Before I begin I just wanted to put some background info about my activity on . My old username was 'thescarofthering' (notice that this one has an 's' at the end). Since I had not updated this story for a while, changed my laptop, and generally have horrible memory, I forgot my password. I tried doing the whole 'reset password' thing but I never got an email. I tried it multiple times and sent a lot of emails to support but got no reply. I really wanted to restart these fanfics so I decided to make a new account. The only problem is that I have no means of deleting that account. SO PLEASE DO NOT ACCUSE ME OF PLAGIARISM BECAUSE THIS IS REALLY ME! :D Please enjoy this story! I'm going to start updating from the beginning and try to edit the mistakes I made earlier, I'll also try to update every 2 weeks

This is a crossover between Harry Potter and The Lord of the Rings! Tell me what you think!

Disclaimer: everything that you recognize from hp or lotr isn't mine, and it never will be

Chapter one: Run

The Forest of Dean was eerily quiet this night. All that could be heard was the flapping of cloaks worn by five figures, wearing silver masks and holding wooden sticks. They seemed to be looking for something but their search was becoming fruitless because they couldn't find whatever they were looking for. Growing impatient, one of the cloaked figures raised his stick and muttered some word in what seemed to be in Latin. Suddenly, a white light burst out of the stick and illuminated the forest.

Draco Malfoy sat crouched down next to Neville Longbottom behind a rock, hiding. He could see Hermione Granger hidden behind a particularly large tree with her boyfriend Ron Weasley and Harry Potter. And finally there was Ron's sister Ginny and Luna Lovegood who were lying behind some bushes. All seven of them were holding their breath and clutching their wands while they kept hidden from the Death Eaters, who were but ten meters away.

It had been like this for the past year; a goose chase between the Death Eaters and the seven individuals who brought down the Dark Lord. Draco hadn't wanted to be stuck with the six people whom he ridiculed his whole life, but with his old 'masters' followers after him, he had no choice but to join Harry Potter and his crew.

/Flashback/

It had been a year since the defeat of Voldemort, and Draco was sitting comfortably in his living room. He could not bear to stay in Malfoy Manor anymore, not with all the memories. So he moved into a flat in London, and visited his mother at the Manor for dinner every month. With his father in prison and the Dark Lord dead, Draco was free from the stress that he felt his entire life. Nothing could influence his choices anymore and he could be exactly who wanted, without the influence of his father. He had always tried to please his father, but it was never enough, he was always being punished for one thing, or another. The physical bruises healed over time, but the mental ones never did, and to that day Draco was still scared of his father, but overjoyed that he never had to see him again.

Suddenly a knock came at the door. Draco got up slowly, his wand in hand, and a suspicious look on his face. No one had visited him except his mother, and that was five months ago.

The last time he went to his mothers' house two weeks ago, she had told him that she had a few letters for him. Each letter contained the same meaning. 'join us in defeating Potter and his friends or we'll kill you... blah, blah, blah' and they were always signed by the same person 'A.C'. Draco had scoffed when he read the letters all those months ago. It was obviously some of the remaining Death Eaters trying to carry on their purpose. But he had made his choice, he would never serve the Dark side again. Anyways, they didn't know where he lived, no one would have expected a Malfoy to live in muggle London, so no one could hurt him. Right?

But as he walked through the hallway, to see who was at the door, he wasn't so sure. He moved silently, so the people on the other side couldn't hear him. When he reached the door, the knocking got louder. He carefully looked through the peephole that the muggle had so conveniently included in the house. What he saw stopped his heart. On his front porch there was Alecto Carrow looking tired, dirty, and angry. Dracos heart was beating at 100 kilometres an hour now and he slowly backed away.

The knocking had become even louder and harder and Alecto could be heard yelling from outside.

"Come out, Draco dear. I'm here to talk"

When he didn't answer, Alecto's voice got louder and more menacing.

"I know you're in there, now open the door, before I open it for you"

Draco gulped. He had tried to apparate but there were anti-apparation charms cast over his flat. He began to panic as the knocking became more violent and the door started to shake. He suddenly noticed the fire escape, and slowly climbed out, making sure to shut the door behind him. He quickly went down the ladder and ran a few blocks before hiding behind a dumpster and apparating to to a place he remembered reading in an interview in the Prophet, the Forest of Dean.

He appeared next to a large maple tree and suddenly found six wands in his face. And that's how he found Potter and his companions.

/Flashback Ends/

Harry, Ron, Hermione, Ginny, Neville and Luna had been on the run for a few months, each of them, like Draco were being targeted, not for recruitment, but for their heads. None of their families knew where they were, and that was really for the best. The six of them had been prime targets for the remaining Death Eaters and they quickly realized that they needed to stay safe and stay together. The 'saviours of the wizarding world' were dubious when they listened to Draco's story, but came around - eventually.

It was difficult at first for Draco to function with the others, because neither party had forgotten about their past at Hogwarts or in the war. But soon they realized that Draco truly was sincere in opposing the enemy, when they saw how he battled the Death Eaters. Ron proved to be the least trusting out of them all, maintaining the belief that 'once a Death Eater, always a Death Eater'. Hermione tried to convince him that people can change and that Draco truly was trying. But Ron wouldn't buy it. It was only when during one particular attack by the Death Eaters, when Draco took a cutting curse for him, did he realized that Draco Malfoy really did have a heart. The six of them never would never really be the best of friends with him, but they trusted him.

Neville in particular was surprisingly the most admitting when it came to Draco. Even though the blonde boy had bullied him ceaselessly and made his life miserable at Hogwarts, Neville knew a changed man when he saw one, and he knew that Draco had finally changed for the better. Which is why he decided to hide next to Draco during the present chase.

