Hey all, I am still alive and kicking….barely. School is just about over so things should get better. But just so you know I am sorry for how long it took me to get this chapter out to everyone. The next chapter should be out really really soon…hopefully. This chapter would have been out a little sooner than what it is…but needless to say one of my friends sent me an e-mail with a virus and it so crashed my computer. That is what I get for not updating my anti-virus once a month.

Thank you to all of my reviewers, you let me know that there is an interest in my story…..so I shall keep going.

The true form is magnificently illuminated with gleaming fire. The teaching's voice is total silence amid the ringing of wind chimes. The moon hangs in the old pine tree, cold in the falling night. The chilled crane in its nest in the clouds has not yet been aroused from its dreams.
--Hongzhi Zhengjue (1091-1157) Chapter 5

(Thoughts)

Elrond lets go

The journey back to Rivendale was a long and hard one. The elves were not use to the man made transportation, and we not all that comfortable with the idea of using it. Plus, Elrond believed it would be noticeable if they were to use their way of transportation, which was quite a bit out of date, he believed that people would think it was unusual to see four men galloping around on horses with a small child.

They also wanted to avoid using their elven magic, they did not want to be stopped and questioned about what they were doing and why they had a child. Another reason for this was the fact that they just did not know how far the wizards had advanced and they did not want to be detected by them. So this meant that they were using the good old fashioned method of walking to get home. While at the same time they using great amounts of concentration to stay away from people, whether they be man kind or wizard.

Elrond knew they needed to return to Rivendale as quickly as possible. He knew that since he had removed Harry from the Dursleys that the wards and blood magic that was protecting that house and family would soon start to fade. And with the wards fading, Dumbledore and other magical people would become worried and come to check what was wrong. Elrond was not really concerned with the wizards, well that is except for one. He was concerned over Albus Dumbledore, this was a very intelligent and powerful wizard and on top of that he was a relative of Gandulf, which was a worry within its self. Elrond did not know what magic and knowledge that Gandulf had left for his descendents, but knowing Gandulf as well as he did, Elrond knew that there would have been something passed down.

Elrond knew that if such records did exist, which he knew almost without a doubt that they did, then Albus would make sure that he would know the information that they contained. Elrond was by no means afraid of Albus Dumbledore, but this man could make things difficult for the elves, but more especially Harry. And Elrond wanted to avoid all of that if possible, he wanted to keep Albus ignorant for as long as possible to make things easier for all. Later on he planned to involve Albus in his plans and Harry's life, but now was not the time for that. He wanted Albus to trust him so that trust could be on all sides of the matter and both sides would then benefit. For the moment Elrond wanted to avoid Harry being hurt anymore than what he had already been, so he was going to do everything in his power to protect the boy for as long as possible. But even though he wanted to protect him, he realized that Harry was still going to have to grow up and become his own person and he was willing to let that happen, well as long as no one hurt his little boy.

Elrond knew that Harry would be accepted with open arms in the elven world, he would become their little elven prince, who was the son of their star. But even with this acceptance, Elrod realized that some things would be hard for Harry, just like some things were hard for him when he grew up.

Elrond realized that he and Harry were a lot alike, they were both half-elves and both had lost important people in their lives. Harry having lost his mother and father and myself having lost my twin and my wife. But we are both survivors and take whatever is thrown at us. He knew that Harry would have a little trouble while growing up as all little elves do, but Harry would have a little more because Elrond knew that he would be teased for his heritage, just as he had. Being half elf did not really change anything, but kids will be kids and they like to make fun of anyone that is a little different than what they are. But unlike himself, Harry would have someone be there who knew what Harry was going through, and had even experience it himself. He knew that in the in everything would turn out okay.

Elrond vowed that he would make sure that everything turned out okay and to make sure that Harry was prepared for whatever things that would happen in the future. He was going to prepare Harry for being able to rule, because Harry along with his sons Elrohir and Elladan would one day rule the kingdom of Rivendale, and he wanted them all to be comfortable with doing so. He knew that between the three of them the elven world and his world would greatly benefit and this rule would last a long time into the future, if none of the interfering things succeeded in destroying what was supposed to be. Sometimes Elrond thought, having the second sight is a good thing.

Elrond knew that Harry being half-elven and half-wizard would be a very powerful man, one that you would not want to cross. Harry would have to learn how to control both his elven magic and his wizarding magic and see how they mix together. Harry would be able to get the elven magic lessons in his kingdom just fine, and even some of the wizarding ones. But, he realized that for Harry to be the person that he needs to be and to have the control he needs to, he would have to attend the Wizarding School to obtain control on that magic.

Elrond realized that this scared him more than anything else, for he knew what some of the outcomes could be, and he had a pretty good idea of what was to come in the near future. And that future absolutely terrified him.

Whew, did not think that I was ever going to get that done. Between paper writing, studying, more studying, a little social life, and preparing for finals, I have had no time.

Lucky for you that I have the next coulple of chapters written out, so I should post the next chapter soon………….well when I get a chance to get it typed. But it should not take as long as it did last time.

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All is well that ends well