Those Who Do Not Learn
Chapter 6
Disclaimer: I don't own anything to do with Harry Potter or Lord of the Rings. If I did I would have a MUCH nicer car.
A/N: Thanks to everyone who reviewed. Tap Dancing Widow, All the nitpicky stuff helps a lot. Much of it I realized after I had written it. (It's a good idea if you're gonna write a story about elves to finish reading the Sillmilarion (Which I also know is spelled wrong) FIRST.) That's one of the reasons the chapters are coming so slowly now.
Harry stood on the balcony and looked out over the landscape. He had never seen anything like it. The land seemed to go on forever, rolling forests and rivers. He could hear birds and the crash of great waterfalls. It was simply beautiful.
"Have you seen this 'Mione?" He called back into the room.
She came out onto the balcony. She was dressed in a long grey gown and when Harry looked over at her he was completely taken back.
He stared open mouthed for a long moment before he finally spoke. "You look so amazing."
She smiled and spun around. "You think so?"
Harry nodded and Hermione stepped into his arms.
"It's really beautiful here. I didn't expect it to look like this."
"Neither did I. I'm not even sure what I expected."
There was a knock at their door and Hermione pulled away from him to answer it. Ireth and Elrohir entered the room.
"We were wondering," Elrohir began, "if you two would like to come down to dinner with us."
"Dinner sounds good." Harry came back
in the room.
When Elrohir saw Harry dressed
in elven clothes his eyes became sad. Hermione watched him closely.
"I have one question." She spoke again when the elves nodded. "Why do you, your brother, and your father always get that look in your eyes when you see Harry?"
He took in a long breath. "He resembles, not exactly but close enough, another man at that age."
"Who?"
"My brother. Well, Ada raised him but he was our brother in everything but blood."
"What happened to him?"
"He was a man." Ireth answered. "Eventually he grew old and died but before that he was the king of Gondor and Anor."
"He was your ancestor, Harry."
"Family resemblance then?" Hermione guessed.
"Yeah."
"We should go." Ireth began to walk down the hall.
As they walked toward the banquet hall Ireth found herself quickly sandwiched between the two elf twins.
"You must sit beside me at dinner. I'm sure my brother has done many horridly embarrassing and terrible things through the years and I must hear all of them."
"You are mistaken, brother. Ireth would never betray my confidence."
"No, Elrohir, you are mistaken. I would most certainly betray it. And I have many stories."
He squeezed closer to her. "But you love me Ireth."
Elladan leaned against her side. "But after all, I am the more handsome and well endowed brother."
Hermione snorted a laugh from behind them.
"I am." He looked back at her.
"Stop corrupting the children, Elladan." Elrohir tackled his brother.
"Come on." Ireth held her arm out to Harry and Hermione as the entered the hall.
"They're definitely twins." Harry took a seat at the long table.
"They remind me a lot of Fred ad George." Hermione sat beside next to him.
"From what I heard I'm glad I never had the joy of teaching them."
"Never had the joy of teaching who?" Elrohir knocked his brother out of the way and took a seat beside Ireth.
"The Weasly twins." Hermione answered.
He shuddered slightly.
"Who?" his brother asked gathering himself from the floor.
"These twins from Harry's school. They were worse than us."
"No!?!" He looked at him shocked.
"Quite possibly."
"That would be hard to prove amongst your companions."
They looked back to the voice behind them.
"Honestly, Ada, they were horrible. They made us seem tame."
"Will you verify this, Ireth?" Elrond looked to her.
"I am afraid, Lord Elrond, that they had graduated before I came to be at the school. Though I heard many tales of their exploits and they did sound quite terrible."
"Well, now that you two are reunited I know well you will be making up for lost time. And let me remind you, my sons, to be mindful of whom your pranks are focused upon."
"Yes, Ada." The two answered in unison.
"We would like to speak to you two after the banquet." He looked to Ireth and Elrohir before leaving them to their meal.
"We will return when we can." Elrohir walked with the others to a smaller room.
"I'm sure Elladan can keep you entertained while we're gone."
He bowed low and led them into the room.
Ireth and Elrohir made their way back to the banquet hall where Elrond, Galadriel and Gandalf waited.
"We have much to discuss children." Gandalf turned and led them to another room.
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