Chapter 6: Living Arrangements and "payback"

The elves and Aragorn stared in amazement as a large spiral staircase took came up where the gargoyle just stood. The twins made their way upstairs, and Aragorn quickly went after them. When they got to the top of the stairs George knocked on the door. The door opened to a large circular. There inside the room was Albus Dumbledore and two of the man with black greasy hair, and a woman with her hair in a tight bun. As they walked in the kindly old man looked up with a smile on his face and a twinkle in his eye. "Hello my friends," he greeted cheerfully. The other two nodded their heads in greeting. "We were just talking about you. It obvious you will have to stay at Hogwarts during your time in our world so we are just setting up living arrangements. Normally guest would stay in the dungeons because they are roomier than anything else we have, but considering elves don't like to be underground I have set up a wing for you on the seventh floor." "Headmaster, we can not have them here at Hogwarts," the woman cried out looking nervous.

"Why not?" the old man asked with a twinkle in his eye

"Because with the threat of Voldomort is now publicly known a representative from the ministry will be here once a week to check on how thing are running and if the school is still safe," replied the greasy haired man coolly. "They will not let any unknown person just to hang around Hogwarts."

"That is why we will no be having a new class added to Hogwarts." Dumbledore said his eyes twinkling more than ever. "Muggle Defense." The man looked like he was going to say something until Dumbledore went on. "I believe that the students should be prepared for anything. It is important to know how to fight without a wand just incase a wand is not right at hand. What do you think" he asked turning to the three elves and one human.

"Well it seems that we don't have much of a choice, do we?" replied Elladan. The others nodded their heads.

"So it's settled, we will now be having a muggle defense class taught by professors," he was cut off.

"But Albus he is too young to be a teacher," she exclaimed pointing to Aragorn. "He must be only 18 or 19 and the only reason why the ministry allowed the Weasley twins to teach was because they left and this was a way for them to finish with their schooling" she cried.

"Your right about that which is why he will be here as an observer" said the old man looking thoughtful.

"A what?" asked the woman

"An observer, Minerva. He will spend most of the time with his brothers and friend teaching the students but when the Ministry official shows up he will be off to observe another class."

"It won't work," cried Minerva.

"Sure it will professor, he will be a friend of Charlie's from Romania who is interested in teaching but wanted to see what it would be like," said George.

"So Charlie sent him up here knowing that he would enjoy seeing new places and meeting new people," continued Fred. "He also wants to improve his English," he finished.

"That's a great story," said Dumbledore. "It will certainly do for the Ministry and keep them from asking him to many question." The twins looked pleased with themselves as Minerva just continued shaking her head muttering that it wasn't going to work.

"Well now that that is out of the way I'm sure you are tired so I'll bet someone to show you to your rooms."

"We'll do it professor. It's the tower near the Gryffindor tower isn't it?" Said Fred.

"That would be nice thank you," replied Dumbledore.

"Right this way mates," said George dramatically bowing them out of the room.

They walked in silence for a few moments until they couldn't hold it in any longer and all three elves burst into laughter. Fred and George turned around to see what was so funny to see all the elves laughing at their now red-faced companion.

Fred and George looked at each other in bewilderment then asked together "what's so funny?"

This made the elves laugh even harder until Elrohir through his laughter was able to say "well, for the past five years our little brother here," he said ruffling Aragorns hair, "has been trying to convince us that he was an adult and could do anything that we are able to do."

The red haired twins were more confused now than ever. They turned to Aragorn for an explanation.

"I'm twenty years old now and that- that woman said I was only nineteen." He exclaimed angrily.

"Oh but brother you only have been twenty for a few months," said Elladan.

"And you always have been on the puny side for your age," continued Elrohir.

Legolas looked at his friend thoughtfully and then said, "I can tell why she thought you were only eighteen though."

"Oh great you too. Will I never get a break?" He rounded on the now laughing Weasley twins and said. "I'll have you know that in our world I am considered an adult and able to do anything I want"

"Never said you couldn't mate. It's just in this world your considered an adult at the age of seventeen, but still too young to do some things, such as teach," said Fred.

"See I am considered an adult here as well," cried Aragorn to his now hysterical brothers and friend.

"Yes but you are still too young to teach…little one," said Elladan once again sending the entire group, but Aragorn, into laughs once again.

After a few more minutes of laughing and muttering from Aragorn they arrived at a picture of an old lady. "Here we are mates," exclaimed George enthusiastically pointing to the picture. He and Fred had decided that they were going to like having these guests around.

The old lady then came to life looking around in annoyance and asked in a raspy voice, "what do you want?" The out-of-worlders were shocked that the picture had just talked. Fred noticed this and explained that all pictures moved and talked at Hogwarts.

"Dumbledore said that our guests were to stay in your tower for the year so if our friends here will just chose a password you can let them in," said Fred.

"Password? How about…" Elladan began with a sly grin on his face.

"Don't even think about it," growled Aragorn.

"Fine then our password will be Arda if it'll make you happy," said Elladan looking slightly disappointed.

"Well then that's your password now come in before I decide to close up and leave you all out here to spend the night," said the annoyed picture.

"She is such a people person don't you think?" asked George sarcastically as they all climbed into the tower.

The explored the tower and all chose rooms to stay in. Aragorn was still in a bad mood from the torture he had just endured from his brothers and supposed friends. "I'm going to bed," he tiredly said.

"Do you want us to come and tuck you in?" called Elrohir.

Aragorn turned around glaring then screamed "Is this pick on Estel day or something?"

"Yes, and it's payback for that dwarf comment you made earlier. So next time you want to compare us with dwarfs you'll think twice won't you human?" said Legolas.

Aragorn rolled his eyes, said good night and thank you to Fred and George for their help, glared at his brothers and friend, and went to bed.

A/n: I'm sooooo sorry that it has taken me such a long time to update. I had writers block for the longest time.

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