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Disclaimer:  Nope, I still do not own any of the characters in this fanfic, except Emily Malfoy and Megan Jones (possibly more in the future). I used to own all of the characters… but then I woke up…Sadly that means I still do not own Gollum, for I find him quite hilarious.

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~ This fanfic contains spoilers from The Lord of the Rings books/movies and the Harry Potter books. ~

---------- Rated: PG-13 for violence and mild sexual reference. ----------

Two Heroes, Two Villains, One Ring

Ch. 13: Preparing For Battle

            Hogwarts was in panic. Dumbledore had raised the alarm as soon as he had seen the terrified look in Harry's face. He knew Harry didn't scare easily, and the look in his eyes was enough to tell him that they were in trouble even before Harry spoke. It had only been an hour since he had raised the alarm and Arthur Weasley was already on his way with as many ministry wizards as he could sneak past Fudge. The teacher's board room was currently occupied by all of Hogwarts' frantic teachers.

            While Dumbledore sat quiet in thought, Snape addressed the teachers. "There are too many of them. At least two hundred. You-know-who has gained much power in the last few months. I see no hope of surviving this attack."

            Flitwick squealed, "But that is impossible, Severus! He couldn't possibly have been able to conjure over two hundred followers in less than four months! Only a select few even know that he has come back!"

            Snape snarled. "Do you doubt that I have seen them with my own eyes? I was there! And furthermore, I believe he suspects me of being the traitor!"

            Everyone went silent. A soft voice spoke from the back of the room. "We may have one chance."

            All the teachers turned around to look at Legolas. He and Gimli had been invited to the meeting due to their experience with war.

            "Then what do you suggest we do, Master Elf?" Snape asked in a slow, monotonous tone.

            Legolas said, "The castle is vast. It has many rooftops and many towers. We may be able to take them by surprise."

            Snape leaned forward and clasped his hands underneath his chin. "We're listening."

            Legolas looked at Dumbledore and smiled. "Do you have flyers?"

            Dumbledore looked thoughtful once more, and suddenly smiled. "Minerva, please bring me the captains of the four Quidditch teams."

            Three pairs of eyes watched from the mouth of a small cave in the mountains behind Hogsmeade.

            Aragorn could sense tension in the air. Gandalf slowly exhaled.

            "What is it," Sirius asked.

            "Something is happening," Aragorn whispered softly.

            The plans had been made at Hogwarts. All students, third year and above, would fight. The Hobbits would stay with the underclassed students in the dungeons. Legolas and Gimli were getting very frustrated. They found Professor Dumbledore in his office (McGonagall had given them a temporary password). Legolas and Gimli bowed as they entered the room. "Professor, if there is anything that we can do to aid in the upcoming battle, we are at your service," Legolas said.

            "We wish to do something of use. My axe is restless and does not wish to stand by and do nothing."

            Dumbledore smiled grimly. "You have my sincerest appreciation, my friends, but there is nothing much you can do. No matter how skillful you are with your bow and axe, your weapons are useless against a host of trained wizards with wands that can take you down from any distance. Another problem is that our world is not quite like yours. My first priority, of course, is the safety of my students. I want to defeat Voldemort as much as anybody here, but I want to do so with as little bloodshed as possible. We are aiming to stun and disable, not kill unless necessary."

            Legolas sighed and nodded. "I understand. But is there nothing we can do?"

            "I am afraid not," Dumbledore said regretfully.

            "Very well. Come, Gimli. We will help with the preparations."

            Just as they were about to step through the doorway, a voice spoke from behind, "Wait."

            Legolas and Gimli turned to face Dumbledore.

            "There may be something you can do."

A/N: Finally! I finally did it! The next chapter will be much longer then the previous few so it may be a while. But come on! Three chapters in a week is a new record for me.

            First, I'll try to answer a few questions as fast as possible:

Legolas will not be gay! I do not want to die at the hands of hundreds of vicious fan girls. Again, Voldemort was able to sneak into the school because no one had any idea that he was an Animagus. (He slipped in through a hole in the wall) Gandalf, Aragorn and Sirius will be back again in the next chapter. I am not sure whose side Gollum will be on yet. He may switch back and forth. I have dropped the idea of bringing Boromir back. In answer to Misastar's question: No! Snape did not find a cure for his PMS! Caramina von Srade: "Kettch, you…you… YOU INSIGNIFICANT EWOK PUPPET! GIMME MORE STORY! NOW!" Thank you! Someone know where I got my screen name from! (sorry, just had to throw that in there) What about Theoden and the warriors? The members of the fellowship (plus Gollum) are the only ones that got transported.

Well, I will have the next chapter posted as soon as possible. Until then, keep the reviews comin'!

The insignificant ewok puppet,

Kettch