-1Harry Potter and the Land Before Time

Written by Chibikan

Author's Note: I have decided that it would be best if Dumbledore was here, so consider this to be during sixth year.

Chapter 4

Hogwarts and New Friends

Littlefoot kept running even after he could no longer hear footsteps behind him. He was so angry with himself. It was all his fault. His friends were now prisoners again, and it was all his fault. He was just a coward, running away. He ran and ran, tears blinding his vision, until he finally ran into something. The broadside of a mountain. Unable to run any further, he collapsed to his belly, sobbing for his friends and his failure.

Finally, he was able to quell his emotions and look around. This forest wasn't like the ones near the Great Valley. He didn't recognize any of it. The trees were different, the grass was different, the creatures roaming around it were different. One passed him, a four-footed, browned fur and white tail. It seemed gentle enough, eating the grass around it. He looked up at the sky, even it appeared different. Where was he?

His sensitive ears barely missed picking up the sound of footfalls and brush being pushed aside. He looked around, he couldn't possibly get away fast enough. He sighed, he was done running. What good was it if he didn't know where he was?

A two-leg with black fur and a crooked nose stepped out of the brush. "Hello." it said gently. "You didn't get very far, maybe half a mile. Why didn't you go further." he didn't get very close at all, but he did bend down onto his knees to get eye to eye with the dinosaur.

Littlefoot didn't know what to do. Why wasn't the two-leg trying to catch him? He didn't trust it.

"Don't be scared, I'm here to help you." the two-leg extended one of it's forepaws to him.

How strange these two-legs were, Littlefoot decided as he examined the forepaw. It had five long appendages that could bend and twist and they appeared to be almost half the length of the two-leg's body. He sniffed the paw. It smelled funny too. But, it was a good funny and he nuzzled his nose against it.

"That's right, it's okay," the two-leg gently rubbed his paw along Littlefoot's head like his grandfather might do with his massive head. "My name is Severus Snape. I am a teacher, of course you wouldn't know what that is. You've probably noticed by now, that you are no-where near your home. In fact you are both very far, and yet very close at the same time. Time, what a funny word, don't you think? Wizards have figured out decades ago how to rend the fabric of time and move about it liberally, and now we've extended our reach to the prehistoric era." Littlefoot felt calmer and calmer around this Severus Snape with every passing moment. "Now, to get you out of here. I would like to take you to the school, where I teach. And there, we'll work on getting you home. Would you like that?"

Littlefoot nodded, anything to get him home and get help for his friends.

"Alright then. I'm gonna have to use what we call magic. I'm going to portkey us to where we can walk to the school. Don't be scare." The Snape kept his hand on Littlefoot and pulled out a small ratty object, "Hogwarts!" Snape whispered.

Littlefoot cringed when he felt like he was being pulled inside out. The sensation passed quickly enough and when it did, they were in front of the mountain he had ever seen. Severus Snape removed his hand and stood and walked.

"This is Hogwarts Castle," he said to the young dinosaur. "Come."

Littlefoot followed Snape through the gate and to the entrance of a large cave. The hills were strange here too. And there were whole herds of the odd two-legs. And they all stared at him as though they had never seen anything like him before. He decided to walk closer to Severus Snape.

Finally they stopped at a scary looking rock. The two-leg rolled his eyes and muttered, "Droobles Best Blowing Gum."

Littlefoot jumped when the scary rock jumped aside to reveal a small cave which Snape led him into. He was led up a winding stairwell. Up and up it went. He was sure that at the top he would be able to touch the skies. He could hear voices coming from somewhere…

"Harry, are you sure this was a vision. Voldemort kidnapping baby dinosaurs sounds like a funny dream to me."

"No, Headmaster, I swear, this was a vision. My scar even bled, see"

"Ahh yes, well, I'll…"

Snape stopped and knocked on the wall with his forepaw, interrupting the conversation. He appeared slightly amused. Littlefoot wondered why.

"Come in…" came the call from beyond the wall, and Snape pushed it open, much like in the prison they had been in.

Littlefoot tried to hide behind the dark skins as best he could, but the gasps from an ancient two-leg, and a younger one, told him that it had done no good.

"Severus," began the ancient one, with a voice that reminded Littlefoot of his grandfather, "There is a dinosaur following you, a baby dinosaur."

"Yes, Headmaster, I realize that." Severus sighed out in exasperation. "The Dark Lord found a way to go back in time, millions of years in time, and kidnapped several young dinosaurs. This one was the only one to escape."

"But what could he possibly want with dinosaurs, Severus?" The Headmaster asked him. Littlefoot watched the two of them discuss the situation. He knew the answer.

"He wants to make us do what he says and then make us into something he called weapons." Littlefoot explained, hoping they could understand him like he did them.

But they ignored him. Apparently, they could not. This discouraged him.

"Weapons?" came the young voice of the boy in the chair.

Littlefoot looked up at him, "You do understand me!"

AN: Yes, Harry understands Littlefoot. But no one else does. Could have something to do with his extra power plus parsel tongue. Sorry for the low quality of this chapter. I was struggling to write it. The next one will be better. Next Chapter: Harry and Littlefoot become friends Sorry if this story moves fast. I'm having fun. Which is your favorite Land Before Time film, besides the first? Mine is the Great Longneck Migration with Littlefoot's father.