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A Wish Across the Stars

Lady Countryrose

Ch. 2

During the long journey of several days; Hermione had found many reasons of not wanting to help Thorin Oakenshield, and list seemed to grow even longer with the passing hour that she was forced into his physical being. She would rather talk to other Dwarves than the leader; he seemed to reminder her a better looking version of her late Professor Severus Snape, Thorin even had his voice.

Since she had been traveling with the Dwarves and a Hobbit; as well as a few days with Gandalf, they had been chased by orcs, a large shape-shifting bear, which helped them across the grasslands to the forest. Where they had to slit away from the aging wizard; who told them that he had other business to attend to, and road off; from there the journey had gotten even more unusual for Hermione.

She had faced spiders; just like the ones that she had heard about from Ron, from the Forbidden Forest. Then a faceoff with the High Elves of the Mirkwood forest; who she had the miss pleasure of meeting the identical people of Draco and Lucius Malfoy.

The prince known as Legolas; who looked and acted every bit of Draco Malfoy, if she had not grown up with her classmate, she might have thought of the elf has handsome. Plus having the knowledge of having a teacher like Lockhart, was enough lessen in life to know that a pretty face means nothing but trouble.

At the moment in time she was standing before the King of Mirkwood; a man that Thorin had called Thranduil, who looked so much like Mr. Lucius Malfoy.

"You have something within that mountain that I so much would like to have; jewels of starlight beauty, as no such would compare to again," stated the tall blond elf.

Hermione witnessed the look upon Thorin's face that would murder the elf king before her, "You have done nothing! When that dragon came to my home! You left my people out and into the cold wet wilds!"

Hermione then understood his pain; it was the feeling of helpless that had caused the dwarf to become the way that he was, a heartless man running around to get his people together and take back what had belonged to them.

Then she heard the voice of what she remembered from Lucius; as Thranduil spoke, "Don't tell me of Dragon fire!" As she witness his face changed from a beautiful man; to a man barely holding his face together with only his nerves and muscles showing.

Then Thorin spoke in a language that Hermione could not understand but understand the meaning of it when the Elf King ordered his men to take him to the jail; where he would be locked up with his men, the anger that was shown from the two males was enough to cause Hermione to shiver.

The king then glanced over towards Hermione; who she had brought her hands up, a showing that she was not going to cause any problems for him. This caused the elf to smile; a small smile as he spoke, "Don't worry child, I'm not going to harm you." He then sat upon his throne as he went on talking, "I never before in my life seen a young woman; such as you, to travel with a group such as those dirty Dwarves before. I must ask; why are you doing so?"

Hermione glared at him for a moment before saying, "I was somehow whisked here. I was only traveling with them because of Gandalf; who was with us before we had entered your forest. I'm only here to help them with the dragon problem that has stolen their homeland."

The king purred, "Have you ever faced a dragon before, my dear?"

Hermione glanced around her as she said, "Yes I have. I even rode that dragon across the skies."

"You jest," stated Thranduil. "Why would a small thing like you ever have an encounter with a dragon?" This caused the elf to laugh even more.

This caused Hermione to have fire within her eyes, "There is something about me that you don't know about, King Thranduil. I am not just some small woman for you to laugh at," with that she waved her hand towards the room at large and brought out her spirit animal of the patronus charm. She then realized that it was no longer that of her odder but that of a dragon; which flew around the room, and then roared before disappearing.

With that King Thranduil glanced towards the woman before him, "What great power!" He then glanced at her with hunger that she had never seen upon another human being towards her before. Sure she had seen a hunger of hate from the Death Eaters, but nothing like was the King of the Elves was given her. "Guards; take her to the dungeons, allow her to rot next to Thorin; he will be her undoing!"

Hermione controlled her ager for the elves that had taken her down to the lower levels of Mirkwood; where she would be locked up next to Thorin and his men, she knew that it was not the guards doing for her to be locked up. Once she was behind locks door; next to the ruling dwarf, who gave her a strange look.

"What did Thraduil want with you?"

She sighed, "Apparently he believes I'm a small helpless woman traveling with a bunch of Dwarves for some kind of entertainment. He challenged me and I had shown him something that caused him to lock me up. So, here I am."

Balin; who was within another cell, spoke up, "Well there goes our way of getting out of here."

Then a small voice answered, "No it's not," as Bilbo stepped from around the corner with some keys; where he was able to unlock everyone and led them lower within Mirkwood and to their escape.