CHAPTER 2 ~ Chased
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"So we're not real?" asked Merry, in disbelief.
"I'm not sure… I mean you must be, if I can talk to you and stuff… I really don't know," sighed Sonja. She had spent ages trying to explain everything to the LotRers. Unlike the HPers (who had accepted the fact quite easily), they still didn't quite understand. Gimli especially was being particularly trying. They were all sitting around a fire – Sonja, Harry, Hermione, Ron, Legolas, Aragorn, Gimli, Merry, Pippin, Frodo and Sam, toasting marshmallows, (Elven Delights, strawberry flavoured)!
Harry, Ron and Hermione were staring around at their new companions in wonder. They had heard of Elves and Dwarves, of course but they had no idea what the four little people were. 'They're definitely not mentioned in any of the books in the Hogwarts library,' thought Hermione, with surprise. She had thought the library had absolutely anything and everything. "Err…not meaning to sound rude or anything," she started, "but what exactly are you?" she asked looking at the hobbits.
Sam looked indignant. "We're hobbits of course! Haven't you ever heard of hobbits, or Halflings as we're sometimes called, in that Wizard place you go to?"
"No actually, we haven't"
"Well, we're just like men… only… smaller," explained Frodo.
"But there's one main difference," said Pippin. "We love mushrooms! All hobbits love mushrooms, they are so tasty!"
"I like mushrooms too!" said Aragorn.
"Yes, but we hobbits crave for mushrooms all the time!"
"They're best when they're roasted!" Merry said.
"No! I like 'em just plain boiled," argued Pippin
"Roasted!"
"Boiled!"
"Roasted!"
"Be quiet!" hissed Legolas. The hobbits fell silent. "Something's coming! I can feel it."
"What is it?" asked Gimli, feeling for his axe.
"Orcs," came the reply.
"Quick, everyone, pack your things, we must move quickly!" commanded Aragorn. The LotRers rushed about, packing their things. Frodo and Sam put out the fire.
"Orcs? What are Orcs?" asked Ron.
"No time! No time!" squeaked a terrified Pippin. "They have found us! We've got to go!" There was no doubt about it now. A dim chanting sound could be heard as the Orcs came closer.
Legolas called to them, "let's go! This way, follow me." Gimli and the Hobbits hurried after him.
"Come on! We must follow them!" exclaimed Sonja. She grabbed at Harry's robes and pulled him after her, followed by Hermione and Ron, with Aragorn at the rear. They trampled over the dead rotten leaves and jumped over logs and fallen branches. Twice, Hermione's cloak got caught on a jutting out twig and Ron had to help her. They kept going, for how long they didn't know. To Sonja it seemed like hours, her legs were aching by now and she was scratched everywhere by the merciless thorns and brambles. It was dark, and they couldn't see much as they stumbled over protruding tree roots.
Suddenly Hermione stopped dead, Ron and Aragorn almost crashing into her. "Hang on a sec, I have an idea." She fished inside her robes and drew out her wand. "Lumos!" A pinkish glow emitted from it.
"Good thinking!" exclaimed Ron, reaching for his too. "Oi Harry! Get out your wand!" Ahead of them they could dimly see Harry and soon his wand was alight too. Suddenly they heard a squeal, followed by a yell and a crash. Hermione, Ron and Aragorn hurried forward where they saw Harry and Sonja helping up Merry and Pippin. It seemed that Pippin had stumbled over a tree root and brought Merry down with him.
They looked about.
"Where did Frodo and Sam go? They were right in front of us." Exclaimed Merry. "Pippin you twat! We've lost 'em now."
"They can't be far," said Sonja reassuringly. "Let's just keep moving, okay?" They trampled on, silently, staying close to each other. Harry was now in front, lighting the way with his wand. Then, a sudden noise made him jump. It sounded like a muffled yell, followed by a thud, as if someone had fallen. But there was no one there.
"Hello?" he called out.
"What is it?" asked Sonja.
"I dunno, nothing I expect. I just thought I heard something."
"Stay here you guys, "said Sonja, speaking to the rest of them. "Le'me just check." She crept forward silently, Harry's wand in her hand lighting the way. There was nothing. Then she heard a noise. Footsteps. She hurried towards where they seemed to come from and jumped forward onto the unseen creature.
"Ahhhhhh!" an unknown voice called out in surprise. Suddenly, a figured appeared out of nowhere in front of her, lying on the ground. He wore a black cloak, and was holding a wand. His blonde hair was tousled and messy, and is his hand he held a shimmering piece of silver material.
Sonja looked down on him in surprise. "Malfoy! What are you doing here?"
