Harry Potter and the Land Before Time

Written by Chibikan

Chapter 5

Understanding

Mama Flyer landed among the others as the sun began to set. "I've been out flying for hundreds of miles, in every direction, and no one I met has seen them. It's like they vanished off the face of the world."

Topsy pounded the ground, "That's impossible! They have to be somewhere." he shook his head, closing his eyes tight. "I want my daughter back!"

Grandpa stepped over to the triceratops, "My friend, we all want to find our children, but we must be patient. I'm sure they are fine, if no one has seen them, that's a good sign." he said this more to reassure himself. His poor grandson had to be so scared, if he was even still alive. No, he couldn't think that way. "Littlefoot, Cera, Ducky, Spike and Petrie have faced many dangers and have always emerged unscathed."

"You better be right, Longneck!" Topsy gruffed, "You had better be right."

Hogwarts, Gryffindor Common Room

"Whoa! This is bloody wicked!" Ron exclaimed, as Harry introduced them to Littlefoot whom he had become acquainted with in the Headmaster's office.

Hermione was in awe. She'd read about dinosaurs, but never really did any extensive research on them like she did most other things. She offered her hand to the baby Apatosaurus. He just nuzzled it gently. "He's so sweet. I never thought I'd ever get to meet a real dinosaur. This is amazing!" she whispered.

Littlefoot asked, "You've never seen a dinosaur before, why not? We're everywhere."

Harry shook his head, "Not anymore. You're about sixty-five million years in the future here. Dinosaurs have been gone for a very long time."

Hermione gasped, "You really do understand him. All I heard was a squeaky roar."

Harry shrugged, he'd already accepted the fact that he could talk to Littlefoot as just one of those weird things he always seemed capable of doing. "Yeah, I do. Dumbledore said he could stay with us in Gryffindor until we find a way to rescue his friends and get them all home."

"But wouldn't he more comfortable outside in the fresh air where there's food for him." Hermione asked.

Harry shook his head, "He needs someone with him right now who can talk to him. He's millions of years away from his family and home, Hermione. And his friends are still in Voldemort's hands."

Littlefoot lowered his head at the reminder. "It's all my fault. I should have waited for a better opportunity to escape. I should have stayed with them. If only I had run away with the others like Grandma told me to."

Harry got down face to face with the little Apatosaurus, "Don't blame yourself Littlefoot. Voldemort and his Death Eaters are ruthless. There is no telling what might have happened if you hadn't escaped. And who's to say he wouldn't have caught you if you had run away like she told you to." He soothingly petted Littlefoot's head, "It's a good thing you got away. Now you can help us rescue the rest of them."

Hermione picked up on what Littlefoot must have said and added, "That's right. You got away so you can help them get away. We would have never known that you were in trouble if you hadn't escaped."

Littlefoot was surprised, "You mean, you really want to help us, you don't even know us. We just met."

Harry nodded, "Voldemort has hurt too many families and now he's even going back in time to do it. It has to stop! And we're friends now, and if it's one thing I've learned from being in Gryffindor, it's that friends always help each other."

Littlefoot smiled, "Yeah, we're friends. Even though we're different, we're friends. I like that." Just as he was finishing his statement, he had to open his mouth wide in a great yawn that even Ron and Hermione could translate without Harry's help.

"I think it's time for bed, Harry." Hermione told him. "You should lead him to the dorm."

Ron stood up, "Come on, Harry. I wanna see Dean, Seamus, and Neville's faces when they see this."

Harry laughed and nodded, "Follow us, it's just up those stairs."

And so, another long day in this new world and time ended for young Littlefoot. He'd escaped the evil two-leg who had kidnapped him and his friends, and he'd also met some two-legs who were going to help him get them back and send them home. As he climbed up into an extra bed that the Headmaster had put in the dorm (ignoring the shocked shouts and wows from the other three two-legs in the room) and drifted off, he wondered, what would tomorrow hold for him?

AN: Hopefully, this one was better. Next chapter, Voldemort discovers that the other dinosaurs will not obey him, no matter what he tries. What will he do?

Harry's Fun Facts: Told from Harry's POINT OF VIEW in FIRST PERSON

Did you know that the term "Dinosaur" is Greek for Terrible Lizard? Littlefoot sure doesn't seem terrible to me. Of course, he is an Apatosaurus. Apato is Greek for Deceptive, so technically Littlefoot is a Deceptive Lizard. But I don't think so, he seems genuine to me.

Find out more interesting Dinosaur Facts in the next chapter. What would you like to know about?