Hey there guys here is another chapter I'm sorry I took so long so I hope that you enjoy what I have done.
Harry skipped happily after Hagrid as he lead them all through the forest to the open area where the unicorns frolic chatting happily with Hagrid as he went along.
"Do you think that there will be any fouls?"
"No doubt about it 'Arry, always a few fouls around and even if we're lucky a few new bourns."
Harry beamed at Hagrid as they entered the clearing where the unicorns were grazing happily and a few were lying in the shallows of the waters. Harry's eyes sparkled at the scene.
Legolas, Gimli and Aragorn looked on in awe at the unicorns happily frolic around the open area, never had they seen something as pure as these creatures and wanted to learn more about them.
"These are native to your world?" Legolas asked as he crept closer to the tree edge to get a better look.
"Yeh bet thay are. Purest of our creatures along wid the phoenix tha' the 'Eadmaster 'as in his favour." Hagrid explained with a smile as he watched the elf.
"Do you think that we'd be able to touch them?" Legolas asked.
"Yeh could always try lad, but they usually only let females and virgins near 'em."
"I think that I would like to try anyway Hagrid, elves are kin to nature and all of its beauty." Legolas told them, placed his bow in Aragorn's hand and walked slowly into the clearing speaking in Sindarin.
"Mae Govannen Lirimaer." (Well met Beautiful one) He whispered to the pure white mare that was closest to him. The mare looked up at Legolas with interest and slowly moved over to where Legolas was standing. Its baby following after it's mother.
"Maer aur Penneth." (Good day young one) He smiled and stroked the foals' neck as he did to the mother.
Hagrid, Snape and Harry looked on in awe as all of the unicorns surrounded him each asking for attention from the elf. Aragorn and Gimli watched as their friend basket in the affection of the beautiful creatures. Harry looked sadly at the scene knowing that he was far from pure enough to go anywhere near the unicorns.
Aragorn and Gimli moved over slowly to where Legolas was speaking to the unicorns talking quietly with them as he too grew closer with Gimli in tow. The unicorns basked in the petting from the strangers.
A foul trotted over to where Hagrid, Harry and Snape where standing and started to tug on Hagrids big jacket to pull him over to where Legolas, Aragorn and Gimli where knowing that he was familiar to the unicorns. Snape put an arm around Harry's shoulder at seeing the boys look as he watched his giant friend be welcomed by the purity of the unicorns.
"I'm afraid that you and I will always be tainted by the darkness Harry and we will never be apart of such purity." Snape explained softly to Harry.
"I know professor but it would be nice to belong to something." Harry replied just as softly and then bolted off into the forest.
"HARRY!" Snape called after him and started after him.
"Professor." Hagrid called out and hurried after him, he'd have to be there in that part of the woods just in case of Aragog and his children. Aragorn, Gimli and Legolas watched as the three disappeared.
"Shouldn't we go after them?" Gimli asked.
"I think that we should go out and wait for Gandalf and the hobbits down by the lake and hopefully they will meet with us there." Aragorn stated, "Do you know why Harry took off Legolas?"
"The professor commented that he and Harry would never be pure enough to come near these animals, that they will always be tainted by the darkness. Those words must have other meanings that only Harry and the Professor know." Legolas explained to his friends.
"Namaarie Mellon nin." (Farewell my friend) He said to the unicorns and then he, Aragorn and Gimli left the forest.
Harry ran through the forest, his face and arms cut by the branches of the trees, tears running down his cheeks. Becoming out of breath Harry stopped running and lent against one of the ancient trees to rest and gather his breath. As he slid down the trunk of the tree as Snape came through to see him seated there.
"Why did you run off Harry?" he asked coming to a stop breathing heavily.
Harry rubbed a sleave over his face to dry up the tears, "I don't know." He mumbled.
"I'm sorry if I hurt you by my words Harry, but I know what it is like to feel nothing but darkness while others get to feel the purity of innocents and youth. We both know that you were never a child, even before you knew that you were a wizard. You were made to grow up too fast." Snape spoke as he sat down next to the young wizard.
"I know but it still hurts. I just wish that I had something pure in my life but I guess that will never happen as long as Voldemort is alive."
Snape pulled Harry into his arms and held him tightly, "I know Harry, I know." He said as Hagrid came through the brush.
"Oh good, yer a'ri'ht, I was worried ye'd run in to Aragog." He breathed a sight of relief.
"Are we in his section of the forest?" Harry asked.
"Aye lad so we'd better get out of 'er so ye don't be disturbin' 'em." Hagrid explained as he helped both teacher and student stand.
"Hagrid where are our guests?" Snape asked.
"I left 'em behind in a rush ter make sure ye'd both be a'ri'ht. Didn't want Aragog to eat you." He explained as he turned around to make his way out of the forest.
"Maybe they had enough sense to go to the lake where we were to be meeting Gandalf and the Hobbits." Harry said as they made their way out.
