I'm sorry about the very uncharacteristic peeves in the previous chapter…I cant remember who it was who said that watches didn't work but I think you will find that you find Harry looks at his watch in the books quite a lot and it mentions that his watch was broken after being in the lake…sorry just had to say that…on with the story
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Chapter four
Legolas had just started out across the field to the tree that went up to the bedroom when Ron gave a loud shout behind him
"Hey you're walking on top of the snow"
"of course I am…" well he was an elf, he looked back at their puzzled faces maybe they had not heard of elves before…he ran along to his tree that would take him up to the balcony to the room….once he had clambered up the tree and into the room he saw that all the others were ready for dinner he looked down at his own attire, it was not exactly princely but he was clean…
"Are we to go downstairs to eat?"
"Yes…merry and pippin have not returned yet so I would assume that they have already found the dinning halls…so shall we join them?"
"I think it would be a good idea…"
"Boromir are you coming?"
"Yes…do you think I look under dressed?"
"No…we are going as we were as well."
Aragon strode over to the hobbit's corner
"Are you coming to supper?"
"Yes…definitely"
"Please try not to eat them out of house and home"
"Ok…but I can't vouch for my kinsfolk"
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Merry and pippin had managed to get into an eating contest against Fred and George
"there was quite a large crowd gather around them as they sat down at the Gryffindor table, people were starting to place bets on who would win, needless to say most people were betting on Fred and George, the rest of the fellowship walked in at that moment
"Oh no" murmured Aragon, "I might have known they would get into some form of trouble…oh never mind who are you going to bet on?"
"The hobbits," replied Legolas
"Oh thank you Legolas, these children all seem to think that these two can beat us in an eating competition…" Legolas merely raised an eyebrow at the Wealsy twins, at that moment dobby appeared on the table
"sirs, the contest will begin in thirty second the plates will refill went they are empty, the house elves downstairs are keeping a tally… on your forks get ready go…and no magic" added dobby as all four of them dug in…
"This food is good," said pippin around a leg of chicken
"Your right there pip…so that plate has counted for a half breakfast…"
"No more like an eighth of a breakfast…that's the one thing I miss about being on this adventure thing…six good meals a day…"
Fred almost choked on his food, "six meals a day!!!! And that plate was only a starter course for breakfast?"
"Yep…" Fred and George were looking green they looked up to see peeves holding an ink filled water bomb to drop on the losers
"Merry, yep…take off your ring"
"Why?"
"I'm sorry if I sound old-fashioned or grown up but I prefer to talk over dinner with only people I know understanding me," he slipped of his ring, "you know my tendency to put my foot in it when I'm with strangers…"
Merry slipped his ring off as well, "all too well"
"Are we invited in on this fill up session?"
"Sure…" Frodo and Sam sat down at the table next to merry and started to eat with slightly more decorum, they both took off their rings as well
"So how long is this contest for...?"
"Until one side stops eating…"
"Oh what a surprise…master Perigin…can we join this table as well?"
"Yep but please don't wear those rings…I like the idea that we can't be understood"
"Alright…"they all slipped their rings into their pockets
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Fred was starting on his forth plate of food…he was starting to feel a little full he looked over at the group of people dressed in medieval clothes sitting on the far side of the table, they were all speaking in a foreign langue…
"Dobby?"
"Yes master…"
"How many plates have the other side eaten each?"
"The short one is starting on his sixth and the other is finishing his fifth"
"What??...hey George those two are on there sixth plates"
"What?"
"And they are still eating as though they are hungry"
"Are sirs admitting defeat??" asked dobby with a smile
"Um…," Fred looked at George… " 'Fraid so mate…peeves drop it right here…"
next moment the twins were cover in ink that started to write messages on them such as 'we are losers' 'couldn't even beat a hobbit'.
Merry and pippin looked up from there food mildly interested…laughed and pointed, and started speaking to Fred and George then saw the looks on their faces and remember that they had not put their rings back on…once they had done that…they exclaimed
"What are you finished already?"
"Yep…"
"and there was I thinking we would have a decent eating contest…last time I had an eating contest was in the pub at hobbitons the loser had to pay…we got up to one hundred and four plates each and I was starting to feel a little full…but luckily Mr Proudfoot gave in at one hundred and four…"
"One hundred and four plates of food!"
"Yep…"
"Wow…you guys are amazing…"
"Thank you…"
"Now if everyone will excuse us I think George and I need to…um…digest
Up at the staff table Dumbledore turned to Gandalf
"Has he really eaten one hundred and four dishes in one sitting? I mean he is so small"
"Hobbits are small but they have big appetites…I believe the record was held by Frodo's great grandfather…one hundred and ninety eight dishes"
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AN; sorry for such a short chapter promise to make the next one longer
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