Chapter 16 The second Council of Elrond

Latter that day during break Harry was sitting in the common room studying when he fell asleep and had a dream. He dreamed that Lord Voldemort was getting very mad at Wormtongue and his death eaters that had run from children when they so easily out numbered them. He also scolded Wormtongue for running from a 17 year old. He then placed them all under the Crucio curse.

Harry woke up with pain in his scar and told Ron, Isildur and Hermione about the dream he just had. They told him to tell Dumbledore so Harry decided to write him a letter about it instead. Harry wrote to Dumbledore telling him about his dream.

He then went up to the owlery to send Hedwig to Dumbledore.

A few minutes after he got back to the common room Hedwig came to the window with Dumbledore's reply.

It simply said

Thank You for giving me this information Harry

Your Friend Albus Dumbdore

The Next Morning at breakfeast Harry, Ron, Hermione, Isildur Sirius, Gandalf, Lady Galadriel and Dumbledore all got letters from the ministry of magic, requesting there presence at a special meeting to be held in court room 10 at 10:00 in the morning this coming Saturday.

Harry was shocked by this and told Ron, Hermione, and Isildur that, that was were his trial was held back at the beginning of his 5th year.

After Breakfeast Dumbledore and Sirius came by the Grifindor table and asked Harry, Ron, Hermione and Isildur to please join them in Dumbledore's office.

They all left for Dumbledore's office and as soon as he got there he explained evrything to them. He told that the meeting they were going to on Saturday was a special council set up between the members of the magical world and those of Middle earth. He told them that they were being invited for individual reasons.

He looked to Isildur and said "you have been invited because you are one of the two living heirs of Ellendale and you carry the only sword that can cut the ring from Voldemort hand."

He turned to Harry and said "You have been invited because you have faced Voldemort a number of times before and you must fulfil your destiny."

He turned to Ron and Hermione and told them that they were coming along because they are friends of the two that have the biggest mission to carry out that both worlds have ever seen. He also told them that there role would gain a lot of importance in the coming months and also when the school year is complete.

Then he turned to Saris and said "You along with Lilly and James will come to protect Harry in ways that only the three of you can."

Everyone in the room was puzzled by what Dumbledore had said other then Siruis of course. They were about to ask Dumbledore what he meant by this and he just simply said "Do not worry about what that means it is just part of the protection on Harry for these last 16 years. It is now time that you got to transfiguration class. Oh and tell no one in any of your classes about what is going to happen on Saturday and also tell no one what has been discussed in this room today."

With that everyone left. Sirius went to transfiguration with them amend on there way to it they met up with James who was also on his way there.

He looked at Isildur and said " I heard you almost tried to blow up the entrance hall, how did you mange that."

Isildur looked at him and smiled, and then he said "I used the trick with the armor you taught us."

James looked at him and laughed. "Of course how could I have been so stupid to have forgotten about that, but how did they almost blow up the school, and what battle did you tell them to reanact."

Isildur replied to him and told about the battle he had them re-enact and how the powder magazine had appeared in the middle of the hall.

After this they then walked into Transfiguration about 10 minutes late, but for once Professor McGonagal didn't mind as she knew that they were with Dumbledore before class. She had even delayed the start of class just for them which were really unlike her.

Isildur went up to her and asked "You haven't been vested by Grima Wormtongue?"

She looked at him and said "Please take your seat Taylor and I will take five points from Grifindor for suggesting that, but I will answer your question though. It is of course no, may I ask to why you asked that question?"

Isildur looked at her and said "I'm sorry for asking it Professor, it was just that you seemed to be diffrent then you normally, as we have come in late before and you threatened us with detention."

She then replied "I knew you were with Dumbledore so I didn't say anything and I accept your apology. I will give you four points for it."

From there class continued along normally. They had begun the practical work of becoming Animagui and were starting by trying to change there none wand arms into that of the animal they were becoming. James, Sirius and McGonagal ended up helping everyone in the class at diffrent times.

The week went by as it normally did at Hogwarts.

Finally Saturday morning came and when Harry, Ron, Herminie, and Isildur arrived in the great hall for breakfeast Fawkes swooped in and dropped a letter in front of each of them and flew to Dumbledore's shoulder.