Aragorn, Legolas and Gimli were seated under the weeping willow by the lake and watched as their friends came out of the castle coming at full speed over to them. Aragorn stuffed his pipe with pipe weed, lit it and began to merrily smoke. Gimli took the pipe weed and did the same. Legolas just rolled his eyes and moved away from the smoke.
"You both smoke far too much of that." He grumbled. Gimli grunted and Aragorn chuckled.
"Enjoy your breakfast my friends?" Aragorn asked as the Hobbits and Gandalf came to a stop near them and sat down on the soft grass.
"Indeed we did." Pippin cheered as he pulled his pipe from the fold of his cloak along with a bag of pipe weed. Followed shortly by Gandalf and Merry, Legolas let out a grunt of annoyance and moved further back from the smoking group.
"Where is young Harry and Severus?" Gandalf asked turning a puff of smoke in to a dragon and watched it fly away on the air currents.
"He ran off into the forest with Severus and Hagrid on his tail." Gimli explained.
Gandalf raised a bushy white eyebrow, "And what was the purpose of Harry running away from you and in to the forest?"
"Hagrid took us into the forest to see some of the creatures that resided there. After a short walk in to the forest we came across some unicorns and I went over and spoke to them. Aragorn and Gimli soon joined me as did Hagrid but Harry and Severus stayed back. Severus mentioned something to Harry about having too much darkness with in them to go anywhere near the unicorns." Legolas explained.
Gandalf nodded his head in understanding, "I understand what Severus was saying about that but it is something that they need to tell you and no one else. So if you want to find out, ask them." He explained looking in to the distance to see three figures emerging from the forest.
"So what are we to do today with our gracious hosts?" Gimli asked as he puffed out a chain of smoke rings.
"Harry said that he was going to show us around the grounds and the castle. So I suppose that we will be going by his example." Legolas reminded his dwarvan friend.
Gimli grunted around the mouthpiece of his pipe, "I knew that." He sent to Hobbits in to fit of giggles.
"Hello Merry, Pippin. Finished tasting the work of the house elves have you?" Harry asked as he, Snape and Hagrid joined the Aradians.
Merry and Pippin beamed, "We sure did. But what is a House Elf?" Merry asked.
Harry clicked his fingers, "Dobby." He called and with in a few seconds a crack was heard and an elf appeared.
Dobby let out a joyous squeak and flung himself at Harry's knees, "Oh Mister Harry Potter you is being alright. Dobby and Winky were so worried that Mister Harry Potter sir wouldn't be alright." He wailed loudly.
Harry smiled at the group in front of him, he placed a hand on Dobby's head in comfort. "This is Dobby he is one of the many house elves that work here at the school to feed the staff and students. He is also quite fond of me since I freed him from his former master."
Legolas' complexion became ghostly pale, "How can you treat one as such?" he managed to get out.
"It has been this way from the beginning of Wizarding life Legolas, these creatures were created to serve their masters. They were bound to do anything that was asked of them including die for their master. The only way that they can be freed is if their masters give them clothes. House elves have a great being of magic, they have a different band of magic compared to humans and that is what makes them very powerful." Gandalf explained.
"If it offends you I am sorry but there is nothing that we can do to change what happened so long ago in the past. All house elves now know is to bend to their masters' wishes. Except Dobby, he went against his masters wished to save my life when I was 12." Harry explained to Legolas.
Dobby turned and looked up at Legolas, "Dobby is free, Dobby is being payed for helping Mister Harry Potter sir. Dobby is very happy as are the others." He explained and turned back to Harry, "If yous is not needing Dobby anymore Dobby is having lots to do."
"You can come and go as you please Dobby, you know that. I will see you when I come down to the kitchen later alright." He told the elf who nodded and disappeared with a crack.
"So where would you like to go first?" Harry asked.
"Why don't we take them into Hogsmead for a few hours and show them around there and then come back here for the remainder of the day." Snape suggested.
"Would that be alright though?" Harry asked nervously.
"With all of the protection that you have at the moment I would think so." Gandalf told him and put out his smoking pipe.
Harry heaved a sigh, "It doesn't matter anyway, I haven't got any gold with me."
"You have your key do you not?" Snape asked.
"Yes."
"Then that is all that you are going to need, the money can be take straight out of your Gringotts account." He explained to the green-eyed wizard.
Harry smiled, "Then I should go and get it then." He started off toward the castle to get his vault key.
"No need Mr. Potter, you are a wizard are you not, why not just Accio the key to you. I'm sure that you'd have no problem calling it."
Harry blushed to the roots of his hair with the praise he was getting from Snape, shot him a great full smile and called for his key so that he wouldn't have to go for it. The small piece of bronze sailed into Harry's hand with a soft puff of air displacement.
"I'm ready now." He beamed and started off for the gate leaving everyone else to stand quickly and hurry after him.