fool of a took: Yes. I agree. I don't like Cho. That's why we made her like that!
PixieDust: We update as often as we can, it's just sometimes we have homework =o( but we do try!
Psyco101: I'll remember to wear ear plugs! =oP
Wudandre Greenleaf: *also stares longingly at Legolas* Mmm, Orlando is fine! Hello! This is us saying hello to you! Have a nice day! ^_^
Elithraniel: The name of Viggo's book? Um, I'll get back to you on that, WATCH THIS SPACE
tipitoes: Hello again! House elves, eh? Hmmmm....
Walawalabear: A) He isn't going for her, B) Wouldn't Cho making eyes at you make you nervous? C) This is a fanfic! He's normal the rest of the time! Anyway, thanks for reviewing and sharing your comments! ^_^
JJ : There will be more! Trust us!
Pip: There we go! This chappy is gonna be weird, just a warning! If you spot any song titles we haven't highlighted, feel free to point them out in a review! Have a nice life! ~^_^~
CHAPTER EIGHT: The Chapter of the Horrific Song Titles!!
Morning has broken. The sunlight crept over the crisp winter frost and the night's chill still lingered behind the closed curtains of the castle. The picturesque scene was broken by some loud shouts and splashes as the Hobbits started their first full day at Hogwarts with a "quick dip in the pond." A tuneful voice began singing loudly and was joined by a slightly-out harmony.
"Sing Hey! for the bath at the break of day!
That washes all the sleep away!
A fool is he that would not sing,
O! Water.."
"FREEZING!!"
"Freezing? Freezing doesn't fit does it?"
"I'm cold! Lessee... O! Water freezing is a noble.. no, it doesn't really fit now does it?"
"Nah."
"Stop foolin' around. I could have told you that.."
"Oh shush Sam! It's not like you would know whether it was hot or cold, you're not even in!" Pippin splashed loudly and Sam yelled. Frodo let out his "marvellous Elijah Wood laugh" at his friends.
"Good Morning!" Two figures emerged from the front doors and came over the thawing ground to the bathing hobbits.
"Good Morning!" called Merry cheerily. "Did you sleep well?"
"Uh, yes, thank you," replied one of the people, who was Harry Potter. The other was Ron, still half asleep.
"Um, you don't suppose those nice brothers o' yours will be out soon?" queeried Pippin. Ron nodded.
"Yeah. We're having a Quidditch practice. They're our beaters," said Ron with a yawn. Pippin and Merry grinned. Then Sam noticed what Harry carried under his arm.
"A broom?" he asked, looking a little queasy. Merry turned a whiter shade of pale.
"Don't worry! You won't be flying without wings!" grinned Harry.
"Hallelujah!" Merry said, shuddering at the memory of yesterday. "Angels love me!"
"Smile, Merry!" said Pippin. "Things can only get better!"
Suddenly a booming shout rang out across the grounds.
"HARRY!! MORNIN'!!!" Hagrid strode towards them, looking larger than life. "Goin' off to Quidditch practice?"
"Good Morning Hagrid! Yes, we are." Then the rest of the Griffindor Quidditch team arrived on the scene. Angelina Johnson gasped.
"Like wow! It's the hobbits! I never got a chance to meet you before." She grinned and waved hello.
"Come on! We've gotta get to practice you know. Time waits for nobody."
"Sure!" The Quidditch team headed across to the pitch. From the forbidden forest, a pair of bright eyes watched unseen.
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"Ready?" called Ron. "I'm gonna release the snitch! Play!" W ith a flash the snitch zipped into the air and vanished from view. Harry soared above as the rest of the team practiced below. Suddenly Harry spied the snitch, hovering a foot off the ground. He swooped down, stretched out his fingers to catch it....
