"HELLO, EVERYONE!" He started. All stopped talking and turned to hear him.
"All except 1st years know me, but for the new ones, I am Magnus Grant Emrys Pendragon. I have many other names that people call me by. I was the student of the year in the previous term and scored the maximum numbers in 1st-year exams.
"So, I have a gift for all the 1st year students. I can greatly help you this year. All of you will get my handwritten notes about things to remember, as well as many shortcuts for all subjects. With this, I hope that you feel less burdened by the studies and are easily able to grasp every topic. Together, this year too, we will win the house cup." He proclaimed by raising his fist in the air.
Many neutral older students also cheered with the prospect of winning the house cup again.
All the 1st years too felt very happy and welcomed. They each took a booklet from Magnus, which will guide them for each class of 1st year, all the way till the exam. There were even some tricks to score more in the exams.
But Regulus didn't come to take it. He was stopped by the Gang of Slytherin, which was now run by Narcissa, at the behest of now-graduated Lucius.
Magnus yawned loudly, "Well, it's late now. I will go to sleep. I'm leaving the remaining booklets here, if anybody hasn't gotten one, they can pick one. Goodnight."
"GOODNIGHT," all happy 1st years replied to him.
Satisfied, he went to his dorm room. But, when it was late at night, a sudden noise woke him up. He turned around and saw it was Summer. She was pecking on the window.
"What is it, Summer?" he asked. She continued to peck.
So he went ahead and opened it for her, and she then flew out. ~Probably needed to loosen up. Ah, I'm hungry now."
He went out of his dorm room to the common room, because some food was always there. But as he arrived there, he saw Regulus, taking the booklet he had left behind.
He chuckled and walked to him without making any noise. Once behind him, he lightly voiced, "BO!"
Regulus didn't shout but eeked. His heartbeat had risen too much. He quickly looked behind and saw a chuckling Magnus.
Finally taking a sigh of relief, he said, "Brother Magnus, why did you scare me like that. What if I had shouted?"
"I think I should be the one asking you questions. What's with you? Why are you ignoring me like that, ha?" He asked.
Regulus averted his eyes. "My... I was warned not to ever talk to you, if I did then mum would find out and make me stay at home, to be homeschooled."
Magnus sighed in sadness, how could parents be so cruel in their blind faith in one flawed theory?
He put his hand on Regulus' shoulder, "Don't worry, we can always speak secretly. Besides, I will soon take over the Slytherin House, so no bullying can happen. And, you don't need to worry, if you face any problem you can't solve, just tell me and I will make them go away. I'm your big brother, after all."
"Hehe, I'm just 1 year younger than you," Regulus said.
But Magnus ruffled his hair, "I'm taller than you, and also much stronger. Go to sleep now, if you find a problem in any subject except potions, you can ask me for help."
Regulus nodded and silently returned to his room. Magnus then went back to finding something to eat.
...
A week later,
Now, the days in Hogwarts for Magnus were slightly boring. Other than the more annoying potions classes and some random fans coming to him to talk, nothing much changed in his life.
He had seen the schedule and had to say, it was the most relaxing schedule. There were just 6 subjects, and each day there would only be 3 classes. Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays were off. He knew that this happens only in the 2nd year, because from the next year, he'll be needed to choose an optional subject. Then it will be a messy schedule all the way till the 5th year.
He already knew the theoretical things about all the subjects, through which he had already gathered 20 points for Slytherin. All he needed to do was practically demonstrate them in class. And honestly, when you were an expert in charms by blood, things like Curses didn't feel that hard. Even transfiguration was easy.
So there wasn't much to do. And Magnus decided to completely read Merlin's rune book on the evolution of magic. Only when he knows all about that he can become a master at making spells and using Runes.
"Is there any way to take away a Wizard's magic?" Magnus asked Merlin in the portrait.
"Who knows, maybe the one in your locket may know. I do not possess all of Merlin's memories." Portrait Merlin said.
At the same time, another Merlin's voice arrived in Magnus' mind. It was from the real Merlin, whose soul essence was in the bead locket.
"There is," the voice spoke to him. Magnus was on his bed so he closed his eyes and tried to see the same old grassland with the tree. And, soon he arrived there.
A small blob of light was hovering there, probably Merlin's essence.
"How?" Magnus asked him.
"In my time, magic was not regulated. Anybody could practice anything. This led to many of the dark Wizards performing various dark rituals.
