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For the first time that night Ron and Harry were the tallest people in the general vicinity. That may have only been because everybody else was kneeling down at them or in Hermione's case, not that she was taller than either of them, unconscious.
The two boys just stood there motionless and wearing questioning looks on their faces. They had absolutely no clue what had just happened or where they were. The only person with the faintest idea had fainted. (A/N Ya…what a great line).
Harry pointed his wand at Hermione and muttered enervate. She stirred for a couple of seconds then woke up and sat up. She still had no clue why this was happening but she did know a little. She was still absolutely speechless from her sitting position. Silence followed for the next couple of second. It was Gandalf who spoke first.
"O great ones, what is thy bidding" he said with a bow.
Harry chuckled to himself. The great grey, now white wizard had just bowed down to him, a sixteen year old boy that had no clue as to what was going on. "Only to ask all of you what is going on" Harry replied.
"It is not my story to tell. But I may tell you that my name is Oromir, the Maia and now chief of the Istari. It seems the brown haired one knows more than she lets on."
"Hermione, would you like to explain yourself?" asked Harry in the most professional voice he could muster up.
"I do not know much of what is going on. All that I know is who all these people are. I also might have a clue as to where we are."
"Isn't it obvious where we are? We're in middle-earth. Duh!" blurted out Ron before receiving a slap in the back of the head from Harry.
"You really are stupid sometimes. She obviously meant where in middle-earth we are you git. Now love would you like to continue with what you were saying?" said Harry very impatiently. Ron apologized for it before Hermione continued.
Hermione continued, "I assume that all of you are the fourteen pure Valar. I have no clue as to who the elf that greeted us is. We all obviously know that you are Gandalf the Grey. Well Gandalf the White I should say. If you would prefer we call you Oromir that would be no problem." She received a nod from Gandalf before continuing again, "I also have come to believe that we are in Valinor, exactly where I have no idea." With that the fourteen Valar returned from their kneeling positions and back to their great thrones. Ron perceived a fifteenth empty throne.
He blurted out again without thinking, "Why is there an extra throne?"
The chief Valar spoke up for all to hear, "My name is Manwe, everything young Hermione has said is true. As for the extra throne we do not speak of it within these halls. All that I have to say is that there was a traitor."
Harry spoke up next, "My name is Harry, would you like to fill us in on a more detailed description of why exactly we are here."
Manwe spoke up again, "We have awaited this day for many years my lord."
After Manwe spoke this he and all the Valar broke into rhythmic chanting. Hermione made out the language to be a mix of elvish and English with something extra thrown in. She couldn't quite pick up on what it was. The chanting continued for the next five minutes then each Valar stepped forward to say a line.
"The great ones arrive when the need is dire." Chanted the first one before stepping back onto it throne.
"Born into a battle of wizard and fire" said the second one repeating the process of the first.
"The flames extinguish, the great ones fly"
"To the world beyond underneath the sky"
"There the Valar await their arrival"
"The red head one can be pretty trivial" (A/N So what it doesn't rhyme. Sue me)
"Three wizards are they who come in peace"
"Ultimate power they may unleash"
"Eternal beings they will become"
"There time will be long so it better be fun"
"Phoenix, Nazgul, and Heliopath unite"
"To fight through fire, darkness and light"
"The power of fourteen to help the remaining eight"
The chief Valar recited the last line, "Fail your mission and deal with fate,"
The fourteen Valar sat down and stared at the three kids staring right back at them. Harry's emerald green eyes were scanning the room while Ron's just stood there not moving at all. Hermione just stood there looking around before sitting on the ground. She was completely exhausted. That prophecy was a lot to take in.
One of the Valar to the right of Manwe broke the silence with a hearty chuckle. "How are these beings supposed to have absolute power when they can barely stomach a simple prophecy."
"Excuse me Orome but that's one big prophecy to handle" said the female Valar sitting next to Manwe.
"Yes Varda it is, but these are no ordinary human beings."
Manwe spoke at last, "At least they will not be after we train them."
The trio suddenly broke out of their dream-like trance. They all said with anticipation, "Training?"
"Yes, you three will go through a week of training. That should be enough time to supply you three with the weapons and skills necessary to defeat evil." Replied Manwe.
"Ok, that aside for now. What exactly does that prophecy mean?" Hermione said remembering the prophecy.
"Let us go through it step by step. The first six lines have already come to pass so no need to explain them. The next line just means that you are on our side. The eighth line is pretty scary. It pretty much means that you have ultimate power. The next two lines refer to having eternal life. I do not know if that means on earth or just your spirits. The next line implies the former. I think the next line refers to you three being able to control those three beasts, I am not exactly sure though. The twelfth line refers to the eleventh. The next line is also pretty unpredictable. It means that you have all the power of the Valar but as to who the remaining eight are any guess is as good as mine. The final line of the great prophecy refers to the fact that you have to succeed or something bad will happen. In other words I have a general idea about the prophecy but that's all it is, a generalization."
The trio was stunned, sure they had heard the prophecy but it hadn't occurred to them just how powerful they were. They now had ultimate power, that could come in handy back home. Little did they know that while they were here, time was still going back at home.