Hermione- Idril/ Sparkling Brilliance

Severus- Iston/ The Wise One

Harry- Amarth/ Fate

"Uh, is this really okay, Fáli?" Harry asked holding a pickaxe in his hands. "This place is so beautiful and lovely that I would hate to ruin it by breaking, a stone, or something."

He blushed as the Dwarves laughed around him.

"They're very pleased that you think our home is beautiful," Fáli informed quickly. "They are not laughing at you."

"I know," Harry said, "Don't you have like an area that you let the little Dwarves work in before they're good enough to do the real work?"

Fáli translated Harry's request and a Dwarf guard ran off to ask the Lord of the Nogrod if Harry could be lead over there.

"What's that around your neck?" one of the Dwarves nearby asked.

Harry touched the glowing orb around his neck. It wasn't enough but it was enough and it was helping him cope.

"It's a light," Harry said, "A magic light. It will glow for a few hours before I have to recast it."

"You afraid of the dark?" a very heavy Dwarf laughed. "Our candles not good enough for you?"

"This place is very well lit and lovely," Harry informed, "I'm just training my light orb spell for when we go liberate the Misty Mountains." He looked around again. "If Nogrod is this wonderful I can't wait until we liberate Moria."

"You'll have to allow us to get it back in working order after we liberate it, Master Amarth." Fáli laughed. "I'm afraid it will take some time."

"I'm in no hurry," Harry shrugged, "and I would so love to see it in all of its glory."

Harry decided that he was going to see if he could get some kind of Mine and Forge for the Home because he wasn't going to get a good anything in the time he was visiting. Hermione was clearly thinking the same thing.

The Dwarves seemed to find their daily training interesting. Aragorn pushed them both hard.

They'd been in Nogrod two weeks when they got an alert.

"Carn Dûm?" Harry muttered. He, Hermione, and Aragorn were relaxing in his and Aragorn's room having a snack.

"It was once the capital of Angmar established in the west point of the Mountains of Angmar, near Mount Gundabad in the Misty Mountains, it was inhabited by the Witch-king and his many servants. From here he based his attacks on the three realms of Arnor in the early Third Age, quickly managing to coerce or destroy the men of Rhudaur, and later also those of Cardolan and Arthedain." Aragorn explained.

"What are they doing taking that path to the Grey Mountains?" Hermione wondered with a frown. "Are they going to go into the Northern Waste or through the Mountain?"

"Probably through the waste," Harry told her. "I told Severus to stay out of the Misty Mountains until we start reclaiming it. He agreed."

Hermione nodded.

Harry sighed in depression today they were leaving Nogrod and he still didn't have a wonderful gift for Aragorn. They said goodbye to everyone and began their trek out of the main gate heading North hugging the mountain. Their next stop would be the Grey Havens where they would pass along what they were going to do to Círdan.

"You're leaning heavily on your staff again," Fáli pointed out. "Are you sure you are well enough to carry this out?"

"Don't you worry about me." Harry laughed. "You wait until it's time to fight and you'll see I'm unstoppable. We'll have the Misty Mountains liberated in no time. Well, my timeline actually has us at three to five years but still."

"That's a very tight timeline," Fáli said, frowning. "Do you think we'll be able to do it in, that time? I mean the Misty Mountains are vast..."

"I want to see the Endless stair," Harry told Hermione. "Once we get Moria liberated we have to climb it!"

"Totally!" Hermione squealed.

"The Endless Stair?" Aragorn asked.

"It's a Stair that starts in the deepest depths of Moria and climbs to the highest mountain point in all of Middle-Earth," Harry explained. "It'll be a lot of work to climb but I really want to take the trail."

"You two are not right in the head." A Dwarf laughed from behind Fáli. He was shaking his head. "But aye that does sound interesting."

The Grey Havens had been amazing Harry would openly admit that but it had just been chilling around trying to convince them to help or at least take counsel with the other Elf Lords and Ladys about it. They secured that promise before leaving. They did get a wonderful home right on the river though. Harry and Hermione had loved it.

Today they were arriving in Belegost. Harry was passed out on Huan's back when they reached the door his face red.

"Please, my brother's sick he needs to rest!" Hermione cried when they came before the Lord of Belegost. "Please, it's his presentation and I couldn't do it half as well as him."

Harry was feeling better two days later. He made his presentation in Khuzdul so that he wasn't misunderstood this time. They were treated to a wonderful feast.

Over the next two weeks, Harry laid out his plans in full to the Lord of Belegost while continuing his Mining and Forging lessons. He still couldn't make what he wanted. On the last day, he was presented with some beautiful jewelry and told him that they were his now. He was overwhelmed. They also gave him several axes and swords of Dwarven craft and finally several gleaming stones.

"They are very pleased with you," Fáli tried to explain, "and I may have told them about your human custom of exchanging Troth. Lady Idril explained it to me. We Dwarves, give our loves treasures. The best we find or can make."

