Disclaimer: I don't own anybody. Harry, Hermione, Ron, Aragorn, Frodo...etc. (from both LotR and HP) are not mine. They are property of Tolkien and Rowling.

phoenixqueen - O.o That's one loooooooooong review!! Arwen instead of Glorfindel? Blinks Hmmm. It -would- ave been possible... HEY!!! I'll still put her in!!! YES!!! INSPIRATION HAS STRUCK!!! Right... ahem sorry. Well, this was Hermione's FIRST elf that she saw. So its bound to have a big impression on her. Completely smitten. But there won't be any Mary Sue- ness. Ron was having a bad day. And Harry made it worse when he said "ickle Ronniekins"!!! LOL!

PurpleMonkey - Out of curiosity, are you male or female?!? LOL! Yeap. Hermione has gone gaa-gaa... Hehehe!!! =)

elven archer Tiniwiel - =P Head-over-heels!!!! LOL!!! She will be...BUT, Legolas won't be paying much attention to her. After all, she's mortal and only 13!!!

coolkidkc - thankyouthankyouthankyou!!! pinkwigg? That's....CUTE!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Pls review again!!!

StrWrsGrl9 - oh-HO!!! So it is YOU!!!! Yeah, I like Glorfindel too!!!!!!! Pity he wasn't in the movie... sighs I think tit's kinda sweet of Hermione! LOL!

Lantarmiel - yeah! You guessed it!! Legolas a victim of a stray hex? grins evilly THAT'S GOOD!! What about the "Furnuculus Curse" ? LOL!!! This would be fun!

Hermione Eveningfall - Aaaaahh... THERE you are!!! =) My favourite reviewer! I thought I was being evil when I made Harry belch slugs =( LOL!

Kishi Seta - heh heh heh... HERE'S THE NEXT CHAPTER!!! ALL FOR YOU!!!





For those of you like Arwen, REJOICE! She'll be in the fic soon.

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'Look!' cried Strider as they reached the opening. 'The Ford of Bruinen!'

And it was. Roaring gently. There was no Ringwraith in sight. No Asfaloth or Frodo either.

'Come, cross the ford. Only in Imladris will we know if Frodo has made it to safety.

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A little way from the Ford stood four sentries. Hey were guarding the entrance to Rivendell.

'Halt!' one cried. But Glorfindel stood forward. The sentry that had spoken quickly gave way. 'Lord Glorfindel,' he said bowing.

Glorfindel nodded and quickly strode pass him.

'Come!' Glorfindel called to the rest. 'This way to the Lord of Imladris abode!'

He led them through beautiful gardens, pass huge fountains, through winding paths and up the stairs into the House of Elrond.

'Where is the Lord Elrond?' he asked an elf maiden, passing their way. She bowed and replied, 'In the Houses of Healing, my Lord. He bears with him a perianath.'

Glorfindel nodded and dismissed her.

He walked a little further down the hallway and stopped at a door. He lightly knocked on the door. 'Lord Elrond?'

'Come in.'

Glorfindel stepped inside, accompanied by the rest of the troupe. Strider rushed to Frodo's side and checked his temperature. 'How is he?'

'He is fine, Estel. For days we had feared he would not make it. But we removed the shard or the blade that was embedded in his flesh and now he heals well.'

Harry frowned. 'Estel?' he wondered. 'Who was Estel? Was it Strider?'

Elrond's gaze fell upon Harry and his friends. Harry gulped. Elrond's keen grey eyes were unnerving.

'And who, pray tell me, might these Edain [Human] children be? They are not the offspring off Estel, that I know...'

Strider flushed at his. But smiled all the same.

He stood and gestured towards Harry. 'This, my lord, is Harry Potter and these are his friends, Ronald Weasley (A/N he heard Harry bellowing a few mornings ago) and this is Hermione Granger.' He paused, not sure if he should continue. 'They are not from Middle-earth. They are skilled in the arts of magic. This one here,' he pointed at Harry, 'managed to chase of a Ringwraith with an illusion of a deer! This Miss Granger disarmed one with a mere flick of her wrist and some words!' His eyes fell on Ron. 'This one... made Harry vomit slugs. I suggest you not make him angry nor upset!'

Pippin giggled slightly. 'It was indeed a sight!'

A gaze from Elrond silenced him.

He studied the three. Ron fidgeted a bit.

Finally he spoke to the rest. 'The hobbits will follow Glorfindel to the guest rooms. Estel, you know your quarters. I suggest you all refresh yourselves. I will send for food from the kitchens to be brought to the dining hall. If you wish to eat, pray, do. However, you three,' he said, his gaze falling once more upon Harry, 'come with me to my study. I wish to speak with you. Privately.'

Harry groaned inwardly. He was hoping for a nice hot bath, some food and a nice warm bed.

Elrond led Harry, Ron and Hermione to his study. He sat down upon his desk and motioned for them to do the same opposite him.

Hermione studied her surroundings. Books were littered everywhere. She was itching to get her hands on one.

Elrond studied each of them in turn.

'So, you are not of this world, you say. Where do you come from then?'

Harry took a deep breath and began from the very begging. Ron and Hermione helped a bit. Elrond neither moved nor commented during the whole recital. Once or twice he asked a question.

Finally, Harry's throat was dry and scratchy from all the talking. Their tale was told.

The elf lord sighed and rubbed his temples.

'How is it you came here? Have you any theories?'



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Hmmmm... not as good as the rest of the chapters... oh well. The next chapter would be better, I promise. Sorry if I disappointed you guys! SORRY! But that's not much interesting things to write about in this chap anyway. The next one has Hermione's wild theory on how they ended up in Middle-Earth!



Review Please! I know you might flame me for such a lousy chapter. I'm really sorry!