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"So we're not real?" asked Merry, in disbelief.
"I'm not sure… I mean you must be, if I can talk to you and stuff… I really don't know," sighed Sonja. She had spent ages trying to explain everything to the LotRers. Unlike the HPers (who had accepted the fact quite easily), they still didn't quite understand. Gimli especially was being particularly trying. They were all sitting around a fire – Sonja, Harry, Hermione, Ron, Legolas, Aragorn, Gimli, Merry, Pippin, Frodo and Sam, toasting marshmallows, (Elven Delights, strawberry flavoured)!
Harry, Ron and Hermione were staring around at their new companions in wonder. They had heard of Elves and Dwarves, of course but they had no idea what the four little people were. 'They're definitely not mentioned in any of the books in the Hogwarts library,' thought Hermione, with surprise. She had thought the library had absolutely anything and everything. "Err…not meaning to sound rude or anything," she started, "but what exactly are you?" she asked looking at the hobbits.
Sam looked indignant. "We're hobbits of course! Haven't you ever heard of hobbits, or Halflings as we're sometimes called, in that Wizard place you go to?"
"No actually, we haven't"
"Well, we're just like men… only… smaller," explained Frodo.
"But there's one main difference," said Pippin. "We love mushrooms! All hobbits love mushrooms, they are so tasty!"
"I like mushrooms too!" said Aragorn.
"Yes, but we hobbits crave for mushrooms all the time!"
"They're best when they're roasted!" Merry said.
"No! I like 'em just plain boiled," argued Pippin
"Roasted!"
"Boiled!"
"Roasted!"
"Be quiet!" hissed Legolas. The hobbits fell silent. "Something's coming! I can feel it."
"What is it?" asked Gimli, feeling for his axe.
"Orcs," came the reply.
"Quick, everyone, pack your things, we must move quickly!" commanded Aragorn. The LotRers rushed about, packing their things. Frodo and Sam put out the fire.
"Orcs? What are Orcs?" asked Ron.
"No time! No time!" squeaked a terrified Pippin. "They have found us! We've got to go!" There was no doubt about it now. A dim chanting sound could be heard as the Orcs came closer.
Legolas called to them, "let's go! This way, follow me." Gimli and the Hobbits hurried after him.
"Come on! We must follow them!" exclaimed Sonja. She grabbed at Harry's robes and pulled him after her, followed by Hermione and Ron, with Aragorn at the rear. They trampled over the dead rotten leaves and jumped over logs and fallen branches. Twice, Hermione's cloak got caught on a jutting out twig and Ron had to help her. They kept going, for how long they didn't know. To Sonja it seemed like hours, her legs were aching by now and she was scratched everywhere by the merciless thorns and brambles. It was dark, and they couldn't see much as they stumbled over protruding tree roots.
Suddenly Hermione stopped dead, Ron and Aragorn almost crashing into her. "Hang on a sec, I have an idea." She fished inside her robes and drew out her wand. "Lumos!" A pinkish glow emitted from it.
"Good thinking!" exclaimed Ron, reaching for his too. "Oi Harry! Get out your wand!" Ahead of them they could dimly see Harry and soon his wand was alight too. Suddenly they heard a squeal, followed by a yell and a crash. Hermione, Ron and Aragorn hurried forward where they saw Harry and Sonja helping up Merry and Pippin. It seemed that Pippin had stumbled over a tree root and brought Merry down with him.
They looked about.
"Where did Frodo and Sam go? They were right in front of us." Exclaimed Merry. "Pippin you twat! We've lost 'em now."
"They can't be far," said Sonja reassuringly. "Let's just keep moving, okay?" They trampled on, silently, staying close to each other. Harry was now in front, lighting the way with his wand. Then, a sudden noise made him jump. It sounded like a muffled yell, followed by a thud, as if someone had fallen. But there was no one there.
"Hello?" he called out.
"What is it?" asked Sonja.
"I dunno, nothing I expect. I just thought I heard something."
"Stay here you guys, "said Sonja, speaking to the rest of them. "Le'me just check." She crept forward silently, Harry's wand in her hand lighting the way. There was nothing. Then she heard a noise. Footsteps. She hurried towards where they seemed to come from and jumped forward onto the unseen creature.
"Ahhhhhh!" an unknown voice called out in surprise. Suddenly, a figured appeared out of nowhere in front of her, lying on the ground. He wore a black cloak, and was holding a wand. His blonde hair was tousled and messy, and is his hand he held a shimmering piece of silver material.
Sonja looked down on him in surprise. "Malfoy! What are you doing here?"
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