Chapter seven
Boromir was the first to speak, "they could hide in the bathroom"
"all thirty of them are you daft man" retorted gimli, "why did we not wish for a second exit?"
"we did but it is unlikely that these children will wish to take it"
"and what exit would that be?"
"the one I last left and entered by"
"down the tree?"
"yes…I am sure that they can manage that, there is a thick carpet of snow below it should they fall…what do you say?" he asked harry
"may we travel down the tree?"
"yes I am sure that it will not attack you"
"come on everyone…let us take our leave"
"I will come out to ensure that you all make it safely down the tree, the mithandir would be most surprised to see me indoors…"
upon seeing the tree most of the group seemed to think that climbing down the tree was not the wisest of ideas, they were absolutely terrified
"the fall is not too bad," said legolas judging the distance and then gracefully leaping to the ground then racing up the tree again "see…no harm done"
slowly one by one the children edged their way out onto the tree and started to clamber down
"good night to you, hurry the head master is almost at the door"
legolas saw the last child of the balcony then perched on a branch level with it
"my friends," said Gandalf as he entered, "things have come to pass that make our stay here less secure…I can prevent you from being taken from this school but then I would not be able to work on the world key…I must go to seek other members of my race, I hope my search will not be in vain…the hobbits will go to stay with dobby and his kin in the kitchens…"
"looking forward to it we are" put in pippin
"…but it is the matter of you four that will come to the greatest worry, unfortunately there are no teaching vacancies, but Dumbledore has told me that you could study at the school…while you are here, gimli may help hagrid if he would prefer to do so…"
"ah will help hagrid"
"what of you legolas, Aragorn and Boromir? Will you become students?"
"yes…but wont we have to be able to do magic?"
"you will be able to…I must depart in search of my kin…dumbledore has said that he will supply you with your school clothes and equipment…you must also leave soon"
"yes we must get to diagon alley with all possible haste"
"we are ready to go…"
"I am glad to see that you have a fireplace here…take a pinch of this powder sprinkle it into the fire and call, diagon alley…"
Aragorn went forth first, then legolas and then Boromir and finally Dumbledore
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aragorn found himself thown flat on his face, he looked around and saw that he was in a room that reminded him greatly of the prancing pony in bree, moments later legolas tumbled out of the fireplace to land on his feet half way across the room
"that mellon nin was an interesting experience"
"at least you landed on you feet mellon nin"
"you had better move Boromir is coming,"
"…eeek," Boromir cried as he fell out of the fireplace to land next to Aragorn, "that was awful," he confided with the ranger
"I am sorry to hear you say that, although I must say that floo powder is not one of my favourite ways of travelling either but needs must…" he trailed off, "come this way"
Dumbledore led them out into a small court yard and started to count bricks, when he had found the correct one he tapped it three times…for a moment nothing happened then to the amazement of the three from middle earth the brick started to twitch and the wiggle, then suddenly the entire wall was doing this, as soon as it had started it stopped and in place of the wall was a very large brick archway, silently marvelling at this new wonder, aragron passed on into the street ahead, here the buildings where crooked and twisted…
"first we must buy your uniform….ah madame malkins robes for all occaisions"
once inside they were met by a short woman who ushered them on to chairs to have themselves fitted for these new clothes,
"Aragorn," called legolas in their native tounge, "when we depart we must remember to leave these behind lest we be mistaken for as ringwraiths"
Aragorn chuckled at this and responded, "how could an elf be mistaken for a ringwraith, are they not wisest and fairest of all beings?"
"mellon nin…I was thinking that it would be boromir and you who would be mistaken"
"I thank you for you concern…"
"come," called Dumbledore, "we have much to do" he presented the three of them with a large package each
they made their way down the street back towards the leaky cauldron,
"this is our last shop and then we must hurry back to hogwarts"
aragorn was relieved he did not think that he could carry many more packages, the shop was very old in the window there was a stick of wood on a purple cushion
"this is where we will buy your wands"
"wands?"
"they are the wizarding equivalent of a mithandir's staff"
they entered the shop, aragorn felt a sense of forboding silence, the walls of this shop were stacked with many boxes, but the silence was one that would keep even a hobbit silent
"professor dumbledore…"
aragorn leapt around to see a silver haired man standing in front of dumbledore
"I do hope that you have not broken another wand in so short a time…you are always so hard on your wands"
"no do not fret, my wand is still safe and whole…but these persons need a wand each…"
"and who might they be? They are new blood if they are wizards for I have never sold a wand to any of their families…hmm" he beckoned to boromir, out of nowhere a silver snake started to wrap its self around and along boromir's tense frame, aragorn looked worriedly at dumbledore but to his surprise dumbledore was very calm
"I wonder," aragorn said quietly to his elven friend, "what other strange customs they had in this new land"
"mellon nin think not upon the subject lest even you become scared…"
the elf was interrupted by the silver hair man who squeaked
"dragons heartstring and willow, 10 inches, go on give it a wave…"
boromir seemed to be unsure of the action he was supposed to be performing, Aragon called to his friend, in the common tounge of middle earth, "imagine you are doing the cresent drill"
boromir gave argorn a look of gratitude and raised the wand, which was promptly snatched out of his hand
"no, no, try this one, I think…give it a wave, dargon heartstring and rowan 12 inches"
something was different this time, boromir brought the wand above his head and brought it down again with a ruch of black and silver streaks
"oh, very good, good wand that…now you" the man was pointing at him, argorn moved forward, he fortunately did not have to cope with the silver snake…the man merely examined his face closely and wandered off to the back of his shop and pulled out a red and gold box
the man came forward and presented the wand to aragorn, "I foresaw you many years ago, this is a phoenix feather and unicorn wand the wood is oak, 10 ¾ inches"
aragorn took up the wand and felt a warmth rushing through him, he consontrated on the gonderian flag, he saw the flag appear infront of him
"oh bravo…that was a beautiful tree…I am glad that this wand goes out to do its purpose, it is a very powerful wand containing the elements of fire, earth and light…it will serve you well for the rest of you life, a very long life…now you," legolas stepped forward, "you are strange…that is no offensive term…but I will find a wand for you never fear, young man"
"I would," he muttered to aragorn, "that people would stop calling me young when I am older than any of them"
"worry not mellon nin"
the man had returned with a heap of wands, all of which were tried and failed,
aragorn heard the man whisper to himself, "the white wand" and scuttle to the back of the shop once more, he returned carring a white box
"elm wood and unicorn hair 13 and a ½ inches"
a wind rose in the shop, and a pure white light was seen in the air
"so the white wand takes another owner…this has been most intresting"
"how so" asked legolas
"the white wand and the royal wand have both chosen new wizards…curious very curious"
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sorry for the very long delay…I was skiing in the alps there were no internet places for ten kilometres
sorry again