So this is Love

Harry knew his time with his family was coming to a close. His family was having a hard time finding anything new to teach him. Harry could now feel his magic in him, like when you can feel your heart beat. Merlin was going to show him today how to see his magical core.

He walked to Merlin’s playroom, as he called it, to meet the wizard. When he got there he took a seat across from him and meditated to ready himself. Going deep within himself to hear his magic, it sounded of laughter and love. It warmed him and came out of his meditation renewed.

Merlin looked at Harry a smile gracing his face. “Okay Harry, much like listening to the sounds of your magic we are going to view it. Go into your mind and open your eyes. Say a spell like Lumos and you will see a flair of light. Go towards the light when you do call to me with your mind and we will examine your core. Examining your core tells us your magic’s strengths and weaknesses.”

Harry nodded and dived into himself. He went to the place he could hear his magic the best and whispered a lumos. He saw a small light like a candle flickering in the back of his mind. He followed it to a large room where a large wide column stood center.

The column was gold with silver, red, green, blue and white threads running around it. The column also had a wide and thick black rope circling the column. Harry instantly felt welcomed and at home, but also new something wasn’t right.

Harry called to Merlin who appeared beside him. Merlin studied the column and told him to stay there. Merlin left and reappeared five minutes later with the founders. The founders stood gaping at sheer size of the column, then focused on the black thread.

“Harry, the thread is Voldemort’s connection with you. He is siphoning your magic, we need to weaken it. We don’t want to cut it completely, he would notice that. Don’t cut it completely until you are ready to face him, it will weaken him terribly. We are going to help you loosen and weaken the connection.”

At Harry’s nod everyone gathered around the column and started to dissect the rope. At every thread pulled from the rope Harry could feel his magic coming back in him. Everyone worked for hours until there was only one black thread barley hanging onto the column.

Harry pulled back into the room to see everyone panting from the effort. Merlin walked forward to Harry, “Okay?”

Harry nodded, “Feel energized and full.” Harry understood that it was his magic happy to be back with him. “So Voldy was stealing my magic? Did that have anything to do with my scar?”

Merlin thought for a minute before replying. “More than likely, it’s possibly that was how you were able to feel the curses he threw. He pulled the magic from you involuntarily. It was like pulling a fingernail out.”

Harry sat wide-eyed at Merlin, he shook his head in resignation. “At least he won’t be around much longer.”

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Harry stood in the entrance hall surrounded by his family. His training had ended and he was about to go home. Everyone hugged him and was getting ready for him to leave. Godric stepped forward. “Harry, we have a couple of birthday presents for you?”

“But I don’t need anything.” Harry started to protest. Godric held up his hand to quiet him.

“You are our heir so we choose to give you these. My gift is Fawkes, I guess she got impatient and hatched early. She is yours, as I understand it she has attached herself to Albus, if you want she can stay with him for the time being. Rowena has two gifts that will come to you later. Sal and I have a gift in his library waiting for you, it is also from Merlin and Morgana. They gave it to us with the knowledge you would need it. There is one more things you are going to get from all of us.” He stopped to make sure he had Harry’s full attention, “We give you our heritage and legacy. All of our vaults have our family history in it, that is you heritage. We give you our legacy, our pride and joy, Hogwarts.”


Harry sputtered and Sal saw the protest forming on his lips and stopped it with hug. “Harry if you don’t take it no one will. It is our joy to pass it to some one as kind hearted as you. You will leave here and the bonding with Hogwarts will start immediately. We created a special room in castle for you it leads to every one of our private quarters, except the chamber. Make our school a proud place again. Go to Gringotts and tell them the heir of six is here to survive. They will take care of everything.”

With one last round of hugs, Harry disappeared.


After Harry disappeared Lily turned to James, “Feel like Haunting?” James smirked.