A Wish Across the Stars

Lady Countryrose

Ch. 7

The next morning; Thorin Oakenshield found Smaug sleeping, just outside of Hermione's bedroom door. With a raised eyebrow; Thorin had come walking towards the sleeping dragon and stood before him, as he stood before the red fire-breathing lizard. Smaug could smell a scent that he registered it being someone that should not be there, but not to attack it. Once the dragon had opened his eyes; he saw that it was the Dwarven King before him, and knew that something was not alright.

Thorin grumbled, "I need for you and your witch to be up and at the front gates. We are expecting company and I don't know of what kind we will be facing."

"Understood," stated Smaug with a smirk upon his face; he then faced Hermione's bedroom, rolled up his front paw like a fist and slammed it upon the ground. To where it had shook within Hermione's room to where she had rolled out of bed, with blankets wrapped around her. "Wake up, female! We have a job to do!"

Hermione turned and glared at the great dragon at her door, "I'll be there in a minute."

She then pulled her bag from where it had laid upon the ground and pulled out some clean clothes; which were, a pair of jeans, a white T-shirt, some underwear, and socks. She waved her hand upon her body and was cleaned, before pulling her clothes upon her body. She had also put on her shoes, before walking her way out of the bedroom and saw Thorin waiting beside Smaug.

Thorin then noticed the bracelets that Smaug and Hermione were sporting upon their wrists; he stuttered, "How . . . when . . . never mind," before he turned around and headed towards the gates; where he needed the two to be at.

Hermione gave a tired smile, "So; what's going on?"

"We're needed at the front gates; you should get upon my head, so I could keep you near me as much as possible."

She sighed but did what she was told; after learning who she was dealing with, she really did not have the energy to be fighting him. Once she had climbed upon his head; slightly near the neck and comfortable for travel, Smaug traveled through the mountain to the front gates. Where they were met with all the Dwarves that were there and also the Hobbit, but outside was different; they found the Elven King and the Bowman that Hermione knew as Sirius Black.

King Thranduil had glanced up towards the opening of the gates and saw Hermione upon the dragon, "You have tamed the beast, Lady Granger?"

Smaug glared at the king that was before him, "How would you know; Lucius Malfoy!"

This caused the elf to become pal; who whimpered, "My Lord?"

This caused the dragon to smirk, "You know my voice very well Lucius; too bad your intelligence didn't come to this world, you would have been a very powerful man."

Sirius glanced towards the Elven King, "You were my cousin-in-law? No wonder I didn't want to trust you; when you rode into town, giving my people food and drink."

Hermione sighed, "Can we get back to work; shall we? So why are the two of you here, anyway?"

Sirius looked forward and said, "We're here to get Thorin to pay up for the promises that he boasted for allowing him and his men; by coming back to his land."

"Like what," asked the witch.

Lucius grumbled, "Like my starlight gems."

Sirius then answered, "He promised to provide gold to my people; we need to rebuild Dal since there will not be any more dangers from dragons." Then he noticed the bands upon the wrists of Hermione and the dragon, "What are those bracelets?"

This caused the elf king to look up and with a surprised look upon his face and saw bracelets and gasped, "Miss Granger is married to the Dark Lord!"

"WHAT," yelled out the Bowman. "Why did you do a stupid thing like that?"

This caused Smaug to growl, "My female is not stupid, human. I was able to a human for one night after the Dwarf King gave me the bands."

Lucius was pal within his face, "The only reasons they could marry under the Elven Marriage Bracelets; if the two either love each other or respect each other enough to allow the marriage to take hold."

This caused Hermione to blush and try to hide her face with her dragon, many of the Dwarves had many mixed feelings about the whole thing. Even Thorin was having a bit of a problem; he almost wished that the marriage had not have held for the witch and dragon.

The Bowman grumbled towards the blond haired elf, "Explain!"

The Elven King glanced towards Hermione, "I'm sorry my dear, I wished that you hadn't left Mirkwood." He then faced the man that he knew as Sirius Black in another life, "The bracelets are infused with Elven magic; the kind of magic that would unite people together and knowing what I knew of Miss Granger, she wants to be respected of the knowledge that she values. She grew up in a time of war; she really hadn't the time for love, only for the books that she valued the most.

As for the Dark Lord; he valued intelligence, he respects those that welled knowledge. It was one of the reasons he had Severus Snape so closely."

Smaug grumbled, "That's enough! Leave the past; as it is, in the past! Let us deal with what we need to deal with right now! From what I'm understanding; each one of you want something of value, and Thorin does not want to give it up?"

Thorin answered, "They are mine by my birthright; I will do what I please with it and when I want to do so, and it is not right now."

Sirius then pulled something out of his pocket and removed a piece of cloth to show what was hidden. It was the Heart of the Mountain stone.

"Where did you get that," yelled Thorin.

A small voice answered, "Me." After a moment; everyone faced Bilbo; who went on to say, "They had gotten it from me."

Hermione was the first to ask, "Why Bilbo? There was a reason I couldn't touch it."

The Hobbit then glanced towards Thorin, "I didn't like the stone was changing you. Before this whole thing had started; I saw a good leader, who would do anything for his people. I was going to give the stone; many of times, but you kept questioning your men. Why would a caring ruler start questioning the loyalty of his men? When I see every one of them willing to do anything for you."

Thorin growled at Bilbo, "Leave, I don't want to see you again."

As the Hobbit made his way out of the gate; Thorin yelled, "Prepare for war!"

It was at that time Smaug glanced up worried towards Hermione, "Don't fear; I will make sure that none will harm you."

With a great big sigh; she answered, "It's not about me, I'm worried about but the people in the ruined city of Dal; they will be in danger."