User blog comment:Morganaforever/Reactions at the magical reveal/@comment-3012002-20120616235603

This is a very good post but I think someone may have written a blog about this before, oh well.

I think Gwaine will be in a little bit of shock because like you said, he is one of Merlin's best friends after Arthur (of course) and Lancelot. He knows how bad magic can be but I think he'll take it a lot better then Arthur will.

Now Elyan and Percival is a tricky one in deed. We know from the interaction that Merlin and Elyan had in Series 4 that they seem to have agood close friendship but its not as close as Merlin's friendship with Arthur and Gwen. I think Elyan may not accept it at first because like everyone else (excluding Morgana) knows how magic can corrupt because he has been possessed and tortured but it in the past. But I think, for Gwen's sake to say the least, he's accept it a little better then Arthur will. Now Percival is a good one. I have no idea how he would react but it he seems kindhearted enough not to want Merlin dead even when his secret is FINALLY revealed. He knows how much Arthur values Merlin's help and advice and I think he may take it well, I can't say for sure.

Now Leon is one I haven't really considered. Because he was one of Uther's and later Arthur's most trusted knights then I think he may not take it well at first but because he and Merlin have known each other a while, I honestly think he'll be in state of shock but side with Arthur if Arthur decides that Merlin is a 'traitor' because he had to hide his magic for so long. I think that even Leon considers Merlin, a little brother as well.

Now to be perfectly honest, Arthur's reaction is going to be biggest one of them all because now that he is king, he does have the power to have people with magic executed and that means that if he wants Merlin tried and executed for magic he will but I don't see that happening. I can envision at least a dozen different ways Arthur could find out but knowing my luck none of them will happen. I don't think it will be 10 years since the start of the show. Maybe, 2,3, maybe 4 or 5 because I don't think Merlin will be able to keep his secret hidden for that long. It will have driven him into total madness. Merlin knows that Arthur's reaction will be the most important reaction of them all and he will just want Arthur to accept him for who he is. I know that Arthur thinks that all magic is evil as he has suffered at its hand since both his parents died from it, his closest friends have been possessed by it, namely Gwen, though he doesn't realise that since it was an enchantment that had been placed upon her to make love Lancelot again hence him having to exile her. So in my opinion, Arthur's reaction to Merlin's magical reveal isn't going to be a good one.

Now Gwen's reaction is one I have been thinking about. Since Gwen isn't one to judge people, she might be a little shocked at first but I think she will take it well, like Gwaine will. We all know how protective she is of Merlin since she was willing give up her life for his during the Lamia crisis. Though, she was raised during Uther's reign against magic, I don't think she believes that magic is always evil I think that Gaius will have taught her that over all the years they have known each other. I think if Arthur wants Merlin executed for being a 'traitor' then I think Gwen will be the one to step in and protect her friend from harm first. She could threaten her half-wited husband by giving him a lecture to just how many Merlin has saved his life and I think she will have to drag the knights, mostly Gwaine, in with her in case Arthur threatens her which I can see happening even though Arthur would never hurt her.

Now last but certainly not least, Morgana's reaction. We all know how scared Morgana is of the name 'Emrys'. I think she will almost certainly run for the hills and fight from a distance because she knows that Emrys will be her doom. She will be extremely violent I must agree with that and will see Merlin as a traitor even though he helped her so much when she was still good. I can see a huge magical struggle between the two and Mordred when the time comes and I think that he will betray Arthur and Merlin (when Arthur becomes more accepting of him) and feed Morgana the information she so desperately has tried to get: that Merlin is in fact Emrys.

Wow, this is the longest response I have ever written to a blog post. I hope my theory helps.