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Chapter 3

Harry and Gimli walked into a huge room filled with beautiful paintings, hangings, and furniture. At the end of the great chamber Harry saw two beautifully crafted stone throwns. In the right one sat a tell man with a brown beard. Harry presumed him to be the king. He looked kind enough. He had wrinkles around his eyes and on his forehead. On the kings right, Harry's Left, sat who he could only presume to be the queen. But she looked so young. She had Brown hair down to her waist and very delicate features. She was tall and skinny but not too skinny and not as tall as the king himself was. Her oddest features were her pointed ears.

"She must be an Elf.' Harry said to himself. Harry hadn't realized that Gimli had begun to bow. When he felt a sharp pain in his stomach he was forced to. When Gimli rose so did Harry, though he still hadn't recovered from the blow Gimli gave him.

"Gimli my friend." Aragorn said smiling. "What bring you back so quickly? You have only left a fortnight ago. And where is Legolas.

"That is why I am her my lord."

"Please Gimli, call me by my name, you are my equal."

"Well Aragorn, Legolas is lost!. He and I were traveling and a tree sent us this boy, who can do magic, then Legolas went over to talk to him and now Legolas is gone!" Gimli said in one breath.

"Calm down Gimli. Now start over and tell me slowly." Aragorn said worriedly.

"Legolas and I were in Fangore. We heard a noise that was unfamiliar to either of us, So we decided to find out where it came from. It led us to a giant, hollow tree. Legolas and I were about to turn around when out of now where this boy appeared."

Aragorn raised his hand for Gimli to stop. "Is this the boy you found?"

"Yes it is." Gimli said.

"What is your name boy?" Aragorn asked leaning toward Harry with his chin resting on his fist.

"My name is Harry Potter, my lord." Harry said a little bit intimidated by the man's status and looks.

"Where do you come from, and how did you get here?"

"I come from Earth sir. I live in England, but attend Hogwarts. I was at Hogwarts when I was transported here.

"I see." Aragorn said. "What is Hogwarts?"

"It is the magic school I attend my lord." Harry said, wondering how ling he was going to be asked questions. This man reminded him of Professor Dumbledor when something bad or important had happened to him.

"I see." Aragorn repeated. "What kind of magic do you learn Harry?"

"I learn many types sir. There is Transfiguration, potions, Charms, and Divination. There are other types too sir. But that is all I take, along with the History of Magic and Muggle studies."

Aragorn looked at Harry for a moment then signaled for Gimli to tell the rest of his story.

"After the boy appeared we introduced our selves and Legolas jumped off the horse and walked toward him. He was about to shake Harry's hand when he disappeared. "

Aragorn was silent for several minutes. Then he finally looked up with a grave look. "Harry can you tell me more about how you got here? Like what you were doing at the time you were transported or anything of that nature?"

"I was in detention sir. I hadn't been paying attention in class and my homework wasn't done right. My detention was to go and dig up a special mushroom in the forbidden forest. Right after we picked the mushrooms it started to rain so Hagrid, the grounds keeper, Ron, my best friend, and I ducked into a huge tree. Then I found myself here."

"Apparently it is the tree that was binding our two places. But why did it trade you two places, if in fact Legolas is in your place? And how are we supposed to put you two back in your rightful places? Gimli you were right in bringing this to my attention. I will need time to figure out what to do from here. But please make yourselves at home. Pippin! Merry!" Aragorn shouted.

"Yes sir?" Pippin piped up.

"Can you escort these two to some roomy quarters?"

"Why certainly your highness." Pippin said.

"Thank you my comrades." Aragorn said laughing slightly at the look on Gimli's face.

"Professor Dumbledor!" Hagrid said while the two people behind him were still coming in.

"Yes Hagrid?" Dumbledor said surprised that this many people were rushing into his office.

"Professor Harry is missing."

"What?!" Dumbledor said concerned.

"He is missing, but we think he is in good hands." Ron said.

"Calm down, calm down. Please have a seat and tell me the whole story from the beginning." Dumbledor said showing them some seats. Hagrid decided he would rather stand.

"Well, see professor, I picked up Harry and Ron from the castle and brought them to do their detention. I was bringin' um to pick mushrooms in the forest. We were on a well-marked path mind you. We weren't just walkin in lake last time. Well anyway we picked the mushrooms and were headin back and rain started to pour. So Harry, Ron, and I took went into this huge hollow tree. We were only in there fer a few minutes. When Ron and I came out Harry was gone." Hagrid said sounding worried.

Dumbledor sat in his chair for a few minutes. He looked as worried as Hagrid sounded but when he spoke his voice was very calm. "And who is this gentleman?"

"My name is Legolas Greenleaf." Legolas replied to the question.

"And how did you come into this situation?" Dumbledor asked politely.

"I am very sure sir that Harry Potter was transported to my world, Middle Earth. I met him before I was transported here. I had walked over to the tree he had come out of to shake his hand. But then I found myself in a different place. Hagrid and Ron said Harry had been missing. I told them he was safe with my friend Gimli. So they brought me to you to help with our problem."

"Harry and you were switched? Hmmm...are you sure that he is safe?" Dumbledor asked.

"Yes sir. My friend Gimli is a great fighter, and he would most likely bring Harry to Aragorn. Aragorn will keep him safe." Legolas responded.

'Hagrid, Take Ron back to his dormitory, then go and wake Professors Snape and Mcgonagall and bring them here."

"Yes sir."

"Mr. Greenleaf please stay here."

"Sir I would rather you call me Legolas."

"Yes, yes what ever you wish. Legolas, would you like a lemon drop?'

"What is a lemon drop sir?"

"It is a type of Muggle candy I am quite fond of. Here try one." Dumbledor handed Legolas a small piece of candy.