"During that era, Arthur had left it to me to deal with problematic wizards in the kingdom. There were often Wizards who tried to do some rituals and got caught. Their crimes didn't deserve death, but letting them go would have been as good as doing nothing. So, I came up with a way of taking away someone's magic.
"I don't take it, it just returns to nature. The main point is to be stronger than your opponent. Because when you start releasing magic from their body, you will also be vulnerable.
"If you perform it on someone whose magic you miscalculated, it could be you who gets his magic dispelled. It's complex magic that requires a deep understanding of how the magic flows in our body.
"There was... One another way, however... Much more sinister. By doing this, you could not just take someone's magic, but also assimilate it into yourself. Morgan Le Fey did it, many times. It required cannibalism. How do you think she was able to fight me and Arthur to death?"
Magnus silently sat there and listened, "So I'm once again too young to learn this?"
"No, you can learn this, but I won't teach you. I don't want you to foolishly use it on someone stronger than you in magic and end up losing everything. I've seen you being reckless many times, you do not take your mother's warning seriously but let me tell you, your overconfidence will get you killed or worse, someone close to you killed." Merlin started scolding him. But he also sounded sad when he said the last part.
This Merlin was very different from the one outside in the portrait. This one was very serious and grumpy.
"Okay okay, old man. I will get stronger and then learn it. I'm going back to reading the book now." Magnus annoyedly grunted and returned to his normal mind.
Opening his eyes, he looked at the book in his hand, "Hehe, so what if he doesn't teach me. As long as I know how to make spells, I can do anything."
*Door Opens*
"Magnus, Professional Flitwick is looking for you. I think he got permission for the Duelling club." Ragnar entered the dorms and told him.
*BAM*
"Finally something interesting." Magnus slammed his book close and got up. He quickly went out to find the Charms professor with excitement.
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Magnus ran to Flitwick's office in excitement. He wanted to get better at Martial magic but you can't really get better if all you do is fight static puppets or puppets in the room of requirements. He wanted to fight Flitwick himself, a real duelling champion.
*Knock Knock*
"MAGNUS! Come in." It seemed Flitwick was even more excited and was already anticipating him.
Magnus opened the door and entered.
Flitwick sat on his high chair, looking at the document on the table. "It was accepted, Mr Pendragon. They have agreed to start a Duelling Club, and if the club is successful, we can hold an event like the Quidditch."
Magnus took a seat and replied, "But it can not be similar to Quidditch. We should not turn this into a competition between houses. Let's just make it a championship, in which students will randomly be put in a tournament bracket. The more they win the higher they will reach, eventually leading to the finale. The winner will be an individual, not a house."
"Absolutely brilliant idea. We can not increase the animosity between houses. We will start this club from tomorrow. But we need students to join first. And I need you to attract students, seeing you are quite famous right now." Flitwick flattered him.
Magnus smiled embarrassingly, "That... I think I am. I will promote the club, Professor. All the enthusiasts will join on day one and their number will be in tens. I will focus on attracting other crowds, which will be nervous about it."
"Yes, I wish you luck. Also, I appoint you as the first President Overseer of the Duelling Club. I think you are well qualified for it." Flitwick announced.
This was as good as giving him a free hand over the working of the club. ~Hmm... is he allowing me to train fighters or he's oblivious?~
"Then I will go and start preparing, professor. I should make some posters and distribute them around." Magnus told Flitwick and left his office.
As he came out of the classroom adjacent to Flitwick's office, where he saw Sirius and Remus roaming around.
"Hey, wait up." He called them both.
Both of them were going to the Great hall for lunch. Magnus informed them about the duelling club and instantly he had 4 new members as they also put James' and Peter's names on the list.
"Tell everyone in your house about it and make a list, then give it to me later. The more people there are, the merrier it will be. After quidditch ends, there will be a Duelling tournament." He informed them.
With excitement, Remus and Sirius ran to their house tables and told them everything. Magnus did the same and went to the tables of Hufflepuff and Ravenclaw to tell them about the friendly and non-fatal duelling club.
"Ragnar, I've added your name to it," Magnus told him after returning to his table.
Ragnar's open mouth froze and his spoon fell back on the plate, "Is using potions legal?"
"Sure, I am the overseer of the club, I can make new rules. As long as they are not life-threatening or harmful, you can use them. But, I advise you to focus more on martial spells or even more complex charms, they will help you in the long run." Magnus advised him.
"But... I don't think I have enough magic in me. I tried to cast spells but they never came out right. I also make sure my chants are right and wand movement is perfect, still, nothing happens." Ragnar said with a frustrated look.
