A/N: Yah! More reviews! Thank you Cheysuli and Evil-Mollusc for frequently reviewing my story! YAH! Anywayz...to more serious matter, the writing sucks...I know. See, the reason the narration's so modern is because in the past few chapters its been told through the eyes of Harry, but as you noticed in Chpt.3, when Legolas had that flash back, the narration was slightly a little erm... how should I say it? ... more Middle-Earthish. So yeah...that's all I wanted to clear up.
A/N: Again?...yes. Ok you may all call me Coco and yes Havo dad means 'sit down'. Just to clear that up for Europa. Now... READ ON!!
Disclaimer: Ditto from chpt. 1.
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"In Flanders Fields" Line 4:
The larks, still bravely singing, fly.
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'There in the sky! Can you see it?!' Hermoine questioned excitedly. In the sky were great birds of speed and power. They formed a triangle, lead by Gwaihir the Windlord and two others followed closely behind.
'Gwaihir the Windlord! he has brought help I see.' Legolas cried. 'Nay, Gandalf and Haldir cannot take 9 Ringwraiths all by themselves, not after 4 days of tiresome burden in the forest. Ai, Gwaihir the Wise I name thee. He rises now to help an old friend whilst he lay hidden for all these years.'
But the air became more tense and a series screams emitted from the front of the train.
'Let's go check it out!' Harry shouted.
'Yeah...whatever you say.' Ron followed, almost unwillingly.
'I'm coming with you!' Hermoine called after they'd gone out the compartment door. Then she turned to Legolas, 'Are you coming Mister Legolas?'
'I might as well, to make sure you children don't hurt yourselves.' He muttered, he seemed to have been annoyed. He followed Hermoine out the compartment and they made their way to the screams.
'Princcceeeee.....Mirkwooooood....' An eerie voice echoed.
Hermoine jumped, 'What was that?!'
'It was the Wraith... calling me.' The Elf replied.
'What? You're a-' But she was cut off.
'Come.'
The voices grew louder.
'Cooome....tooo uuuuuuus.....Priiiiincccceeeeee.....'
'You cannot have him!' They heard Gandalf shout, 'Stand back children!'
A few surprised exclaims were heard, it seemed that the Nazgúl were on the train, and Gandalf was trying to fend them off with fire. Successfully he managed to force the Wraiths off the train and outside, where help would soon arrive.
The Ringwraiths didn't seem to have attacked anyone in the compartment, that was not their purpose, they were to find the Mirkwood Prince and bring him to their master.
'Do not be afraid children, they will not hurt you. They are here for me, that is all they desire at the moment.' Leoglas reassured.
'But why are they after you Legolas?' Harry asked. He had not followed Gandalf and Haldir out.
'Now is not the time or place for such stories.' The Elf replied.
'Why not?' Ron asked. Legolas sighed and opened his mouth to say something but shut it immediatly when he saw a Wraith had dashed onto the train, not from the front but through an entrance 10 feet behind where Harry stood.
'Coooooome..... Prinnnncceee......' It hissed.
'No.' Legolas replied.
'Cooome.... cooome...'
'No!'
The Wraith slowly made its way towards them. Thinking it was a Dementor-
'Expecto Patronum!' Harry shouted, a silvery white figure burst through the end of his wand and dashed to the Black Rider, but it merely brushed it away.
'What?' Harry dazzed. Legolas starred at him along with Hermoine, Ron, George, Fred and Lee Jordan who were all in the area.
'That will not work... it takes a lot more than a white stag to kill a Black Rider.' Legolas drew his knives.
'Dooooon't.....dooon't Princccceeee....liiiiisteeen.....' For a moment Legolas hesitated about what he was about to do.
'Yeeesss.... thaaaaat'sssss riiight....'
But his own will was too strong.
'No! I did not destroy you before! Though now I shall!!' Legolas yelled. He surged forward and stabbed with all the strength he posessed, but he was stopped. All his body stood motionless, except his extended arm, enable to move. It seems that The Lord of the Nazgúl had grown more powerful.
