Magnus, Ragnar and Bobby peeked in. Mrs Snape was there, but her face had bruises.
"And you believed him? Just like that? Do you even want to live a better life? I'm starting to believe you enjoy all this torment?" Severus said.
Magnus quickly took the situation under control, "Ah, calm down, Sev. This is the reason why I made you the heir to Prince family and not her. We can also permanently deal with Mr Snape. Now, get some health potions and treat your mother."
Severus sneered at his mother and went to his room to get some potions.
Eileen quickly got up, seeing Magnus. She was ashamed but also very thick-skinned after having spent so much time as an abuse victim.
"Ah, Magnus... Let me cook something for you. I heard you like pancakes." She spoke.
Magnus didn't talk much to her and just nodded. He had no idea how to deal with her. She was as much mentally scarred as physically.
He was not going to be rude to her, even though he felt angry at her.
After that, Magnus returned to Mr Snape. He had crawled to a seat by now.
He took out a paper from his pocket and handed it to him. "Sign them and get a million pounds. Don't sign them and get your body broken and then forcibly made to sign, no money too."
"That's the best deal in the history of deals," Ragnar added.
Tobias Snape was a retired post office worker. He was not in retirement age but he was let go due to his drinking addiction. But thankfully he was eligible for a pension and that was what ran the family.
Now, he looked at the crazy kids in front of him.
"Where is the money?" He asked.
Magnus nodded towards Bobby. He came forward and opened a suitcase taken out of Magnus' expansion bag.
Tobias' eyes shined seeing the money and he rushed to sign the papers. Then he lunged at the suitcase and took it.
"Good, now, I want to see you gone from this house in 5 minutes. If you return or try to contact your son or ex-wife again, you will get struck by a spell much worse. Understood?" Magnus ordered.
Tobias now had his legs normal, so he ran into his room and got his stuff which was not much. Then, he dashed out.
Once gone, Snape came to Magnus, "Why did you give him so much money? It's a waste."
Magnus smiled towards him, "That's not my money, and it's better you don't know what happens to him from now on. Your mother can now go to the new house I just bought for you. You can pay me back when you start earning. You should get your bag and come with me now." He instructed.
Snape nodded and told a few things to his mother. Then came with Magnus.
They went out and saw the same gloomy street.
Magnus sighed, "You know what? I'll buy this place."
"You want to buy my home?" Severus wondered.
"No, I want to buy this town. Okay, let's go to my CASTLE." Magnus was pumped about it. His shouting immediately improved everyone's mood.
*Window opens*
"Ah... Is it morning now?" It was the same old man.
This time, Magnus replied, "YES, It's morning now. Oh, someone left something at your door."
"I got a letter? I GOT A LETTER? WOAH... IT'S BEEN 10 YEARS." The old man seemed so excited and closed his windows to go downstairs.
Seeing this, Magnus sighed in worry, "I hope he doesn't get a heart attack when he sees the money envelope. Let's go, guys."
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Tobias Snape. He was the happiest man for the past 2 days. He was so wealthy that he could buy anything. Maybe get a new house and then live off the good interest on the money.
But, a drunkard always thinks about drinks. So, he actually just rented a small apartment over a liquor store, like a lion making its home near a rabbit hole.
He would buy liquor every day. It was his substitute for water. He even bathed in his for some weird fetish. He was happy leaving his family behind and blessed Magnus every time he drank.
But his fun came to an end when the police knocked on his door. They searched his apartment and found so much cash. It was obviously suspicious.
So, they checked it. And found it to be money belonging to the bank, as the cash Tobias had, had a code that was not yet issued to anybody.
So, he was taken into custody. Even though he tried to tell them it was not his money, nobody believed him. He was found red-handed and there was enough evidence to put him behind bars. The bank never issued a public statement because they were ashamed as they didn't even know when the bank robbery took place. Since then, Tobias Snape disappeared from the world's eyes.
...
Magnus had actually sent a letter to the police the day he took money from the bank. He felt distasteful stealing money so he actually put 1 million into his own account there first. This way, he was just taking his own money.
But he had no idea what had happened to Tobias. Because he was on his way to his castle now. It was very far away, on the western coast of the United Kingdom.
They flew for hours to reach there. But, they couldn't find the location at the shore. So Magnus asked Merlin in the portrait.
Merlin quickly voiced, "Haha, of course, you can't find it. It's my CASTLE. Also, it's not just on the shore, it's actually an island, west of the Northern mainland. It was fully enchanted by me and that is why none know of it.
"Just follow the coastline until you will start feeling a ting in the head, Magnus. From there, head left, over the sea. Soon, you will enter a magically protected area and that's it. Also, it's better if you enter first as your blood will let you see the island but others can't. It is like a Fidelius Charm but much bigger and better."
So, Magnus followed the instructions after having Bobby sit with Ragnar on the broom. Merlin and Arthur's portrait also demanded that they stay outside with him.
After travelling north on the coastline, Magnus finally felt a ting in the head. From there, he took a left. He continued to fly for several tens of kilometres. After more than an hour, he finally felt a little strange. As if, there was a barrier in front of him.
He warned his friends, "STOP! Wait here for me."
He knew this was it and excitedly headed right into the barrier. He felt as if he was passing through an invisible wall. He also felt as if something scanned him. Soon, the tingling in his head turned into the happy chirps of a bird.
"Don't tell me... this island is sentient?" He asked Merlin's portrait.
"Hehe, yes and no. At most, you can call it a quarter sentient. It does not understand complex feelings. It just exists and is alive in a way. Go on, you will see the island soon." Merlin seemed as excited as Magnus.
