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Chapter 10

Two days later they were already miles from Lothlorian, Harry sat in one boat with his father and Sirius while Remus was with Legolas and Gimili, then there was Aragorn, Frodo, and Sam, and finally Borimire, Merry, and Pippin. They were all tense because they knew something was following them Harry knew exactly what was and but was surprised to say he was not afraid of what was to come.

Then tension was so great that Harry just knew he had to bring it down somehow then he remembered what Sirius had done for him before the last time he had seen him before he fell through the veil in the DOM.

"Just when you think
Hope is lost
And giving up
Is all you got,
Blue turns black,
Your confidence is cracked,
There seems no turning back from here

Sometimes there isn't an obvious explanation
Why the holiest hearts can feel the strongest palpitations

Harry turned surprised when Sirius started singing with Harry and smiled at him, Sirius put a hand on Harry shoulder in companionship as they sang,

That's when you can build a bridge of light,
That's what turns the wrongs all right
That's when you can't give up the fight

That's when love turns nighttime into day,
That's when loneliness goes away,
That's why you gotta be strong tonight,
Only love can build us a bridge of light

When your feet are made of stone
You're convinced that you're all alone
Look at the stars instead of the dark
You'll find your heart shines like the sun

Harry looked Directly at Frodo as he sang this as Frodo look back smiling and nodded his understanding

"Let's not let our anger get us lost
And the need to be right comes at way too high a cost

Remus and James started to sing as well knowing what Harry was trying to do and it seemed to working

That's when love can build a bridge of light
That's what turns the wrongs all right
That's when you know it's worth the fight

That's when love turns nighttime into day
That's when loneliness goes away,
That's why you gotta be strong tonight
'Cause only love can build us a bridge of light

Deep breath, take it on the chin
But don't forget to let love back in

That's when love can build a bridge of light
That's what turns the wrongs all right
That's when you can't give up the fight

That's when love turns nighttime into day,
That's when loneliness goes away
That's why you gotta be strong tonight
'Cause only love can build us a bridge of light

Only love can build us a bridge of light
Of light, of light."

Harry sighed in happiness at the memories that that song brought for him but got startled out of his thoughts as the whole fellowship started clapping making Harry blush scarlet.

A hand fell on his shoulder he looked around to find his dad smiling at him before he whispered "I'm proud of you son." Harry just smiled and silence reigned again over their company but it was a comfortable silence not tense like before.

After a while Harry felt the magic in the air around them swell but as he looked up he heard Aragorn speak "Frodo look, Yadgonath, long have I desired to look upon the kings of old, my kin." Harry looked at the two statues that stood on either side of the river and could not help but feel this place was a sacred place that should be revered but all he could think was that he was thankful to the kings of old for without them he would never have met Aragorn and their world might have been worse for it. He bowed his head to the statues in reverence and thanks. As the passed the statues Harry put his hand out and touched one of them putting his magic into both through it to make sure they would stand strong for many years to come.

(Time skip)

They had made shore a little while ago, Harry was trying to get all the rest he could before the battle that he knew was coming would start. He had lain there on the shore for a good ten minutes before he heard Sam ask where Frodo was and he knew it had begun.

"He is being chased by Borimire the ring has addled his senses, but Frodo escaped him and will be heading for a ruin. Aragorn and I will go for him but Sam wait here."

"Why, he's my friends and I made a promise." Sam said indignantly.

Harry smiled at him and knelt down talking into Sam's mind like Lady Galadriel had taught him "Because he will need you in what is to come, we are not meant to go with you Sam, You will be his only friend that stays with him through it all. But we will meet again when the time is right. But you have to go with him it is the only way he will make it through. I can lend aid but only at the right time. So wait here and go with him. Promise me you will keep him going Sam no matter how hard it may seem."

Sam just nodded before saying in a croaking voice "I Promise."

Harry just nodded with a small smile. "Come Aragorn we have to go to Frodo." With that Aragorn and Harry went to find the missing Hobbit. But when they did Frodo was terrified that they would take the ring from him.

Harry watched as Aragorn fought the control the ring was trying to exert over him but he conquered it curling Frodo's fingers back saying "I would have gone with you until the end, even into the fiery depths of Mordor."

Frodo nodded "I know, Look after the other especially Sam he will not understand." Harry was sad that they had to let Frodo do this alone but had the little help he could give.

He kneeled down in front of the hobbit taking his hands in his "Sam will be going with you, I know what my grandmother showed you. Sam going with you is not the fellowship and I know if you don't have him you won't make it. So he is waiting for you on the beach. But before you go take this,"

Harry pulled a ring out of his pocked that had the black crest on it saying "I have enchanted this even more than it already was, It will protect you from the rings influence by guarding your mind from it poisonous whispers, but it will protect you from most poisons by using my magic to purge them from your system. What I added is that if you need me at all, all you have to do it call out to me in your mind and I will here you, and no matter how far I am I will be there instantly. If you don't need me then call me when you are about to destroy the ring and I will help you. Now go young one, get to the beach who the enemy has sent is almost here. We can give you time but need to go now. Be safe."