'What? No!' Legolas struggled to move from his position but was helpless. The wizards and witches looked at Legolas in despair, they tried many a spell but none seemed to have any effect on the Wraith.
'F-' Legolas tried to say.
'Dooooon't speeeaaaak....' The Lord hissed fiercely.
'Fire--' The Elf choked.
'Fire?! Why of course!' Hermoine jumped right to action to cast a very powerful fire spell. A huge fireball shot from the end of her wand but it did not harm the wraith, instead it went around him, The Lord of the Nazgúl had put up a barrier.
'What?! Why didn't it work?!!' Hermoine beseeched.
A hiss returned her confusion, 'Fooolishhhhhh...chiiilddd!' He raised his hand and pulled what seemed to be an invisible string that Legolas was bound and lead him to, then out the door.
'No!!' The children yelled. It was no use, the Wraith was taking Legolas away. Harry ran after them, but before he could reach them he rammed right into an invisible wall.
'Legolas!' They all shouted in despair. Ron scanned out the window, Gandalf and Haldir were too busy to help them now; they were trying to fend off the other 8 Wraiths, and were having great difficulty. The look of pain and struggle filled their faces and they knew not of what happened to The Mirkwood Prince.
The Wraith Lord had lead Legolas out from the interior of the train, he dragged The Elf from the tracks to a path marked by bushes, the path lead into the forest about 15 yards ahead. Harry watched helplessly, unable to do anything. He wanted to call out to Gandalf and Haldir, but they were too busy and he felt as if his voice was not there. The Lord of the Wraiths took Legolas farther and farther away until they were mere dots, and that's when the other Black Riders yielded and disappeared after their leader.
The Wizard and The Elf jovially returned back on the train, but seeing the worried faces, their smiles became frowns.
'What has happened?' Gandalf asked. He was very puzzled, the Ringwraiths were gone, why are they unhappy?
'They took Legolas.' Ron replied grimly.
'Why did you not tell us?!' Haldir shouted.
Harry stepped forward, 'I don't know... I felt like my voice didn't exist and when I tried to make a sound, nothing came out....' He paused. 'We also tried to save Legolas on our own, but there was some sort of barrier blocking us.'
'This is not good...' The Wizard murmured.
'I shall go after him!' Haldir turned to leave but was stopped.
'Nay Haldir, wait. Let Gwaihir search for him, he can see many a far. WE have other issues to attend to.'
'No! The Prince is my responsibility! 'Twas my fault to leave him! I will go!' The Elven Warrior pleaded. 'Gandalf he is not well! Don't let him turn into..into... one of THEM!'
'Haldir! Listen to me! Time runs short! we must make haste! Trust Gwaihir to find the Prince!' At that moment the Wizard seemed to have grown in size, the students backed away and even Haldir was afraid.
'Yes Mithrandir.' He sighed and sat down as Gandalf went out to greet the Windlord.
Harry was very confused, Legolas was a Prince? Why was time running short? Was Legolas' condition worse than he thought? Harry too sat down and tried to make sense of what he knew....
After a few minutes Gandalf returned from talking to those HUGE eagles outside, he took his seat and the train continued its way to Hogwarts.
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The Wraith Lord had lead Legolas out from the interior of the train, he dragged The Elf from the tracks to a path marked by bushes, the path lead into the forest about 15 yards ahead. The Pince struggled against his invisible bounds but found that it was nearly impossible for him to get free.
'Please Gwaihir! Hurry!' He thought. 'Please....Gandalf, Haldir...' Pain emitted from his wound and spread through his frail body. Legolas broke into a cold sweat, his breathes became short again, he could hear the very beats of his heart, and his vision threatened to falter.
'Faddddinnngggg.....yeeesssss....' said The Wraith.
Legolas could not care less, he would fight it. Though the presence of the Wraiths would made it more difficult. 'What do they want with me?' he thought. 'Please someone find me!'
He looked back, the figures of the other Nazgúl, The Wizard and his protector were now mere dots. His wished much to yell to them but his voice was not to be found, only the sound of his short breathes came from his mouth.
