The once and future kings | A Merthur Hogwarts AU

Knight's of the round table

Laughing, Merlin and Arthur walked to the room they shared. The Gryffindor's (namely Gwaine, Percival, Lancelot and Elyan) had been wondering why Arthur hadn't been sleeping in the dorm with them for the past week but the Slytherin's seemed glad to be rid of Merlin and Merlin was defiantly glad to be rid of them. Arthur told them that he was sleeping in a different room because he was new and his father insisted. Little did they know that Merlin was sleeping in the same room.

"I can't believe they named our group knight's of the round table! Little do they know!" Merlin said laughing as they sat on their bed. The two of them took their aging potion as they did every night when they retired to their room. "I wonder when we should tell the-"

There was a knock on the door and Merlin got up to go and open the door. Only Gaius knew where their room was so Merlin felt safe opening it. When he did however, he was shocked at the large group of people by the door. Gwaine, Percival, Lancelot, Leon, Gwen and Elyan stood there. Gwaine had a book in his hand and he looked at Merlin and Arthur in shook.

"More evidence, no doubt." Leon said, bowing before Arthur as he walked in with the rest of them. Merlin shut the door, his mind racing. Arthur and himself didn't have a clue what to say to them to explain this away. "We know. We read the book and all our names are in it. We thought it was strange that we had a Lancelot, a Guinevere, a Merlin and a Pendragon all in the same friend group. It seems fate brought us here."

"But how? How come we all came back, and not just Arthur? And why did you die, Merlin? The legend's say that you waited for him." Merlin took a deep breath. Instead of explaining, he would have to show them. Merlin drew the chalk ruins on the floor of their room this time, lighting the candles with wandless magic. He told them to sit in a circle facing outwards in the middle of the ruins and they did as instructed. 

Once again, Merlin said the spell that would break the plane between their past lives memories and the memories they had now and all of them seemed shocked yet happy that they were back. They still didn't know why but they all came to the same conclusion. Merlin and Arthur needed them.

"Come here, Percival." Gwaine said with a huge smile when they got up and gave him a massive kiss. Percival happily returned it, not caring if everyone could see. Gwen and Lancelot followed suit, all of them cringing slightly that they were children. "Can we have some of what you have? We could really do with being us, not these stupid children."

Merlin gave them each a drop of the aging potion and they watched their friends become what they remembered them being. Gwen went to get Gaius before taking hers, wanting him to see the team back together. While she was gone, Lancelot brought up Morgana and how she was the one thing bad about this whole situation.

"Do you think she's the reason we were brought back?" Percival asked as Gaius and Gwen sat down, Gwen aged back to her early twenties now. Gaius shrugged. Not even he could know the answers to these questions. 

"I can't be sure. But what I do know is that dark times are upon us. I think it would do you all well to remember that. As the potions master and school healer, I think it best I keep a stock of healing potions for all of you. Arthur, Merlin, do you have any plans?" Gaius looked at the two of them, wanting to know if there was anything he could do.

"We need a way to keep track of Morgana when she is around the castle, just in case. Is there anyway we can do that?" Arthur asked Gaius, hopeful. Gaius looked deep in thought for a second, trying to think if there was such a thing.

"There is one object that I know of. It is in Filches office. A map made by students that came here not too long ago and two of them were killed by Voldemort. Luckily Voldemort was defeated, but so was the Potter family. Sorry, I taught them when they came here and they were good friends of mine. I can get you the map." Gaius said, walking out of the room solemnly. Merlin and Arthur had almost forgotten how many years he had had to wait for the two of them to return.

Merlin wondered if it was made more worth it by the return of the knights, also. They used the eight hours they had under the potion to talk as old friends. Merlin and Arthur were both glad to have all of their friends by their sides.