Frodo nodded and ran towards the beach as two swords materialized in Harry's hands as well as his bow and quiver on his back. He followed Aragorn under the ruin look out post to find a horde of Uruk-hai. He looked at Aragorn who had a look of determination on his face as he walked toward the horde and drew his sword, Harry could not help but think he looked absolutely sexy like that. After that thought hit his head he back tracked "Whoa where did that come from, never mind that now is not the time to be thinking about how Sexy or not Aragorn is." He thought just as he clashed swords with an Uruk-hai and quickly killing it.

He noticed when Legolas and Gimili, Sirius, Remus, and his dad joined in the fray and kept killing Uruk-hai ever few seconds until he heard the signal he had been waiting for a horn.

"The horn of Gondor!" Legolas said in shock

"Borimire!" Aragorn cried out but by then Harry was already a minute ahead of them.

He pushed the bush as he saw the first arrow pierce Borimire's stomach. He got so angry that he shifted into a bear sized wolf to gain speed and ran forward as he saw the second arrow launched he hoped he would get there in time.

When the arrow was seconds away from Borimire Harry grabbed the Arrow's in his jaws and crushed it before spinning to attack an orc who tried to skewer him but ended up getting his throat bitten out. But he in doing so Harry missed the third and fourth arrow going into Borimire's front.

When he looked up he saw that Borimire was on his knew knees and Aragorn in battle with the head of the horde. Borimire fell on his back and was struggling to breath. Harry made his way over to his friend and laid by his side giving a whine.

Borimire looked over at him, gave a weak smile, and putting his hand on Harry's muzzle "Thank you my friend but i-it's n-n-no use. Just stay with me."

Harry shifted back just as Aragorn made his way over "They took the little ones."

"Stay still." Was all Aragorn said Harry looked out over the field and saw that the others were watching. He listened to Borimire ask where Frodo was and Aragorn tell him that He and Harry had let Frodo go.

"Then you did what I could not, I tried to take the ring from. I failed you all."

That is when Harry jumped in "No Borimire you fought bravely. You are not going to die here this day. You will be reborn like phoenix from the ashes, you will have your second chance."

Borimire looked at Harry with a smile saying "If only that were true I would have followed you both my brothers, my captains, my king and my friend." He stretched his hand out for his sword which Aragorn placed in his hand then he pulled it to his chest in a solute. Then he stopped breathing.

Harry closed his eyes for a second. "Aragorn move I have to do this now or there is no chance for him." Aragorn looked at him like he was crazy but did what he was asked.

He pulled out all three arrows in quick succession then put a hand on Borimire's forehead and one on his chest then started to chant in a language that could only be described as death's but what it translated to was this "Death you will not claim this man today, it is not his day to die. As master of death I demand that this man be reborn like a phoenix from the ashes with all the memories of the past and hope for a brighter future. He will live to see the war end and better life happen for us all."

As he had spoken a light has encircled both of them but when it faded Harry let go of Borimire who second later let out a choking breath like he had been starved of air for too long. Once it had settled and he was not disoriented he looked at Harry who was smiling at him "Welcome back Borimire, I told you, you would get a second chance. You have been reborn like the phoenix, make the most of it."

With that he helped Aragorn help Borimire to his feet as soon as Borimire was on his feet though he pulled Harry into a bone crushing hug saying "Thank you, I will not waste what you have given me."

Harry just smiled and nodded before turning and going to the beach knowing Frodo and Sam were already across and towards Mordor.

(Time-skip)

Legolas started to pack things into the boats but Harry went over putting a hand over Legolas's "There is no point going after them, we are not meant to follow. They will be able to contact me if the need help. But the whole fellowship was never meant to go with them."

Gimlie spoke "Then the fellowship has failed."

"Not if we remain true to each other." Aragorn piped in "We will not leave Merry and Pippin to torment and death. Not while we have strength left." Harry could now see the king this man was to become but he had someone with him that was blurry to him standing beside him in the position of hi queen but he could not tell who and that unnerved him a little. He focused again on what Aragorn was saying "leave everything that can be spared behind, Let's hunt some Orc."

Then he set of at a sprint into the woods Harry got a devious simile on his face before yelling "Yeah!" then ran off after Aragorn with the other following behind.

They all knew this quest would be long and hard but they all knew that as long as they stuck together they could do it. Harry though was starting to wonder just what Aragorn was to him. Cause all he knew was he had started to fall for the ranger and king. He guessed he would just have to wait and see.