They oppened the letters which all said the same thing

"Meet me outside the Great Hall in half an hour Dumbledore".

After breakfeast they walked out of the great hall and walked over to where Dumbledore, Gandalf, Siruis, and Galadriel were standing.

Dumbledore then said "please follow me", and he led them to his office were he proceeded to light a fire and then took out a small bag of floo powder.

He then turned to them and said "we will be traveling to the ministry by floo powder as not all of us can Apperate yet and also it is a long walk to Hogsmeade, as we can't apperate inside of Hogwarts."

They each took some floo powder and took turns stepping into the fire and saying "Ministry of Magic".

Once they arrived at the Ministry they waited from everyone in there party to assemble. Once Dumbledore had arrived he said "now there is supposed to be a ministry represenitive here to great us and show us to the room," as he said this James and Lilly apperated in and wondered why everyone was just standing there.

Harry explained to them what Dumbledore had said.

Well all this was going on Isildur looked around the room that they were in, it was exactly as JK Rowling had described it in the fifth book. He looked over to the statue of Magical Brethren and saw that it had been rebuilt after the destruction of it near the end of the 5th book.

Just then a high pinched woman's voice came from one of the elevators and said "Would everyone please step over to the security desk to have your wands checked."

Everyone except for Isildur, Siruis, James, Lilly, Gandalf and Galadriel recognised this woman as being none other then Deloris Umbridge. As they walked over to the security desk she begin to speak "As some of you may know already I am Deloris Umbridge and I am the Personal Assistant of the Minister of Magic. Now you are all here for a special meeting being held in courtroom 10 and we need to get through this quickly as there are others waiting there for you, and I must say they do seam very strange."

Once they got to the security desk they each handed in there wands one at a time to be weighed.

When Gandalf's wand was laid on the scale it went crazy then spat out a piece of parchment that said "Istari wand white, in use for 400 years."

The security guard was shoked at this as he had never seen anything like this.

Next came Isildur turn, he reached down to his waist and undid the belt that Narsil was kept on and he handed it to the security wizard and said "Please do not remove this sword from its sheath as it is writen that only the heirs of Ellendale may pull it out, all others shall die."

Everyone looked at him shoked at that statement and wondered how true it was. The security wizard carefully place it on the scale being careful not to draw the sword the scale then begin to act just as strongly as it did with Gandalf's staff. It then spat out a piece of parchment that said "Elvish steel, original forged by the numarians of middle earth reforged by the elves in the third age, and oak in use 4 mouths as a wand."

The security wizard looked at it puzzled and he called Isildur over to verify this. He asked him what year he was in Hogwarts and who long had he had the wand for. Isildur replied that he was in his 7th year at Hogwarts and that he had posed Narsil for just over a year now as he had been given it as a 16th birthday present by his parents. He then asked him why it has only been used as a wand for 4 months then. Dumbledore then stepped forward and told him that he only found out that he was a wizard in August thus his wand has only been in use for 4 months.

After that they went over to the elevators again and Umbrage approched both Isildur and Dumbledore and asked "So this is the boy you called Ministry Represenitives to Hogwarts in August for to administer O.W.Ls."

Dumbledore looked at her and nodded. She then turned to Isildur and asked what he thought of Dumbledore.

Isildur replied "at first I thought he was a bit crazy but now I think he's the second coolest wizard in the world."

Dumbledore laughed at this and asked him "So who is the coolest if I'm number 2"

Isildur looked at him and replied "Gandalf of course, what did you think I would say Voldemort or something like that."

Everyone was shocked by that statement and also that he had mentioned Voldemort name so freely.

They then arrived on the floor for the "Department of mysteries".

Isildur then whispered to Dumbledore "Hey is this were they keep the prophesies and all that wired stuff from the fifth book."

Dumbledore smiled at him and nodded.

Isildur then asked him if there was a prophesy about him (Isildur).

Dumbledore told him that there was a very old one that was passed down from each and every one of the headmasters of Hogwarts and he said he would tell him more about it when they got back to Hogwarts.

