When Does Gwen Find Out Merlin Has Magic

Keep the magic surreptitious is the tagline for Series 1 of the show Merlin.

It is used for publicity and is designed to reflect a primal aspect of the show'south protagonist, Merlin.

"It'southward lonely to exist more powerful than any man you know and have to live similar a shadow. To exist special and take to pretend you're a fool. I know how it feels, I empathize."

—Merlin to Gilli

"I only want Arthur to trust me and to see me for who I really am."

—Merlin to Gaius

"If information technology comes to a choice between me saving peoples lives and revealing who I really am, there is no option."
"You tin can't allow Arthur know about your souvenir."

—Merlin and Hunith

"How many times, Merlin?! How many times must I bulldoze it into that thick skull of yours that your magic is a secret to be guarded with your life?! What were y'all thinking??!!"

—Gaius to Merlin

"Male parent, please! I can't allow this! This is madness! There's no way Merlin is a sorcerer. ... Merlin is a wonder, but the wonder is that he's such an idiot. There'south no way he'south a sorcerer."

—Arthur

"Arthur thinks he is so abrupt! Merely fifty-fifty when I told him I was a wizard, he withal couldn't run across it."

"Sometimes they're pretty hard to spot."

"Well, maybe I should become around wearing a pointy hat."

—Merlin and Gaius

The tagline is based on the fact that Merlin has magic but in Camelot such powers are forbidden, which is made painfully clear in The Dragon's Call (Series one, Episode 1) when a suspected sorcerer is executed as Merlin first arrives in Camelot. On hurting of death, Merlin must keep his gifts a secret. The only people in the show who know most his powers are Hunith, Merlin's mother, William, Merlin's childhood friend, Gaius, Kilgharrah, Nimueh, Mordred and the Druids, Edwin Muirden, a warlock who was killed later on attempting to get revenge on Uther for the deaths of his parents, Lancelot, a deceased knight of the round table, Freya, Merlin's deceased beloved-involvement who was cursed to exist a Bastet and returns as the Lady of the Lake, Taliesin, an aboriginal warlock and seer, Gilli, a young and misguided warlock who left Camelot afterwards Merlin opened his eyes to how magic should be used, stating that their paths may cross again, The Cailleach, Julius Borden, a student of Gaius who is idea to take died while pursuing a dragon's egg, Agravaine, Arthur's uncle who is besides deceased, Alator of the Catha, a warrior and High Priest of the Sometime Religion, who swore his fidelity to Merlin, and many of the minor foes Merlin has defeated. Of these, Gaius, Kilgharrah, Lancelot, Freya, and Nimueh accept played a major role in the plot of the testify as a whole. Mordred will be returning in Serial 5 and will serve as a main character. Gaius, Kilgharrah, and Lancelot were the only main characters to know Merlin'southward secret and to be his long-fourth dimension allies. Gaius is Merlin's mentor and master confidant. At ane point, during The Witchfinder (Series 2), Gaius submits himself to being sentenced equally a wizard in guild to protect Merlin's clandestine when Aredian planted prove implicating Merlin every bit a sorcerer. Merlin then proved Gaius'due south innocence. In The Mark of Nimueh (Series i), Merlin confessed to sorcery.

Protagonists Who Know Merlin's Secret [ ]

Person	Status	Photo
Gaius	Alive
Freya	† - returned asLady of the Lake
Lancelot	† - returned as Shade before dying again
Kilgharrah	Alive
Arthur Pendragon	† -Killed past Mordred
Guinevere Pendragon	Alive

Antagonists Who Knew or Discovered Merlin's Secret [ ]

Person/Fauna	Status	Series
Mary Collins	†	Series i
Nimueh	†	Series 1
Aulfric	†	Series ane
Sophia	†	Serial 1
Sidhe Elder	possibly †	Series 1
Edwin Muirden	†	Series 1
Questing Beast	†	Series 1
Tauren and some of his men	†	Series 1
Kilgharrah	Alive	Serial 2
(perchance) Aredian	†	Series 2
Troll (Catrina)	†	Series two
Jonas	†	Series 2
Bastet/Freya	† - returned equally Lady of the Lake	Series 2
Mordred	† -Killed by Arthur Pendragon	Serial 2/Series v
Cornelius Sigan	† - soul preserved	Series 2
(peradventure) Manticore	†	Serial 3
Grunhilda	†	Serial iii
The Changeling	† - host alive	Series 3
Goblin	Live - locked away	Serial 3
Lamia	†	Serial 4
Julius Borden	†	Series 4
Agravaine de Bois	†	Series 4
Uther Pendragon	† - ghost	Series five
Morgana Pendragon	† killed by Merlin	Series 5

Other Characters Who Knew Merlin's Underground [ ]

Person/Brute	Condition	Photograph
Hunith	Alive
William	†
The Cailleach	Alive
Gilli	Alive
The Vilia	Alive
Alice	Alive
Anhora	Alive
Iseldir	Live
Grettir	Alive
Fisher Rex	†
Taliesin	Unknown
Alator of the Catha	† -Killed by Morgana Pendragon
Balinor	†
Aithusa	Alive
Druids	Alive
Mordred	† -Killed by Arthur Pendragon