As usual, many thanks to my lovely beta Friendlyquark, who makes sure this is good enough to post here. The inspiration for this fic came from a picture that was posted in Artistic alley about a year ago. I just got the courage to decide to write it after the plot bunnies have been invading my mind for almost a year. If you want to see the inspiration for this fic, you can find it at:
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DISCLAIMER - All characters from Potterverse belong to the magnificent J.K. Rowling. Anything Labyrinth belongs to Jim Henson Productions and/or Disney.
So now, I leave you with the story.
Ch. 4 Into the Wormhole
"Neville?"
"It's Hogille! Why do they always get it wrong?"
She could clearly see that it was a dwarf, but his features and his voice sounded just like Neville. She shook her head in a futile attempt to clear her mind.
"I'm sorry, you just reminded me of someone I know. So, can you help me?"
The dwarf narrowed his eyes in suspicion.
"Help you with what?"
Hermione sighed in frustration.
"Can you tell me how to get into the labyrinth?"
The little man chuckled in amusement.
"I'm afraid the door only appears to those who need them."
She was starting to lose her patience.
"But I need to get in!"
He gave the girl a smug smirk.
"It only appears when it is required."
Hermione arched an eyebrow at this comment. Was he trying to give her some kind of hint? The door only appears when it is required... of course! Grinning, she started pacing back and forth three times when suddenly, a pair of enormous doors appeared out of thin air.
Venturing inside the doors, she noticed they led to a long corridor, stone walls to both sides. As she turned to thank the little man, the doors closed on her, disappearing and becoming a solid wall. Shrugging, she decided to venture forwards. There had to be turns somewhere along the trail.
After what felt like an hour of walking with no signs of changes, she decided to stop and gather her wits for a moment. As she slid down to the floor, she noticed a branch that looked familiar. Hadn't she passed that at the beginning of her journey? Was she going in circles?
Hermione gave out a scream in frustration. She was going in circles! In half a mind to insult the one who had put her in this predicament, she heard a tiny voice.
"Oi! What's all that racket? Are yer all right, Miss?"
Hermione blinked looking at both sides for the owner of the voice. She then realized the voice was coming from near her bum. Turning, she noticed a worm, black hair going all over the place just like the beard he was sporting, kinda like... nah, can't be. But he did! He surely looked like Hagrid. Weird.
Fighting the urge to giggle at the sight of a mini... um, make that a micro Hagrid, she turned towards the small creature.
"It seems that I have lost my way. I'm looking for an opening along all this corridor, but apparently all I have been able to do was walk in circles."
The small creature nodded.
"I know. I decided ter come out 'bout the fourth time I saw you passin' by."
Hermione's face was plagued with dismay.
"The fourth time? How long have I been walking around in circles?"
The worm took a thinking expression.
"I would say fer 'bout a good half hour."
Hermione closed her eyes and started banging her head against the wall softly.
"Don't do that. You'll hurt yerself. Come inside and have a nice cuppa tea... I just made some nice treacle fudge too, yer know..."
She looked hesitantly at the little hole where the worm had to have come from.
"I would but I'm afraid I won't fit through there."
"Of course yer will! Jus' look inside! Plenty o' room!"
Feeling somewhat foolish, Hermione bent to peek inside the hole, closing one eye while focusing with the open one, all she could see was blackness.
"I'm sorry, but I'm afraid I don't see anything."
Starting to stand up, she supported herself on the cushioned armrest that was close to her. Wait a second, armrest? Hermione found herself sitting down on a comfortable chair, as her legs stopped supporting her when encountered with the sight of an enormous worm-like creature. When did micro Hagrid become Hagridd the Hutt?
"Yer in luck. Seems that there's some rock cakes left from yesterday."
Thanking him politely, she took a sip of her tea, and a small piece of rock cake.
"So what's a pretty young un' like you doin' wonderin' through these parts?"
"I foolishly wished someone away and now I have to run through the labyrinth and get to the castle at the center to prevent him from becoming a goblin, even though he deserves that and more."
The worm/hutt stopped all movement at her words.
"Yer sayin' that yer actually want to get to the castle?"
Hermione's face lighted up with hope.
"That's right! Do you know the way?"
"I'm not supposed to let anyone know that there's a direct passage through that door. Oooops... I guess I shouldn't have said that."
Hermione stood up, and politely thanking the worm for the tea and cakes, opened the door, surprised to see a corridor the same size of the door. She got out, and when she turned to close the door behind her, the door was the size of a wormhole!
Taking a deep breath, she continued her journey, not knowing someone was following all her moves.
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