Magnus did not stop. He made his broom go faster. Eventually, he saw something on the horizon. There were hundreds of black spots.
Slowly, he came closer and was left in awe. The whole shoreline had small mountains at equal distance, on each mountain was a humongous stone statue, wearing armour and holding a spear.
"WOAAAAH!... They are so awesome." Magnus shouted in excitement.
*SHHHHHHHHHHHH...*
As soon as Magnus reached the shoreline, all the statues took to the knee, as if saluting a king.
"They can move?" He asked.
Merlin answered, "Of course, I studied the Sentinels at Hogwarts heavily and then added my own magic. All these sentinels you see are the guardians of this island. It's the first line of defence. Don't take them as a joke, they can throw their spears at the speed of sound and as long as they are connected to the ground, they can keep on summoning more spears."
Magnus awed at them, "This... is so AMAZING. You're a genius, Merlin."
"Heh, glad you noticed." Merlin sarcastically replied.
"I bet I could have defeated them with my Excalibur." Arthur also voiced.
"Of course you could. It was an enchanted sword, one of its kind." Merlin talked back.
But Magnus ignored their bickering and returned to call in his friends. Then, he showed them the sentinels. They too looked at them in awe.
"How big is this island?" Bobby inquired.
Magnus did not know, so he turned to Merlin. Merlin answered, "Umm... about 200 kilometres in all directions."
"THAT'S HUGE..." Ragnar exclaimed.
"Keep on flying to the castle, the main course is still remaining." Arthur nudged.
Magnus looked forward to seeing what the castle looked like. Since he heard about owning it, he wanted to see it. And now, his expectations were reaching the sky because of how blown out he was by just the sentinels.
As they flew by, they saw so much diversity in the environment on the island. There were tall mountains, there was a small desert, there were jungles and also grasslands. It was a cluster of everything earth had to offer.
"WOAAAAH... What are these two statues now?" Magnus asked. In front of him was a huge valley, on whose sides were 2 giant statues of what seemed like robed people with staff.
Merlin explained again, "This is Wizards' Pass. Beyond this point on the island, all magic based on bad intention gets banned. If you try to do it, then these two will send a very strong punishment towards you. Well, not you as you're the boss."
"Can it differentiate between jokes and really bad magic?" Ragnar asked.
"Yes, that it can, otherwise, I would have died much earlier, pranking Arthur." Merlin jokingly answered.
Magnus and the rest passed under the raised arms of the Wizards' pass. They felt as if they just got covered under a layer of magic from that point.
They again saw various changing landscapes, but, all the main stuff was mostly in hilly green areas.
It took them 1 hour to reach near the centre. From a distance, they saw a giant plateau, going in a circular shape for as long as they could see. Coming closer, they found it was not a plateau but something similar to what they saw on the shore.
These were all manmade structures. A giant wall, made with morphing mountains. The whole wall had many peaks and each peak had a giant sentinel with a sword near its chest, held in a knightly pose. Each mountain supporting the Sentinel was also a castle in itself.
"What are these called?" Snape wondered.
This time Arthur answered, "These are all called Home Sentinels. Like those on the shore, they are meant to protect the insides of the island. They can fight very well, all of them have their fighting abilities mirrored from me."
Magnus with sparkling eyes looked at each of them. Each such giant sentinel depicted one Arthur that could cut mountains.
"Why did you even need all these? Who were you protecting the island from?" Bobby asked.
Everyone wondered the same hearing the question.
Merlin snorted, "Huh, can't a man have some ambitions? We just wanted to make a wonderful place for ourselves... so we went a little overboard. Still, in those times, wild dangerous magical beasts and dark beings were much more prevalent."
"Also, none of these Sentinels can leave the island, so it was just for homes safety," Arthur added.
"OKAY... ask questions later. These Home Sentinels mark the start of the main castle area. Just a little more in and you will see the main thing." Merlin insisted they continue.
They did exactly that. Magnus was in the lead. The landscape now remained green, with lots of lakes, grasslands and mountains.
Then, finally, Magnus came to a big opening and in a distance, he could see some structure. Cones of a building to be exact.
But, as they moved closer, their heads started to sweat. The scale of the building was beyond their wildest dreams. They thought it was impossible to beat Hogwarts in size, but here, in front of this building, which could be a Castle or maybe a Castle-city, Hogwarts seemed like a child.
There was a boundary wall, going around the whole area. Then there was the Castle, which just kept on going higher. It was unknown if it was a mountain or just a building, but they had a feeling it was the latter.
The highest point of the castle was as high as the tallest mountains in the surrounding region, and those mountains actually had snow at the top. Even around the castle, there were clouds here and there. It had white-ish walls and orange roofs. There were so many buildings that Magnus estimated a big metropolis could be established in it.
"THIS... IS... CRAZY!..." Magnus exclaimed. The scale was mad. But, that was not it. It was beautiful and well kept.
"HAHAHAHA..." Arthur started laughing with pride.
"Ah, I guess we did go overboard with this," Merlin muttered while stroking his beard.
"What is the name of this castle?" Ragnar asked.
Finally, Arthur revealed, "Welcome to the real, CAMELOT. Both, the island and the castle are called that."
Magnus nodded. It made sense, what else would it be than Camelot.
"Does anybody live here?" Magnus asked.
"Why don't you find out yourself, you own it after all?" Merlin replied with a smirk.
Excitedly, Magnus zoomed towards its entrance gates. He wanted to walk towards the peak of the castle, experiencing all that it had to offer. But, as soon as he stepped inside the boundary gates, he saw some movement.
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