A Wish Across the Stars
Lady Countryrose
Ch. 8
For Hermione and Smaug; war had just begun, when orcs and other dark creatures had come out of the mountains from using worms that could eat their way through rock and dirt. Before most of the orcs had come out of the holes; Hermione had gotten Smaug to breath fire towards the creatures, which caused a terrible stench to follow.
As the war waged on; the dragon stayed near Thorin, as the dwarf rode across the range on a ram. Making his way towards the old fort; Hermione had nudged the dragon to follow. They flew into the sky in order to do so; from there they saw that the four Dwarves had been split into two groups, finding the pale orc.
"I have a bad feeling about this," stated Hermione.
Smaug growled, "I have the same feeling. Thorin!" When the leader glanced up, "Get your group back together, now!"
Thorin called out for his nephews to come back; which they had, and waited for the dragon.
"I'm going to hate this," grumbled Smaug. As he landed near the Dwarves. "Get upon my back; all of you!"
Fili yelled, "No way; we're not getting upon a dragon!"
Hermione waved her hand upon the Dwarves; which caused every one of them to float to Smaug's back before he had taken to the air again. She then turned towards them, "He wouldn't say anything unless he meant it." She then glanced around; near the rumbled fort, "Something's off here."
All four Dwarves glanced down; it was when they noticed the shadows, which were moving within the old fort.
"What's your plan, Dragon," demanded Thorin.
Smaug smirked, "You shall see."
After a moment of waiting; the orcs and other dark creatures had come out of the shadows, to where Smaug had started breathing out his fire. Hermione had helped by waving her wand and controlling some of the fire that missed its target.
"Remind me to never get you pissed off," stated Thorin; who looked very amused from the fire that was set upon the creatures below.
The pale orc; glanced up towards the dragon, he raised his arm and was about to do something when Smaug fired upon him. Once the orcs were dealt with; the dragon flew towards the Lonely Mountain entrance, where they had found that the war had ended.
All the two legged people were off of Smaug; he laid upon the ground, reached an arm around Hermione and brought her close to him. "You're staying with me, female."
She sighed; there was really nothing else she could do, but stay within his arms and watch from where she was. The dragon then lay his head down next to her; watching as the Dwarves, Elves, and humans were wondering around. Thorin had talked for a few minutes with the other leaders; while Hermione was within her dragon's clawed hand.
Once he had reached them; Thorin sighed, "It looks like I'm going to have to be the better king and give these people what they need. He glanced up towards Smaug, "I'm going to need your help to send the gold and gems out, and all to allow them to use the muscle power that you have to aid them with."
The dragon was not happy, "What about her?"
"She stays until you're finished with what has been asked of you," stated Thorin.
Hermione had climbed out of the dragon's hand and stood next to dwarf king. "Yes," stated Hermione. "If you want to show me that you are different than you were from where had come from, then you'll do what is asked of you."
Smaug had fire within his eyes; but knew that she was right, he really needed to prove himself. He did in a way forced her to marry him and that was no way for him to prove anything with something like that. With a great sigh he spoke to Thorin, "I trust you as a king; you will keep her safe, as I go with what you have ask of me. But I must warn all that hear me; if anything happens to her, even touch her in the wrong way. I will hunt you down and have you as my dinner."
All around Hermione had heard what Smaug had spoken and all agreed that she must be left alone.
"Female; I must ask you to do something for me," when she nodded for him to continue. "I need for you to read up on what I need for you to do."
Hermione gave a small smile, "I will do so."
As the dragon walked off towards Dal; where most of the human race had a greater need of him.
Thorin turned towards her, "If you were not married to that fire breathing lizard; I would have killed him and married you myself, knowing that I would be facing the wrath of that beast," which he had spoken darkly towards her.
She then glared towards him, "Then it's a good thing that I'm married to him; otherwise, most of the people within the land would have been dead," just as she walked into the Lonely Mountain's front gates. Where she was making her way towards her bedroom; where she was going to start on her reading, and finding the answers that they seek.
Kili had walked over towards his uncle, "What troubles you so, uncle?"
"That woman," answered Thorin. "She seems to enjoy the company of that dragon. I don't understand; my sister's son, why she would choose that beast over me."
Kili sighed, "I don't know uncle; out of you and me, who would have picked a better man for that woman." The young dwarf saw that his uncle was still unhappy from the talk. "Do you even know what she is trying to find in her books?"
This caused Thorin to glance at his young nephew, "No; I don't, is there a way to find out?"
Kili laughed, "You're way out of touch with the ladies; aren't you uncle, you just simply ask her."
Thorin gave Kili a questionable look; trying to put all the pieces together, "I can do that?"
The younger dwarf gave his uncle a worried look, "Just get in there and find out, then come and find me. We will talk some more then."
Thorin grumbled but went after Hermione; who he could see a couple of yards in front of him, seeing that she was heading towards her room that he had given to her and the dragon. He was starting to hate the deal that he had made with the fire breather; he was hoping that the bracelets did not allow for them to be married, even though they might have had a night together. It was not what bothered him; he was a warm blooded male, after all. He could not explain it, though; why he wanted her, there was just something about her that he could not let go of.
Once he had seen that she had gone into her room; he waited a few minutes, before reaching the door and knocked upon it. When he was able to do so; he found himself facing the woman, who he could not stop thinking about.
"What can I help you with, Thorin?"
The ruler of Erebor stuttered at first before saying, "What is it that you are looking for Smaug, anyway?"
With a raised eyebrow; Hermione answered, "He's asked me to look up a spell to either of us to change our shape."
"Oh; you mean for you to be a dragon or him a man?"
This caused her to cross her arms upon her chest, "What do you want, Thorin and it better not be because you want to help me."
The dwarf before her sighed, "Can a man try to earn the company of a woman that he might try to get with?"
"Not when said woman is married," stated Hermione; as she closed the door in his face. "I can't believe him," growled the woman from a different world. "As soon as I was part of his company; he acted like I should not be anywhere among his people, now that I'm with someone. He wants to be with me!"
She was not going to tell her dragon any of this; it would cause too many problems for everyone, she would just let him know that she would like to move on from that place. Somewhere Thorin would not follow or even Thranduil/Lucius, or Sirius/bowman. She did not enjoy the drama from her own world, why would she want to have more within the new world that she found herself in.
"I sometimes wished I was back in Hogwarts; the guys there were normal, at least I knew that they weren't chasing a bookworm like me," with that being said; she went back to work, looking through books and trying to get Thorin out of her head. Believing it was nothing.
