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Disclaimer: I own nothing except the extended Dolan family and Hound's Hollow (including all of its subsidiary locations). The rest of this stuff is property of its proper owners. I'm a broke college student who writes to pass the time before classes. (I really do write between college classes. in the halls, in the café, in the labs, and in the library.)
"What did you and my sons find now, Glorfindel?" a man with pointed ears requested upon their entrance to the room.
The man, elf, whatever he was wore regal looking robes and had dark hair. As far as Patrick could discern, he was probably an elf. He was sitting at one end of a very long table with someone Patrick recognized.
"Good, Gandalf's here," he mused, "Maybe he can vouch for me and they'll let me go."
"This young man, literally, fell into the valley, Elrond. We, that is I, think he may be the boy Gandalf told you about," Glorfindel answered.
Instead of turning his attention to Patrick, like the young wizard expected him to, Elrond turned to Gandalf.
"Is this your gatekeeper?" Elrond asked Gandalf.
Gandalf gave Patrick the once over, just to make sure he was who he appeared to be.
"He is, Elrond, though he is just a boy," Gandalf, finally, answered.
It was now the elf's turn to give Patrick a good looking over. Patrick felt incredibly small under Elrond's gaze.
"This guy's older then he looked," Patrick decided.
The only other time he'd ever felt so small was under the gaze of his great- grandparents back in Hound's Hollow.
"Young man, what is your name and where are you from?" Elrond questioned.
Patrick looked from Gandalf to Elrond and answered, "My name is Patrick Dolan and I'm from Hound's Hollow."
From the way Elrond reflected on the answer, Patrick got the distinct feeling he was being interrogated. He got the impression that this was, most likely, how James and his gang felt when they were being questioned about some prank they had caused.
"Did you come here from your Hound's Hollow?" Elrond asked.
"No, sir, I did not," Patrick, simply, replied.
"Then how did you get here?" the elf countered.
Patrick composed himself for a very long explanation.
"I came here from just outside of Hogsmeade. I was visiting there with some of the other students of Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry," he explained, knowing full well that he was going to be asked to explain these terms.
Elrond looked confused and seemed to be unable to formulate another question.
Gandalf stepped into the role of questioner and requested, "Why do you not explain that part to Elrond, Patrick?"
Patrick obliged, explaining everything from Hogwarts to why he wandered away from Hogsmeade. He tried not to leave out any detail, no matter how tiny. He didn't want to have to explain himself further. Plus, he was having a small problem explaining things that appeared to be so obvious, so normal to the people in his world.
"You see, Elrond, he is the gatekeeper despite the fact he is just a boy. You, above all others here, should understand the potential all children have," Gandalf murmured, after Patrick had finished.
"If you are who Gandalf claims you to be, then you are always welcome to Rivendell, Patrick the Gryffindor from Hound's Hollow," Elrond said to the wizard.
"Thanks, I think," Patrick replied, not sure how to respond to such a formal greeting.
"Do you have any questions for Lord Elrond, before I take you back?" Gandalf asked the Hogwarts trained wizard.
Patrick thought for a moment, sifting through everything he had discovered, and nodded.
"I have three questions. First, who were those other guys who brought me here? Second, are all of you guys elves? Third, where is here exactly?" Patrick asked, counting off the questions on his fingers.
Elrond laughed and replied, "To answer your second question first, yes, everyone you have met thus far are elves. The other two elves who brought you here are my sons, Elladan and Elrohir. Finally, this is where you are."
To answer Patrick's final question, Elrond pointed out their location on a map he had on the table.
After bidding Elrond a farewell, Gandalf took Patrick just outside of Rivendell. A portal, just like the one that had opened in the rock, opened in a very large tree. Through the portal, Patrick could see an alley between a couple of homes. He recognized the street as being in Hogsmeade.
"Thank you for vouching for me today," Patrick said to the old wizard.
"It was no problem. You have now taken your first step into a wider world. No go on---back to Hogwarts with you," Gandalf said to a friendly chuckle.
Patrick waved to the old wizard and crossed back into his own world.
