Chapter 2

Corrected by Christine C.

Ginny woke in something really soft; it was a bed, a very comfortable one at that. She had her eyes closed, she slowly opened them to see an old man who looked like professor Dumbledore but he had no glasses, looking at her very intently as if trying to figure something out.

Then she remembered, Hermione screaming and the darkness. Then the questions started to pop in her head, where was she? Who was this man? What had happened? She then managed to stammer, "Where a...am I?"

The man smiled at her and said, "You, my lady are in Rivendell, the elven city, home of Lord Elrond."

"How….how did I get here?" she asked, confused. She'd never heard of Rivendell or Lord Elrond.

"Lord Elrond sent a prayer to Valar for a fair warrior to come to our aid, we certainly didn't expect a girl in her teenage years…" He said, confused.

'I'm most certainly not a warrior!' Thought Ginny, angry at this Elrond guy for bringing her here.

"I'm no warrior, old man, I even haven't graduated from Hogwarts," said Ginny trying to sound calm.

"Hogwarts?" Asked the confused man, "Oh, and my name is Gandalf," he added with a twinkle in his eyes.

"School of Witchcraft and Wizardry," said Ginny tired of thinking the only thing she wanted was to go back to her home.

"You are a witch?" he asked curiously.

"Yes, oh where's my wand?" She asked, maybe she could do magic here, that would be good.

"Your wand?" Asked a confused Gandalf.

"It would look like a stick," she said annoyed.

"Oh, it's on that table over there," said Gandalf.

Ginny tried to get up but her back hurt. Gandalf notice this and went to the table, got her wand, and gave it to her.

"Oh, thanks, Lumos!" She said, and a small flame appeared at the top of her wand. She smiled, "Great! I can do magic here!"

At that moment a woman came in the room. She was wearing a gown, and that's when Ginny noticed she had pointed ears! She gasped and stared open-mouthed at the woman, or should I say elf.

The elf-maiden noticed this and said, "My name is Maren. I'm here to escort you to Lord Elrond. If you please would get changed, then we can get going." That's when Ginny realized that she was wearing a small nightgown.

Ginny looked at Gandalf, and him as if reading her mind, headed out of the room. Then she looked at the elf, and she too headed out of the room. She noticed her clothes on a chair and put them on. Then she took her wand and put it in her back pocket, and headed out of the room.

Maren was waiting outside. Then the two of them made their way to see Elrond. They walked like that for a while, "Where's the old man? I mean Gandalf?" She asked, while smiling to herself. Gandalf might have looked like Professor Dumbledore, but she was certainly not going to treat him like her headmaster.

Then a thought occurred to her, this was another world. Her brothers weren't here, she was alone, no one knew her, no one knew about her stupid crush on Harry Potter, or Harry for that matter, you-know-who wasn't here, there weren't any death eaters. She was going to start again; no one would know her as little innocent Ginny Weasley. From now on she was Virginia, not Virginia Weasley, just Virginia.

(A/N: from now on I'll call her Virginia, ok?)

"He went to receive some very important guests," said Maren, interrupting her thoughts. "I'm sorry my lady, I never asked your name."

"Oh, my name is Virginia, who are these guests?" She asked, her curiosity getting the better of her.

"They are three hobbits and a man. I'm sorry but that's all I can tell you. Lord Elrond will explain everything to you," she said, always with that blank expression on her face. Virginia wondered if all elves were like that.

They stopped at a door with beautiful carvings; just as they were about go in, she heard a shout, "Mr. Frodo!!!!!!!!!" She turned around and found a child running toward them, no, not a child, a small man with curly dirty blonde hair and hairy feet. Wait a minute, HAIRY FEET?!?!? What crazy world was this; next thing she expected was to see a dwarf. He stopped at the door and went in.

She was stunned. She looked at the direction in which he came from and saw two other little men with hairy feet. They were with a man, a very dirty one. It seemed as if he hadn't taken a bath in a month. His filthy hair was very tangled and greasy. It made her think of professor Snape. She wrinkled her nose at that thought, she hoped he didn't ACT like Snape.

"Are these the important guests?" Asked Virginia, raising an eyebrow with an amused smile.

"Yes," was the simple answer she got back.

The man was walking toward them with a worried expression on his face.

"Maren, is Frodo here?" He asked, in a light but firm voice.

"Yes, I was just bringing Lady Virginia to see Lord Elrond," She answered, and gave a small bow.

The man then turned his gaze toward Virginia, and started studying her. What business could this girl have with Lord Elrond? He thought.

Virginia felt very uncomfortable under his stare, and was swaying on her feet nervously. "It's a pleasure to meet you, Lady Virginia," he said, giving a small bow.

"The pleasure is mine, though I do not know your name."

"The name is Strider, My Lady."

She looked behind him, to the little men, seeing them looking around with amazed looks on their faces. By that, she knew that they weren't from around this place.

"Hello there," she said, giving them a small wave. They turned their faces toward her. They were staring at her, and then one of them walked forward so he was beside Strider. He said excitedly, "Hello! My name is Peregrin Took, but you can call me Pippin!" He had a big smile on his face. She couldn't help but smile, who wouldn't?

The other small man also stepped forward and introduced himself, also with an excited voice, "My name is Meriadoc Brandybuck, but please call me Merry!" And he gave a small bow. What was with this people and bowing? She asked herself.

Her smile broadened. They might look like little men, but they certainly acted like children. She smiled warmly at them and said, "My name is Virginia, I don't mean to be rude or anything but err um what are you?" She asked nervously, hoping she hadn't insulted them.

"We are hobbits," said Pippin, proudly raising his head high.

"You know you are the first hobbits I have ever met," she said, obviously amused.

"Oh are we?" asked Merry, "We feel honored!" He said, also raising his head high. "Don't we Pip?" "Of course!" Pippin said "Ahem, I think we want to know how Frodo is fairing. And Lady Virginia was just about to speak with Lord Elrond." And with that said, they all went in.