~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ A/N: Alright, here is the fourth chapter. I know, I left you off at a cliff..but at least now you get to see what happens! And yes, the man that Frodo saw was Hagrid. Here's five bucks to whoever got it right. Not! Hehe. Do I own anything? I don't think so.

Chapter 4

"Oy! You're crushing me, Pip!"
"Well, get your feet out of my face, Merry!"
"I can't because you're SITTING ON THEM!"
"WILL THE BOTH OF YOU BE SILENT?!"
Frodo blinked, unsure of what he saw, but when his eyelids came back up he still saw Merry, Pippin, and Sam. They were all jumbled up and piled on one another, and they had a hard time trying to get out of the entanglement.
When they finally did, they took a look at Frodo, scanned around this new place, and did a classic movie double take.
"FRODO!" they yelled as they flung themselves at the unexpected hobbit.
"Where were you, Frodo?"
"What has happened?"
"What was that THING?!"
"Enough, enough!" cried Frodo through the turmoil. They all ceased and sat down near him on the grass.
"What happened?" asked Merry again.
"I don't know, but we're in a different place than that forest we were in earlier." The three hobbits looked frightened.
"But there could be orcs!"
"Or something worse than orcs!"
"What are we going to do?!" but then Pippin's cry of despair was cut off as they heard footsteps approaching. They all scrambled to their feet and turned to face the intruder, ready to run into the dark forest if necessary. But who they saw made their jaws drop.
"Gandalf?!" Frodo cried as the tall, aged man drew closer and came to a stop in front of them. They could see a look of polite puzzlement on his wizened face.
"No, I am sorry, but I do not know any Gandalfs.Nor am I a Gandalf, to put it at that."
"Oh, then I am sorry," Frodo murmured.
"Oh no, don't be! It is just a small mistake, and everybody makes mistakes sometime or other in their lifetime," the man said wisely. They could see a small smile behind his long, white beard. Frodo nodded and looked at the ground.
"Beggin' your pardon, sir, but who are you?" Sam asked of the man.
"I am Professor Albus Dumbledore, headmaster of this school, Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry." He indicated to somewhere behind him. "And you must be hobbits, am I correct in saying?"
The four hobbits nodded their heads. The man nodded his head as well.
"Very well, very well. If you will please follow me to my office, then I am sure that I can sort this mess out. Stay behind me, now," and the man named Dumbledore turned and walked in the opposite direction of the forest. The hobbits quickly looked at one another before following the tall man. Sam hesitated, but at once caught up to Frodo's side, keeping a very wary eye on this new stranger.

A/N: Yay, they meet Dumbledore! Don't worry, they will meet Harry and all the other people too.Remember, this is Harry's fifth year at Hogwarts. And yes, I have already read the fifth book twice. I will not forget a thing! Please take the time to send me a Review, and I would much appreciate it! Thanks again.