This is my first ever fan-fic. I really hope you like it. If you have any ideas on a new title, please tell me, and any ideas for future chapters.

Enjoy! And Please R&R!

-Pippin and Merry fan

Chapter 1: The Visitors

Harry looked at his clock. It was 12:00 am. He had been at Hogwarts for one full day since his summer vacation. Harry looked out his window and saw two short figures hurry out of the forbidden forest.

"They must be at least three feet tall," Harry thought. The figures each had another figure slumped over their shoulder. They hurried to Hagrid's Hut. The door opened, and Hagrid came out. He took the two slumped figures in his arms, and brought them towards the castle.

"I wonder what that was all about." thought Harry. All was silent except for the sound of Ron softly snoring. Harry looked again at his clock- 12:06 am.

"Well… I guess I'll go to sleep now." He thought. Then, out of the corner of his eye, he saw a figure that looked like Dumbledore, but shorter, run out of the woods and catch up with Hagrid.

"Hmm… must have been four first or second year students." Harry thought as he drifted off to sleep.

In the morning, as the students were going to breakfast, Harry told Ron and Hermione about what he saw last night.

After Harry was finished, Hermionie said " That's strange. Are you sure that they were students?"

"Well… No, how could have I found out if they were or not?" said Harry.

"It was … oh… never mind!" said Hermionie.

"Hmm…maybe Dumbledore will say something about it at breakfast." said Ron.

Harry shrugged "I doubt it"

The three friends went into the Great Hall.

Something was different about the staff table; there was an extra chair.

"I wonder who that guy is, sitting next to Dumbledore," said Ron.

"Maybe it's a new teacher." Hermionie said hopefully.

"Hey that was the guy I saw last night!" Harry said as they sat down.

"Please, can everyone be quiet for a moment? We have a guest here." said Dumbledore.

A man that looked like Dumbledore, but had a shorter beard and didn't have glasses, stood up and said, "Good Morning! I am Gandalf the White, but you can call me Gandalf. I am visiting with four hobbits. They are sleeping in the hospital wing. You may see them wandering the halls. All the teachers agreed that they may join you for some of your classes," said Gandalf. He turned to Dumbledore, "Thank you headmaster," and sat down.

"You're very welcome," said Dumbledore.

And with that the tables filled themselves with delicious food.

"See, I told you," said Ron with a mouth full of toast and scrambled eggs.