They then got to the staircase that lead down to the courtrooms. When they got to the door leading to courtroom ten both Harry and Siruis stopped for a mount and thought I can't go in there, as this was the courtroom that they both had had trials in. Dumbledore went over to them and whispered to them "Don't worry nothing will happen to either of you in there, we are only meeting here because this is the biggest room the Ministry has."

They then walked through the door that lead into the entrance to the courtroom as they walked through the darkened hall way they all felt the presence of many who had walked through that hall and had not left it. When they walked through the final door they were grated by something shocking. Instead of the court room they were standing in a room that seamed to both inside and outside in a forest. There were several creatures gathered there. There were 2 elves, 2 humans with crowns and dressed in very formal clothing, there were 5 fairly short people that Isildur thought must be Hobbits as they had large and hairy feet. There was also the minister of magic himself.

Corniliuis Fudge stood up and asked everyone to please take a seat.

He then said "Before we begin I think that we should all introduce our selves to each other. I shall go first I am Corniliuis Fudge the minister of magic for the United Kingdoms of England, Scotland, and Northern Ireland."

Next stood one of the other Eleves and said "I am Lord Elrond Halfelleven the leader of the elves of Rivendale."

He then sat down and the second elves stood up and said "I am Logrolls of mirkwood."

Then the dwarf stood up and said "I am Gimli son of Gloin and am a dwarf."

Then stood the first of the Humans there and said "I am King Eomer of Rohan and Lord of the mark."

Then stood the second man there and said "I am Aragorn son of Arathorn and king of Gondor."

After he had said this Isildur stood up and walked across the room to him, drew out Narsil, knelt before him and said "I believe this to be yours your Majesty."

Aragorn looked at him and the sword and said to him "I was at one time the master of the sword that you now carry, but now it has come to you. Tell me what your name is?"

The mister for magic then stood and said all in good time but let us continue our Introductions first."

Next stood one of the Hobbits who looked to be the oldest of the five of them stood up and said "I am Bilbo Bagend formally of the shire I now live with the elves in Rivendale"

Then the second of the hobbits stood up and said "I am Frodo son of Drogo and master of Bagend in the shire."

Then stood the third and said "I am Samwise Gamgie (sorry if it's spelt wrong) of the shire and am the Gardner at Bagend."

Next stood the fourth hobbit and said "I am Meriadoc Brandibuk of Buckland, but my friends call me Merry."

The fifth and final hobbit stood up and said "I am Pergrin Took, but my friends call me Pippin."

They then got to the first of the Wizards and Gandalf the white stood up and said "I believe I am know to all here so I need not introduce myself."

Then came Dumbledore who stood up and said "I am Albus Dumbledore Headmaster of Hogwarts school of Whichcraft and Wizardry, Order of Merlin, First Class Grand Sorc., Chf. Warlock, Supreme Mugwump, International Confed. of Wizards"

Next stood Siruis Black and said "I am Sirius Black and I am one of the last members of the noble house of Black."

Then stood James and said "I am James Potter and am the heir of Grifindor, I have also fought Lord Voldemort three times."

Lilly then stood and said "I am Lilly Potter husband of James Potter and have also fought Lord Voldemort three times."

Then Harry stood up and said "I am Harry Potter, the only know survivor of the Arvada Kadava killing curse. I have faced Voldemort six times"

Then Hermione stood up and said "I am Hermione Granger and am a muggle born and friend to Harry Potter."

Then Ron stood up and said "I'm Ronald Weasly and am a friend to Harry Potter. MY friends call me Ron by the way."

Then Isildur stood up and said "I am Isildur Aragorn Taylor and up until a few months ago I didn't even know I was a wizard, let alone the heir of Ellendale. I am also an order of Merlin third class."

After the introductions had finished King Aragorn stood up and asked Isildur to come up to him. Isildur stood up and walked over to him and stood in front of him.

Aragorn then told Isildur to kneel before him, Isildur then knelt before Aragorn who pulled out his sword and placed it on Isildur shoulders and said "I know confer on you the homer of being a night of Gondor barrier of my ancestors and my namesakes. Arise Isildur Aragorn Taylor."

He then asked Isildur to once again look apon the blade that was broken.

Isildur drew it out and laid it on his lap.

He then said to Isildur "Will you swear to me now?"