"PRECIOUS!!!!!" A blur from the forest made a break away, and dived for the snitch... Harry tried to avert... the blur (know as Gollum) landed on the broom, the snitch tightly in his grasp... Harry rolled off the broom, and managed to grasp hold of the shaft with one hand.... and an MMMbop later they were headed higher and higher into the sky, leaving those on the ground breathless. High above, Harry swung by one hand from his broom, which was swerving crazily as Gollum sat perched on top, gazing at the fluttering snitch in his hand. Harry gulped.
"Say what you want, but I'm worried," fretted Sam. Frodo patted his shoulder, and took a breath.
"SMEAGOL!" Gollum's ears twitched and he looked down. "Smeagol! Come on down!" Sam growled between his teeth.
"Good for nothing wretch, when I get ahold ofhim I'll-"
"Hush Sam," sooth Frodo. "Give peace a chance."
"A little help here?!" called Harry. "I don't [we] have all the time in the world!"
"Don't worry!" called Ron. "We'll get you down! Hey Jude!" he called to the newest member of the team. "Say, say, say, can you get on your broom and get up there?"
"Can do!" Jude leapt on her broom and flew up, catch Harry's free hand.
"Woah," sighed Pippin, face glowing. "It's a kind of magic!"
"It's a nightmare," contradicted Sam. Suddenly Jude screamed. Everyone, who wasn't already, looked up. Harry was falling headlong.
"Lady Madonna!" cried Fred.
"Lucy in the sky with diamonds!" yelled George. Ron didn't think twice. He grabbed the nearest broom and flew upwards, catching Harry before he was able to crash and burn. Harry looked up.
"Ron! You saved me!"
"You've got a friend in me, Harry. Plus, I was under pressure. It was the first thing I thought of." Ron shrugged it off while lowering to the ground. Jude had managed to get Gollum on Harry's broom to the ground too, and Gollum was crouching by Frodo, stroking his 'precious'.
"I'm so glad you did. Imagine what would've happened if you hadn't! Nearly saw the shape of my heart. You're a friend like nobody else." Harry grinned at his best friend.
"Oh well, the show must go on," said Fred. "Come on! Back to practice!"
Pippin, meanwhile, had picked up George's broom, and was flying around on it not too far off the ground. Fred spied him.
"So you think you can be on the team, eh? Well. There's only one thing for it. We'll have to race."
"Bicycle race? Anything you can do, I can do better," said Pippin decicvely. "You're on."
"Boys will be boys." Alicia smiled. "Mind if I join you? I fancy a challenge."
"That's the impression that I get. Sure thing, but prepare to be beaten."
"Here comes trouble! Whip it, boy!" Needless to say, Alicia whipped ass. "Alicia rules the world!" she cried in glee.
"Bitch. Why does it always rain on me?" muttered Fred, going off to sulk. Merry laughed and high-fived Pippin, who'd come second.
"He was nowhere near you!"
"Yeah! I'm beginning to like this sport," Pippin said with a smile and a twinkle in his eye. "We are the champions!"
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A dark figure hidden in the trees on the edge of the forbidden forest, next to a lemon tree, watched the hobbits in wonder. He shook his head in disbelief, "He's here... with Potter. The whole time..." A bush rustled as he disappeared back into the forest.
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AN: Pip: Hey ho, there's chapter eight! It was really only a filling in a chapter for the next bit, which will be far better, I promise! Now all you've got to do is review, and there'll be chapter nine! It is the holidays right now, so we'll have some free time for a couple of weeks. So enjoy this chapter! It was kinda wierd....
Gohan: You're telling me!
Pip: Gohan? What the heck are you doing in this? this is AUTHOR'S NOTE! Can't you read?
Gohan: Yes, but I was enjoying it so much, I wanted to say hello. Cos there was another fic you put me in and someone said it was rubbish in a review, so I decided to come to the good one.
Pip: Awww, shucks. Man, I laughed so much when I read that! HAHAHAHAHA!! Well, say it!
Gohan: What?
Pip: Hello!
Gohan: Oh. Hi!
Pip: Now say g'bye and don't make this a regular thing.
Gohan: Aaaawww, okaaay. Bye!
Pip: Weird. Anyway, til next time!