Suddenly Neville's nose began to twitch. 'Oh no, I can't sneeze now! I'll blow our cover' he thought. He tried to hold his breath, put his tongue on the roof of his mouth but it was no use. In the dark silence there was a loud:

"AAAACHOOOO!"

The five other youngsters all groaned internally.

"Bless you" one of the Death Eaters growled in a raspy voice, grinning evilly.

"Longbottom- you're a bloody idiot!" Draco hissed angrily, drawing his wand in front of him.

"Sorry" Neville said quietly "I couldn't stop it"

"Well, what's done is done." He replied "all we can do now is run. You sneak out and grab the others, I'll hold them off"

"Wait! No Malfoy! I'll distract them, it is my fault!" Neville said wide eyed.

Draco rolled his eyes "You really are thick aren't you? They NEED me, so they won't kill me just yet. You, on the other hand, would die the moment they saw you." Draco whispered, his sharp eyes locked on the approaching Death Eaters who had realized the sound had come from their pile of rocks. "Now hurry up and run!" He made to stand up, but Neville held him down.

"What?!" Draco said angrily.

"Thank you, Draco" Neville said quietly, addressing the other boy by his first name for the very first time. He turned away, and quietly crawled through the shadows to his friends.

Draco sat stunned for a second, before standing up. Now was not the time to get all mushy he thought. He needed to use his cunning Slytherin charm on these Death Eaters to buy the others, and himself, some time.

"Well looky here" one of the masked figures cooed. "Baby Malfoy has come to join the fun. What happened to you, junior? Why don't you talk to auntie Alecto anymore? Why don't you need her to help your pathetic problems anymore?" The woman had a mocking tone, and the other Death Eaters were laughing.

"Because I grew up" Draco said coldly. "Stupefy!" He yelled, starting a duel of five against one.

"What's he doing?!" Ginny hissed as the six others had gathered a few yards away from the battle.

"He's sacrificing himself" Luna said sadly

"The bloody idiot's gonna die!" Harry said angrily. "I'm going to go get him. You guys run, I'll catch up. Go to the clearing we found last week, I'll come soon"

"Harry that's suicide!" Ron half-yelled

"He's saved our lives, we have to help him, Malfoy or not" Harry looked back to where the flashes of light were coming from. Draco was holding up quite well for someone against such difficult odds, but Harry knew that wouldn't last. "Look, I'm going" he said to Ron and he kissed a stunned Ginny quickly. "Keep safe. I'll see you soon"

Hermione gave Harry a look and began to clear everyone away. They started to run north towards the clearing, but Ron remained. "I'm coming with you, mate" Ron said as Harry began walking to the battle. "I need to return the favour, and I can't be in debt to a Malfoy" he joked. They ran towards the now quieting battle and hid behind some bushes. What they saw was three Death Eaters on the ground, and two holding their wands in Dracos face, who was currently lying on the floor.

"Well it looks like someone's learnt a few tricks" one of the Death Eaters said his chest heaving up and down

"Not from Voldemort, I can assure you" Draco said weakly, spitting blood out of his mouth.

The Death Eaters who were conscious gasped. "You dare speak his name, you filth!" One of them yelled. They all had their wands pointed at Draco now, not noticing anything else. Harry and Ron saw this opportunity and jumped out of their hiding spot.

"Funny how you're still loyal to a dead man, who thought you were less than the dirt on his shoe." Harry said loudly.

"Five against one. Very brave" Ron added. Both friends took one look at each other and started an offensive. While firing spells, Harry looked at Malfoy who had stolen his wand back and joined them, and yelled "RUN!" He shot one more stunner, and ran off with Ron and Draco, the Death Eaters not far behind. "To the clearing" he said to Draco, who nodded picking up his pace.

When they got there, Hermiones eyes grew wide at the sight of Draco, and the approaching Death Eaters.

"We can't apparate, it's too dangerous for all seven or us!" She exclaimed

"Then make a portkey!" Ginny said anxiously, eyeing the Death Eaters, who were gaining on them.

"Right." Hermione said putting a hand to her forehead, as if it were the most obvious thing. She took off her scarf and placed her wand on it. At that moment the three boys arrived, out if breath.

"Hurry, Hermione!" Ron said grabbing on to the portkey like everyone else was.

"Port-"

"Impedimenta" a Death Eater yelled at the same time. His spell hit the scarf as another Death Eater shot a cutting curse at Hermione.

"-uuaaaaaaaaa!" Hermione screamed as the cut bit into her back. Everyone's eyes widened as they realized that something had gone wrong. But before they could let go, they felt a familiar tug and they were transported out of the woods. The travel took a long time. Draco felt like they were spinning forever, but no one dared to let go. They saw time flashing by, and after what seemed like years, the spinning stopped. Not that it mattered though, because they were all unconscious before it did.

A few days later, Draco woke up with a start. He noticed he was in a beautiful room, and the light was pouring out from the window onto his bed. He saw a man with an impassive expression standing next to him and he became confused. Draco didn't know the man and was surprised to see pointy ears coming out of the man's dark brown hair.

"Where on Earth am I?" Draco demanded.

The pointy-eared man looked confused. "Earth? My dear elf, I am surprised you do not know where you are. This is Rivendell of Middle-Earth"

"Elf? Middle-Earth?" Clearly the man was crazy, Draco thought as he reached up to tuck his overgrown mop behind his ear. Suddenly, as he touched his own ear, Draco froze. He got up and moved towards the dresser, not noticing his increased height, and looked in the mirror. That was the last thing he did before he fainted, after seeing his own set of pointy ears, that is.