As the sun raised in the horizon, Gandalf was participating in a council: The White Council, with the wizard Saruman:the White,Lord Elrond and Lady Galadriel.
They discussed about the Greenwood,and the possibility of a Necromancer and of course, Smaug:
"The dragon has long been on your mind." The Lady said to Gandalf.
"It is true, My Lady."He answered "Smaug owes allegiance to no one. But if he should side with the enemy a dragon could be used to terrible effect.I do believe that we have a powerful ally in our company…"
"The dwarf girl" Galadriel said smiling.
"She is actually a human,but she is able to shape shift because Radagast made an enchanted bracelet for her. I thought that if we could find a spell to give her the possibility to transform into a dragon maybe we-" Gandalf was interrupted by Saruman,who wasn't liking the idea at all:
"Radagast? Do not speak to me of Radagast the Brown! He's a foolish fellow! And this girl you spoke of, the power demanded to transform her in a dragon is absurd! And for what? Because some selfish dwarves want their gold back?" He protested confronting them.
"They just want their homeland back,Smaug killed hundreds of lives,it has come the time to defeat him." Gandalf calmly,but authoritatively said.
"I know of an antique spell,that allows any living form to transform into a dragon,however I do not know if it works, not a single wizard that I know tried it before" Lord Elrond said,going to his library and returning with a scroll,which he put on the table.
Gandalf started to analyze it ,passing his fingers in the discolored ink that once boldly marked the spell in the scrool. Fortunately, the words were still all still there,the only problem was to know if they were powerful enough.
Saruman tried to read it, but Gandalf quickly grabbed the scroll and thanked Lord Elrond for giving it to him, when suddenly a worried elf appeared:
"My Lord Elrond. The Dwarves... They've gone!"
"You knew…" Lady Galadriel said to Gandalf using her mind.
Lord Elrond and Saruman quickly followed the elf,but Lady Galadriel and Gandalf stayed there talking to each other:
"You will follow them?"she asked.
"They will need my help, especially the girl"Gandalf said
"You are right to help Thorin Oakenshield, but I fear this quest has set in motion forces we do not yet understand. The spell may not work,you need to warn the girl,you must be careful,they will need her help."
She said to him when he grabbed the scroll and headed to the gates of Rivendell.