Gandalf then walked over to Isildur and said to him "He is extending to you a great honour to serve with him as one of his own, even though you are an outsider. If you do decide to swear to him put your hand on the hilt of your sword and repent after him."

Isildur then whispered to him and said "If I don't what will become of me?"

Gandalf the whispered to him "Then you shall see Gandalf the White uncloaked again." A look of terror crossed Isildur face, as he remembered back to when he had gotten the letter from Sauron and Voldemort.

He then reached out and put his hand on the hilt of Narsil and spoke all that King Aragorn (or Elessar if you will)

'Here do I swear fealty and service to Gondor, and to the High King Elessar of the realm, to speak and to be silent, to do and to let be, to come and to go, in need or plenty, in peace or war, in living or dying, from this hour henceforth, until my king release me, or death take me, or the world end. So say I, Isildur Aragorn Taylor of Toronto, Canada and last heir of Ellendale' (I borrowed this from Tolkien's The Return of the King from page 17 of book five.)

Aragorn then spoke alone

'And this do I hear, Aragorn son of Arathorn, King of Gondor, and I will not forget it nor fail to reward that witch is given fealty with love, valour with honour, oath-braking with vengeance.'

After that Aragorn handed back Narsil to Isildur and said to him "Treasure this always, carry it into battle with you, it is the sword of your ancestors. Use it and welled it to bring you home safe, my heir."

Isildur then returned to his place in the council and Elrond then stood up and said "This council has been assembled once again to answer the threat of Mordor. This time however the threat has increased as one of the most powerful wizards to ever exist in this world has taken over Mordor and has joined with Sauron. A new order has joined the orcs a group of men who dress in black robes and call them selves 'Death eaters'. We have all come here today to discus what we must do."

Ron whispered to Harry "Well isn't obvious someone needs to go there and kill you - know - who."

Harry smiled at that and was about to laugh when he realised where he was. Dumbledore who seemed to know evrything that was going on all the time said to Ron "Mr. Weasly would you care to tell us what you two were whispering about."

Ron's ears went pink as they usually did when he was embarrassed about something. He then looked up at everyone and said "I was just saying that it's obvious that someone has to go there and Kill you-know- Who."

Everyone was silent until Harry stood up and said "I will do it, but I do not know the way."

Gandalf stood up and said "I will go and lead the way."

Dumbledore and James stood up and said together "I will go to help Harry as much as I can." The two of them both looked at each other and smiled.

Lilly then stood up and said the same thing, as did so Siris.

Isildur then stood up and said "I suppose that I should go as well then too."

Frodo then stood up and said "If I can help you know where to find me."

Then King Elessar stood up and walked over to Isildur and said "The Army of Gondor is at your disposable should you need them."

The king of Rohan walked ove4r to him and said "The riders of the Mark are also at your disposable, young heir of Ellendale."

Elrond then stood up and said "Then you shall be known as the fellowship of the Phoenix. You will go and seek out the evil that does not sleep as soon as you deem it to be time, but be warned that the more time you take the stronger the army will be, when you get there."

They then all went there separate ways as the council had ended. The Fellowship returned to Dumbledore's office to discus maters regarding them.

After discussing things for a few hours Isildur looked at his watch and said "It's nearly time for Dinner and we haven't had any lunch, can we take a break for a while?"

Dumbledore pulled out his watch with 12 hands on it and said "Marlins beard I hadn't realised the time. Let us go to the great hall for dinner."

Harry, Ron and Herminie turned to Isildur and asked Isildur what Gandalf said to him before he swore to the king of Gondor. He told them that he threaded to uncloak himself again.

They all looked at him as if he was crazy and Ron asked "You mean he was going to get naked in front of you?"

Isildur looked at him as if he had just asked the stupidest question in the world and said "No of course not. He just meant that he would show me his true form."

They were all wondering what he meant by that and had puzzled looks on their faces. Isildur understood what they were thinking in a way.

He looked to them again and said "Do you remember last Saturday when I got that letter from the black Owl," the trio all nodded, "Well when you saw Gandalf rise to fill the room in front of me and say 'Isildur Aragorn Taylor I am not trying to robe you' that was Gandalf the White uncloaked."

Then Herminie said "No wonder you looked so afraid."