Chapter 7: The White Wizard
Aragorn rushed towards the burning bodies that Eomer had pointed out. He seemed determined to save Merry and Pippin. Both Gimli and Legolas looked crushed; they had been very close to the two hobbits. Hermione held on even tighter to Ron as they came to the peak of the hill. Just on the other side was a large pile of burning bodies. Aragorn rushed down to the pile, and began searching. Everyone else followed his example. When all hope seemed to be lost, Gimli found something. A belt belonging to one of the hobbits. Crying out in despair, Aragorn kicked a nearby helmet over towards the forest edge. Harry and Ron couldn't believe it. Merry and Pippin couldn't be dead. They turned to Hermione, but she was a master at hiding her emotions. She stood planted in place, staring at the ground.
Suddenly, Aragorn stopped. He began running towards the forest telling a tale of how the two hobbits had somehow managed to escape, and were now in the forest.
"Fangorn Forest," Hermione said under her breath. Legolas looked at her from over his shoulder. She immediately clapped her hands over her mouth. She had forgotten that elves have amazing hearing.
"What is it?" Ron asked her.
"I'll tell you later. It's not safe now," she whispered.
"Hermione, are you alright?" Harry asked.
"I'm fine. Like I told Ron, I'll tell you later. We should go." They looked up, and found Aragorn, Legolas, and Gimli heading into the forest.
Harry felt suffocated in the forest. The trees weren't that close together, it just felt musty. Like Professor Trewlaney's classroom. He didn't say anything, fearing it would be rude. He didn't have to bring up how uncomfortable the forest was Gimli did for him.
"The air is so close in here," the dwarf said, holding up his axe. The trees instantly began to groan, swaying from side-to-side.
"Gimli! Put down your axe!" Aragorn directed from ahead. Legolas then went up to Aragorn, and they began to speak in elvish.
"What are they saying?" Ron whispered to Hermione, but she just shrugged. She could barely hear them, but she made out three simple words, as did the rest.
"The White Wizard," Legolas said quietly, looking over his shoulder. Hermione pulled her wand out of her robes pocket; Ron and Harry followed in suit. Aragorn gave them directions on how not to let him speak; he would then put a spell on them. Hermione felt horrible, leading Aragorn, Legolas, and Gimli on, making them believe that she had no clue about what was going to happen. Then, all 6 of them spun around. They were greeted by a blinding white light. Their weapons proved useless.
"You are looking for 2 young hobbits," said a powerful voice. At last, Hermione would meet Gandalf, the most powerful wizard in Middle-Earth. She even believed that he could give Professor Dumbledore a run for his money.
"Where are they?" demanded Aragorn.
The voice replied, "They passed by here the day before yesterday. They met someone they did not expect."
"Who are you? Show yourself!" yelled Aragorn. The light disappeared. There, stood Gandalf. Robed in white, he looked like an angel.
"Who is that?" Ron asked Hermione.
"That, is the reason we're here, Ron. That's Dumbeldore's friend Gandalf," she replied.
A/N: Sorry this chapter is so short. You can check my progress at: http/ The entry is called, "Story/Fan fiction update. It has how far I am in every fan fiction. I update it pretty often. TTYL!
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