Chapter 7: Library
Once they arrived at the library, Harry, Ron and Hermione started pulling out curse and hex books from the shelves. The Fellowship stood there, looking unsure as to what they should do. Harry noticed this, so said to the hobbits, "You could go down and visit the house elves in the kitchen."
Liking this idea, they turned and left. Hermione, seeing the blank looks on the other guests' faces, suggested they find some books on the history of wars, so they might be more comfortable dealing with the upcoming battle. All but Gandalf agreed, so Hermione took them to find good history books.
Gandalf wanted to learn more about the magic of this world, and Harry was more than happy to oblige in this. He and the old wizard discussed the differences in magic between Earth and Middle Earth, and the young boy was amazed to find that while they had magical creatures, magic itself could only be done by the Maiar, or wizards thousands of years old, and the occasional elf. Gandalf was one of the Maiar. The mind of the old magician was astonished by the power Harry's wand seemed to give him.
Harry knew that his variety of powers was greater than that of the old man, but the Maiar's power was so ancient and full of knowledge and wisdom, Harry knew he faced a wizard of possible Mage status. And that daunted him even more than the hat.
They were discussing the differences in trolls between worlds when Boromir came up behind them and asked, "Harry, is this you?"
There, on the page, was a picture of the ruins of the house Harry had lived in that one fateful night, when Voldemort had killed his parents. The caption read 'Home of Lily and James Potter, and of their son Harry, the Boy Who Lived'. Seeing the pile of rubble in the photo brought back memories of green light and a high-pitched cackle.
Fighting back tears, Harry replied, "Yeah, that's me. That's why Voldemort is going to attack this place. Because of me and Dumbledore. The Headmaster's the only wizard that the Dark Lord ever feared, and his pride was hurt when he failed to kill me when I was a helpless little baby. Once he's finished both of us off, he'll have no fear in taking over the world. At least that's what I've discerned the reasons to be, because they're the only realistic ones, Harry thought.
Overhearing this, Aragorn, Legolas, and Gimli got up and came over to where the others stood. Looks of shock were on their faces. If this Dark Lord was after their new friends, then the situation had become that much more dangerous for them all.