Harry glared at Hermione who just blinked innocently at him a moment later the Dwarves were laughing as she screamed dodging one of his fireballs.

"Enough," Aragorn said fondly as Hermione went to respond. "Save your magic for Belegost Blue Forest."

That of course had Fáli explaining what forest they were talking about. As it turned out the Dwarves like the name and decided to keep it.

They happily spent a month in Belegost Blue Forest before making a home. Then another two weeks before Harry was forced by Halbarad to go and fix the bridge. Several dwarves followed him to see what he was doing.

Harry moaned and panted into Aragorn's mouth as they ground against each other while kissing. Harry reached down and fumbled to undo his pants when they broke for air. He thought he heard Aragorn say something but didn't care.

Aragorn finally pulled him into his arms and helped him get them off. He quickly found out that Harry wanted them both naked so he obliged. Seconds later though Harry's innocence reared its head and Harry was blushing and not meeting his eyes. Aragorn waited to see what Harry wanted to do next.

Hermione whistled as she worked. She was setting up Smeagol's new room. It was a model of the cave that they were going to find him in but the ceiling would slowly get him used to stars then the moon, and, even slower the sun. They had pure freshwater that was sparkling clean and of course, they'd introduced fish to the ecosystem. These fish were charmed though so that the lake would never run out. She honestly didn't know what Harry was up to but she was going to go along with it. She heard a door nearby slam open. She'd just finished her work so went out to see who it was. She smiled to see that Severus and Gandalf had come in, a new door.

"Grey Mountain home." Severus growled, "We've got our support. My Inventory is full of gifts."

"The same thing happened to Harry and me," Hermione informed. "Go get some rest then it's your turn to enchant the room. I have to practice my wards. Don't go near Harry and Aragorn's room. They're being intimate."

Harry lay in Aragorn's room perfectly sated hours later. Sex was amazing and that's all there was to it. Sure, he was sore but it was a good sore. He couldn't believe he'd gone all the way with Aragorn. Sure they'd been together almost a year now but, he still couldn't believe it.

"I don't want to go through the Barrow-Downs!" Harry was bawling and clinging to a tree branch. The tree was on the border of the Old Forest so was discreetly holding him as well. Hermione was pulling Harry around the waist while Aragorn, Severus, Gandalf, Fáli, Huan, and Gimli watched from where they were standing nearby.

"He's not normally like this," Fáli told Gimli.

"I believe you," Gimli spoke, as he looked out at the Downs. "I don't like the feel of this place."

"You remember the song don't you?!" Hermione demanded.

"Of course, I do! You drilled it into my head enough!" Harry cried back.

"Then if the Barrow-wights get you or any of us just sing it and we'll be fine!" Hermione screamed, "Now come on! You've waisted enough time! We could have been halfway to Bree by now!"

It was a week after Severus had come home and they were finally back on their main journey.

Needless to say, Harry had to sing the song to summon Tom Bombadil because Hermione's group had gotten captured and it had been a close call for his group. They were now sitting in the sun and Harry was drinking his water. Hermione came around moaning, Gimli, Fáli, and Severus came around seconds later.

"Don't. Say. A. Word." Hermione said, pointing at him with a frown. "I was trying to save Gimli."

"So, one of you got caught," Harry said, slowly, "Forgot to sing the song and the rest of you followed one by one?"

Hermione, Severus, Gimli, and Fáli all blushed but nodded.

Bombadil laughed as he danced about laying treasure on the hill.

"Can I look at the treasure?" Harry asked, timidly.

"There for all who want it to take it," Tom sang merely. He himself and claimed a broach for Goldberry.

Harry went to look over the treasure with the others while the four who'd vanished changed into spare clothes. Harry sorted through the treasure looking for something that caught his attention.

"Amarth?" Hermione asked, squatting at his side. "What did you find?"

He showed her some gleaming gems that were filled with magic, about twelve books, two scrolls, and a hairpin. He quickly put all but the hairpin in his Inventory.

"For you, dear sister," Harry said as they stood. Hermione's hair was in a tight braid he put the silver butterfly hairpin that had pale yellow gems for eyes into the top of her braid.

"It's lovely thank you," Hermione said and meant it.

With that, they continued on their way toward the East Road

.Notes:

I use Funtranslations/elvish for my Elvish translations. If you know a better site let me know, please.

Does anyone know a good site for Dwarvish translations?

Okay, the song is original work. That's why it sucks. They now have:

Bridge Home

Glade Home

Lune Home

Bagshot Home

Woodhall Home

Old Forest Home

North Downs Home/ Found by Severus on track to the Grey Mountains

Nogrod Blue Home/ Found by Harry and Hermione on the way to Nogrod in the Blue Mountains

Carn Dûm Home/ Found by Severus on track to the Grey Mountains.

Grey Haven Home/ Found by Harry and Hermione on the way to Belegost

Belegost Blue Home/ Found by Harry and Hermione when leaving Belegost to meet with the others

Grey Mountain Home/ Found by Severus when arriving to inform the Dwarves of their plan