Disclaimer: I own nothing except the extended Dolan family and Hound's Hollow (including all of its subsidiary locations). The rest of this stuff is property of its proper owners. I'm a broke college student who writes to pass the time before classes. (I really do write between college classes. in the halls, in the café, in the labs, and in the library.)
"What did you and my sons find now, Glorfindel?" a man with pointed ears requested upon their entrance to the room.
The man, elf, whatever he was wore regal looking robes and had dark hair. As far as Patrick could discern, he was probably an elf. He was sitting at one end of a very long table with someone Patrick recognized.
"Good, Gandalf's here," he mused, "Maybe he can vouch for me and they'll let me go."
"This young man, literally, fell into the valley, Elrond. We, that is I, think he may be the boy Gandalf told you about," Glorfindel answered.
Instead of turning his attention to Patrick, like the young wizard expected him to, Elrond turned to Gandalf.
"Is this your gatekeeper?" Elrond asked Gandalf.
Gandalf gave Patrick the once over, just to make sure he was who he appeared to be.
"He is, Elrond, though he is just a boy," Gandalf, finally, answered.
It was now the elf's turn to give Patrick a good looking over. Patrick felt incredibly small under Elrond's gaze.
"This guy's older then he looked," Patrick decided.
The only other time he'd ever felt so small was under the gaze of his great- grandparents back in Hound's Hollow.
"Young man, what is your name and where are you from?" Elrond questioned.
Patrick looked from Gandalf to Elrond and answered, "My name is Patrick Dolan and I'm from Hound's Hollow."
From the way Elrond reflected on the answer, Patrick got the distinct feeling he was being interrogated. He got the impression that this was, most likely, how James and his gang felt when they were being questioned about some prank they had caused.
"Did you come here from your Hound's Hollow?" Elrond asked.
"No, sir, I did not," Patrick, simply, replied.
"Then how did you get here?" the elf countered.
Patrick composed himself for a very long explanation.
"I came here from just outside of Hogsmeade. I was visiting there with some of the other students of Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry," he explained, knowing full well that he was going to be asked to explain these terms.
Elrond looked confused and seemed to be unable to formulate another question.
Gandalf stepped into the role of questioner and requested, "Why do you not explain that part to Elrond, Patrick?"
Patrick obliged, explaining everything from Hogwarts to why he wandered away from Hogsmeade. He tried not to leave out any detail, no matter how tiny. He didn't want to have to explain himself further. Plus, he was having a small problem explaining things that appeared to be so obvious, so normal to the people in his world.
"You see, Elrond, he is the gatekeeper despite the fact he is just a boy. You, above all others here, should understand the potential all children have," Gandalf murmured, after Patrick had finished.
"If you are who Gandalf claims you to be, then you are always welcome to Rivendell, Patrick the Gryffindor from Hound's Hollow," Elrond said to the wizard.
"Thanks, I think," Patrick replied, not sure how to respond to such a formal greeting.
"Do you have any questions for Lord Elrond, before I take you back?" Gandalf asked the Hogwarts trained wizard.
Patrick thought for a moment, sifting through everything he had discovered, and nodded.
"I have three questions. First, who were those other guys who brought me here? Second, are all of you guys elves? Third, where is here exactly?" Patrick asked, counting off the questions on his fingers.
Elrond laughed and replied, "To answer your second question first, yes, everyone you have met thus far are elves. The other two elves who brought you here are my sons, Elladan and Elrohir. Finally, this is where you are."
To answer Patrick's final question, Elrond pointed out their location on a map he had on the table.
After bidding Elrond a farewell, Gandalf took Patrick just outside of Rivendell. A portal, just like the one that had opened in the rock, opened in a very large tree. Through the portal, Patrick could see an alley between a couple of homes. He recognized the street as being in Hogsmeade.
"Thank you for vouching for me today," Patrick said to the old wizard.
"It was no problem. You have now taken your first step into a wider world. No go on---back to Hogwarts with you," Gandalf said to a friendly chuckle.
Patrick waved to the old wizard and crossed back into his own world.