'I must stay strong... I am an Elf.' he thought to himself. 'I have magic. But I am too weary to do magic, I am much too weary.... '
He found that they had stopped moving. The Wraith Lord magically produced a sash from its Dark robes and tied it around Legolas' eyes. Again The Elf struggled. Irritability swelled within him and he became very fed up, annoyance became frustration and soon frustration became anger.
'Fooorr.....yourr....ownnn...goooooddd..' It hissed.
The Elf growled, surprising his foe and even himself.
'Stupidddd....Elffff!.....Thaw eledh!' It sounded extremely annoyed.
Legolas felt his weapons being lifted from his back and shoulders and himself placed on the back of a horse. The Lord of The Wraiths sat behind him and clutched him so tightly that pain spread through his chest.
'Uhh!' The Elf complained, his voice had not reutrned yet. 'Evil Wraith! Free me!!!' He shouted in his thoughts. 'EVIL!! I WILL KILL YOU!!' Fiercely, The Elf squirmed, he tugged and pulled and kicked and twisted! His fury rushed through his veins and the desire for revenge filled his mind.
'DILIO!' The Wraith shrieked. Legolas did not.
'DILIO!' It screamed again.
Still Legolas did not.
The Wraiths anger erupted and too did his horse for their emotions were parallel. The beast rose to its hind legs and threw the two to the ground.
Legolas felt his arm and legs bruise, soft tricklettes of blood seeped into his clothes. He panted, the anger subsiding. He did not know what happened to the Wraith but it seemed to have recovered from the fall better than he. Again The Elf was lifted onto the horse, and the Lord of the Wraiths seated himself behind him. This time the grip was not as tight, but the same cannot be said for the magic, its grip on The Elf was incredibly strong.
Legolas could do no more. He sat limply as he felt the horse began to cantor.
'What am I to do?' he pondered in his mind, he sighed and began to sing in his thoughts.
'Tuilir, Tuilir, your songs of peace shall calm my heart,
Tuilir, Tuilir, four of one; you do your part.
'Tis yestermorn that you be gone,
And now you're back with season's song.
Tuilir, Tuilir, you're beauty embraces all my doubts,
Tuilir, Tuilir, every year you're back about.
For long I wait for your return,
to see the beautious flowers churn,
It is worth the while to wait so long,
Just to hear your wonderous song.'
His lullaby ended as the sounds of the other Riders emerged from behind to join them. His heart falls heavy with sadness, and worries. 'What am I to do?' he could not escape, he was bound magically to them; nor could he take them in a battle for he would be outnumbered and to do so would be pure foolishness.
'Whaaattt...dooo...weeee...doo....withhhh...hiiiimmmmm?' A Wraith asked.
'Weeee....willllll...takeee hiiiimmmm....toooo our...masterrrrrr...' Their lord answered.
'Whatttt....willl...heee dooo too hiiimm...?' The Wraith asked again.
But there was no reply.... the Lord of the Nazgúl did not know....
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Harry had already changed into his robes, the train would arrive in a few minutes. But all his thoughts were bent upon Legolas, questions flew crazily in his head, yet he knew better than to ask. Ever since they began moving again Gandalf and Haldir looked grim, their eyes did not reveal much; they only revealed a far away look that worried Ron, Hermoine, Lee, the Weasley twins and Harry.
The rest of the trip passed slowly and when they'd finally screeched in a halt, ANOTHER new surprise awaited them. They jumped from train and headed towards Hagrid but were sidetracked--
'Percy? What are you doing here?'
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A/N: Ok... Thaw Eledh means 'Rotten Elf'-- Dilio means 'Stop up' or 'Stop'-- and Tuilir means 'Spring' as in the season... ok I'm gonna sleep now... night night. Plz R/R. And if you don't want to wait for me to update, why not read some of my other fics? O yea, if you want me to read yours just say so... *yawns* that's all for today. Stupid Percy's forcing me to write him in.... LOL