Legolas put the piece of candy into his mouth. "This is very good." Legolas said surprised. He had been expecting it to be sour like a lemon.

"Yes they are aren't they. I found out about them about 15 years ago when going to a party."

"Sir what is a muggle? You said this was a kind of muggle candy."

"A muggle is a person that does not have magical powers." Dumbledor explained.

Just then the door opened. Two people walked in. One a very unpleasant looking man and a woman with her hair put in a tight bun on the top of her heat.

"What is going on Albus?" Mcgonagall asked.

Dumbledor introduced Legolas and then told his visitors what had happened.

"Humph. I don't see why there is such a big fuss. It seems Potter planned this to get attention, he hasn't in a few months. He wants us to fuss about him. I bet he is hiding somewhere and will turn up soon." Snape said harshly.

"Sir, if I may question you?" Legolas said. "Do you really think he is playing a joke, or do you just not care for the boy's safety?"

"One I didn't say you could question me, but no this has to be an elaborate joke on Potter's behalf. He is an attention seeking moron who would do anything for attention even though man people are trying to protect him." Snape spat.

"That is enough Severus." Dumbledor said. "I called you both here because Harry is missing. We need to find out exactly what has happened. Severus I would like you to go down to Hagrid's hut and have him show you where he was tonight and what tree Legolas was found in. Minerva I would like you to find Legolas some quarters. Both of you report back to me once your finished.

Both professors nodded and got up to leave. Snape went first and Mcgonagall stepped out of the way to let him pass. Legolas who had just stood up followed Mcgonagall out of the door behind her. "Good night Legolas." Dumbledor said with a slight twinkle in his eye.

When Legolas and Mcgonagall got go some empty living chambers, Mcgonagall showed him in and told him a house elf would bring him some breakfast in the morning. Then she turned to leave. "Goodnight sir." She said as she left.

Legolas has a look around his room. Well it was more than one room he found out. He had a sitting room, a bedroom, and a bathroom. Legolas explored his sitting room first. There was a comfortable dark blue chair in front of a warm fire. He liked the look of it. It was very inviting and a good place to read. He then spotted a bookshelf behind him. He went to look at what titles it had and to his surprise it had titles like: What is Magic by Howard Poff, A Simple Guide to Living in the Wizard World by Manda Kent, and Magical Games by Ashleigh Jonathan Michael Tangledump III. It seemed like these books were there for him. He was a new and these books would definitely help him.

After that he looked around the rest of his flat. His bedroom had a nice four poster bead with blue sheets with little wands on it. He then went to his bathroom. It was small but suitable. The bath was large and looked very inviting. Legolas decided it was probably time to go to bed because the clock on his table said 10:59. He looked around the room and thought he might as well look in the wardrobe even though he didn't put anything in it. When he opened it he found a pair of white pj's with a crest on the shirt. The crest was a Lion, Snake, Badger, and Raven all around a big letter H.

Legolas donned his pj's and found them to be exactly his size. He was starting to make sense of everything now and he was pretty sure that it wasn't coincidence that his pj's fit and the books he would most like to read were on his bookshelf. He hopped into bed and tried to fall asleep. But right before he turned off the light something strange caught his eye on his comforter. He looked down and all he saw was one of the wands that were on it. Then he saw that the wand cast a spell. He jumped out of bed because he was so surprised. Now that he looked more closely he saw each wand was animate and was casting a spell. Now that he knew that is what was happening he got into be and turned off the light. He soon fell asleep, but not before he realized that the wands had stopped casting their spells.

The next morning Legolas woke up and decided he would take a shower and then read some of the books that were on his shelf. So after his shower he sat down in front of the fire and read, What is Magic by Howard Poff. It was very interesting to him. It explained many things he probably would have just thought were odd coincidences.

He was nearly finished when he felt something at his feet. He lowered the book and for the second time in about 8 hours he jumped. An ugly creature with big ears, a long nose and huge eyes was staring at him.

"What are you?" Legolas said forgetting his manners. "I am a houseelf sir. I ams Dobby. Dobby has brought you breakfast." The little creature said holding up a tray.

"Thank you Dobby." Legolas said still a little creeped put by the way Dobby was staring at him.

"No needs to sir. Dobby was also told to tell Master that he shouldn't go out of his rooms. Nots untils they need him that is."

"Ok Dobby I won't go out of my room."

"I will bring you more food when it is Lunch sir." Dobby said and then he left.

Legolas stayed in his rooms for the next several days. In that time he had read many books that had kept him interested. He learned many things about the wizard world. He was still very confused on how he had got there though.

He was starting to feel trapped by his new home because he hadn't been able to leave it. But one Lunch Dobby came bringing a note with him.

"Sir this is a note from Professor Dumbledor. He requests that you come to his office when done with your lunch sir."

"Thank you Dobby. But I don't know how to get there."

"Dobby will bring you sir. You just eat your full and I'll bring you."

Legolas ate and then followed Dobby out. Dobby showed him the way there and told him this was the place when they reached the same stone statue they had a few nights ago.

"Dobby mush be going now sir. He needs to get back down to the kitchens." Dobby turned and left.

Legolas stood there for a moment and tried to remember the password. He couldn't though. He turned to ask Dobby what is was because he couldn't have gone far yet down the hall as it had only been a few seconds. But Dobby was no where in site. Legolas ran down the hall looking for him but he still didn't find Dobby. He returned to the statue and tried several words that he thought might be the password. All of them failed.

"Great, Just great." He thought. "I am stuck in a castle I don't know and I can't get where I need to be."

Since he couldn't get into the office he when back to his flat. When he got there(he was very sure this was the place because he had marked his door so he would know) he tried to go in but the door was locked. So now he was locked out of his rooms too. How much fun this day was starting to be.