Philosophy and Pippin just don't mix
Merry happily walked over to the table where his fellow hobbits sat, gloomily looking at their rather small mugs of beer. Reaching up to place his own mug (considerably larger than theirs, as well as fuller) caught their attention immediately.
"This, my friends, is a pint," Merry stated proudly.
Pippin leaned over his own cup to stare at Merry's beer, eyes bulging. "I'm getting one," he said.
"You've had a whole half already!" Frodo said, but made no move to follow, as he was too busy staring at Merry's beer mug.
Merry sniggered.
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Pippin ducked under the swinging door that led to behind the bar to talk to Barliman Butterbur.
"And what would you like, little Master?" asked the bartender as he polished a mug.
"I hear Gandalf brewed something for you once," Pippin squeaked. "I'd like a pint of that, please!"
Butterbur narrowed his eyes darkly. "That's nasty stuff, that is," he whispered the bartender.
Pippin's eyes shined. "But Gandalf brewed it," he whispered reverently. "Gandalf can't make anything nasty."
Butterbur looked at the hobbit irritably. "Oh, yes he can," he said.
Pippin's brows lowered and he said forcefully, "I want Gandalf's brew! I want Gandalf's brew! I want Gandalf's brew..." over and over.
Finally Butterbur put a hand over Pippin's mouth. "Fine! Fine! If it's Gandalf's brew you want, it's Gandalf's brew you get! But don't say I didn't warn you..." At this he turned into the back and emerged with a full pint of Gandalf's magical mixture.
Cradling the cup in his hands, Pippin walked back over to the table. Frodo and Sam's gazes moved from Merry's beer to Pippin's. Merry continued guzzling his beer.
Basking in the attention, Pippin took a deep breath before picking up his drink again. Then he downed it all.
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*gasp!* What kind of mixture did Gandalf make? What will it do to Pippin? Will he survive? Come back when the next chapter is uploaded, and in the meantime, REVIEW!!!
Merry happily walked over to the table where his fellow hobbits sat, gloomily looking at their rather small mugs of beer. Reaching up to place his own mug (considerably larger than theirs, as well as fuller) caught their attention immediately.
"This, my friends, is a pint," Merry stated proudly.
Pippin leaned over his own cup to stare at Merry's beer, eyes bulging. "I'm getting one," he said.
"You've had a whole half already!" Frodo said, but made no move to follow, as he was too busy staring at Merry's beer mug.
Merry sniggered.
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Pippin ducked under the swinging door that led to behind the bar to talk to Barliman Butterbur.
"And what would you like, little Master?" asked the bartender as he polished a mug.
"I hear Gandalf brewed something for you once," Pippin squeaked. "I'd like a pint of that, please!"
Butterbur narrowed his eyes darkly. "That's nasty stuff, that is," he whispered the bartender.
Pippin's eyes shined. "But Gandalf brewed it," he whispered reverently. "Gandalf can't make anything nasty."
Butterbur looked at the hobbit irritably. "Oh, yes he can," he said.
Pippin's brows lowered and he said forcefully, "I want Gandalf's brew! I want Gandalf's brew! I want Gandalf's brew..." over and over.
Finally Butterbur put a hand over Pippin's mouth. "Fine! Fine! If it's Gandalf's brew you want, it's Gandalf's brew you get! But don't say I didn't warn you..." At this he turned into the back and emerged with a full pint of Gandalf's magical mixture.
Cradling the cup in his hands, Pippin walked back over to the table. Frodo and Sam's gazes moved from Merry's beer to Pippin's. Merry continued guzzling his beer.
Basking in the attention, Pippin took a deep breath before picking up his drink again. Then he downed it all.
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*gasp!* What kind of mixture did Gandalf make? What will it do to Pippin? Will he survive? Come back when the next chapter is uploaded, and in the meantime, REVIEW!!!