"Hmm, maybe we should ask Merlin. He should know what's wrong with you." Magnus suggested.
So, after dinner, the three headed to their room. There were no classes after lunch today anyway. But there was going to be Slug Club later that evening.
When they came to the portrait, both Merlin and Arthur were in the midst of a starring contest.
"Where are you doing?" Magnus asked them.
"We are deciding who will get to go on a date with the pretty woman in a portrait we saw today," Arthur explained.
"I will go to her, I saw her first," Merlin claimed.
"HAHA... look at your face, that long ugly beard, no woman will ever like you if you have a longer beard than her hair." Arthur started insulting Merlin's most loved possession.
"ARTHUR... you are going too far, I will not hear anything about my beard. Do you know how long it took me to grow?" Merlin raged.
Arthur laughed, "Haha, of course, I know. You didn't even have a single speck of hair on your face till the age of 30. People used to think you were a kid, so you made that beard potion and drank it for 40 years to grow this beard... HAHAHAHA... but that potion also made you bald just from the top, that's why you always wore that stupid hat."
"ARTHUR... HAAAA..." Both of them hopelessly started brawling.
Magnus, Ragnar, Severus, Summer and Chad sat down, each having a snack with them as they happily watched the fight.
"YEAH!... left punch..." Ragnar commented.
"Merlin, you can do it." Magnus cheered.
As both Merlin and Arthur fell to the ground and were rolling, they noticed the eyes on them, laughing at them. Then they looked at each other's faces and started whispering.
"Let's end this here, Merlin. We can not act like this in front of children." Arthur whispered.
"No, we can't. But you started it." Merlin said.
"Let's continue later. The one who wins gets to go on a date." Arthur suggested.
Merlin agreed, "Deal."
So, both of them slowly got up and cleaned their clothes. Merlin put his arm on Arthur's shoulder. "Oh, what are you doing here, kids? We were just exercising."
"Sure sure... "EXERCISING" must be good for your health." Ragnar taunted.
*Cough*
"What do you want to ask us?" Arthur tried to change the topic.
Magnus didn't embarrass them anymore, "Yes, I needed to ask something from Merlin. Can you help us understand why Ragnar is so bad at casting wand related spells? Is it something related to his wand or something else?"
"Where did you get your wand?" Merlin asked Ragnar.
"Ollivander," Ragnar answered.
Merlin thought for a second, "Hmm, then it's not the wand that is creating the problem. Okay, cast the basic Lumos spell for me."
Ragnar nodded and took out his wand. This was a very basic and simple spell that even he could do, but his light was always weak.
He swung his wand and cast the charm. "Lumos."
Immediately, a light appeared on the tip of his wand, illuminating the room. But, then they all noticed that it was flickering heavily, and it was also not as strong as a normal Lumos spell of others.
Merlin silently stared at the light and the blinking was continuous. "Cast it again."
After another round of observation, Merlin had some idea about what could be wrong with him.
"I think I know what the problem is, Ragnar. And I'm afraid, it's not good news. The problem is in your body it seems. It is unable to channel the magic evenly, it increases, decreases or stops every split second. The problem is not your magic at all, you are as gifted in it as any other child," Merlin revealed.
Ragnar looked at his wand in disappointment. But Magnus wasn't going to let his brother be sad like this.
"Isn't there any treatment for this?" He inquired.
"Not that I know, you should ask saint Mungo for it. But, as far as I can guess, there can be no cure for this, because this is something you are born with. A wizard has a different set of veins that are invisible but they channel magic in our body. Sometimes, these veins can be missing, or too uneven in thickness to supply the magic evenly.
"But... there is one possible way. I had come up with it a long time ago, but never tried to make it as it needed a lot of my time. The answer to your troubles is runes. You need to create a rune system that can store your magic for you and provide it to you when needed, in an even manner." Merlin suggested.
All hope was not lost after all. Ragnar felt much better and now motivated. "Then I will study Runes and make them, no matter what."
"And I will help you, Rag," Magnus added.
"Ask me if you need any help," Severus said.
Merlin nodded seeing this, "Yes, together you can overcome anything. I will help you too, with whatever I know."
"Thank you, Merlin. I will go and start reading some books now." Ragnar immediately went to his study table.
"Well, you two can resume your fighting, I'm leaving," Magnus told the two in portrait.
Merlin acted as if he didn't know anything, "What fighting? We were just exercising. Come, Arthur... Let's exercise."
"Hmm, let's exercise, Merlin. Let's see who's best at... 'EXERCISING'." Arthur replied dubiously.
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