Harry felt his feet hit the ground. Ron fell to his knees and Hermione grabbed on to Harry's arm to steady herself. Three men stood in front of them, two were holding swords and one had a bow and arrow.

"What sorcery is this to appear out of thin air?" A man with a sword and shield asked.

Standing behind the men stood an old man leaning on a staff.

"What is this indeed?" He muttered under his breath.

Harry drew his wand from his robes and felt Ron and Hermione do the same. "Who are you?" He said.

"The stranger should declare himself." said the man with a bow. Harry noticed he had pointy ears and was fairer than the others.

"Harry," Ron whispered urgently." We're surrounded by midgets with swords."

Harry spun around and saw that there were four beings standing around them. They were only 4 feet tall at the most. A slightly taller one with a beard and holding an axe was also watching them.

"Where are we?" said Hermione.

"We are at Parth Galen, on the slopes of Amon Hen." said the old man stepping forward. "Tell me, how did you appear before us? Surely you are not Maiar."

"We........ummm.......Parth where?" Harry stammered.

"On the northern border of Gondor." said a man. "I am Aragorn son of Arathorn."

"I'm Hermione and these are Harry and Ron." Hermione said. "I don't know how we got here. I think it might have been a portkey of some kind."

"All I did was pick this up." Ron held out the small wooden pipe.

"Hey! That's mine." One of the little people said. "I was looking for that!" He walked up to Ron and reached for the pipe.

"No Pippin!" cried another creature. He reached out and grabbed the first one's arm. "Don't go near them! They could be spies or-"

The creature named Pippin grabbed the pipe and immediately both of the little men disappeared.

"Merry! Pippin! Where did they go?" cried another with a large pack on.

"Back to Hogwarts I expect." said Hermione. "What are they anyways?"

The old man furrowed his brow. "They are Hobbits." He said. "They are from the Shire, a land up north on what was once the realm of Arnor. What is this portkey that you speak of and where or what is Hogwarts?"

"A portkey is an enchanted object that can transport the one who touches it to another place." Harry explained. "And Hogwarts is a school of where young wizards and witches go to learn magic and stuff."

"There are only five wizards in Middle-Earth," said the old man. "I am one of them. You are surely not a wizard or Maiar. I have traveled across the lands in the world and never have I seen a school where magic could be taught."

"I'm a witch and they are wizards. " Hermione said pointing at Ron and Harry. "And Hogwarts is real; we were just there a few moments ago." She looked at Harry and Ron for support.

"You are men though, and no man has ever learned magic." said the man with a sword.

"Look." Ron said. He drew out his wand and pointed it at a pot lying on the ground. "Wingardium Leviosa!" The pot rose off the ground.

"Ron! What are you doing! They could be muggles." Hermione cried.

Ron turned white and pulled his wand back into his robes. The pot fell to the ground.

"You've already told them about Hogwarts." Harry said. "It doesn't really matter."

"How did you do that?" The person with the pointed ears asked.

"It doesn't matter." The old man said. "We must find Merry and Pippin."

"You can't!" Hermione said. "They've gone to Hogwarts and I don't know how to bring them back. You said you are a wizard, but what is your name?"

"Forgive me." The old man said. "I am Gandalf the White. This is Aragorn son of Arathorn, Boromir son of Denethor, Legolas of the Woodland realm, Gimli son of Gloin, Frodo Baggins and Samwise Gamgee. The other two hobbits were Merry and Pippin. We are traveling south on a errand of great importance."