AN: I do not own Harry Potter or Lord of the Rings. This is more of a filler upper, I think.
Chapter 3
Hadrian was humming a tune while he sat next to Gandalf and Frodo. The elves were on one side of the room the men were between in the middle and the dwarves were opposite of the elves. The dwarves and elves would glare at the other every once in a while, all of them waiting for Lord Elrond to make his announcement.
"Strangers from distant lands friends of old, you have been summoned here to answer the threat of Mordor. Middle-earth stands at the brink destruction. None can escape it. You will unite, or you will fall. Each race is bound to this fate, this one doom." Elrond turned to look at Frodo, "Bring forth the Ring, Frodo." Frodo rose and set the ring on the trunk in the middle. Whispers of promising power arose from the Ring.
"So, it is true. It is a gift. A gift to the foe's of Mordor." Boromir paused for a moment, "Why not use this gift? Long has my father, the Steward of Gondor, kept the forces of Mordor at bay. By the blood of our people, are your lands kept safe? Give Gondor the weapon of the enemy. Let us use it against him." Hadrian did not understand how the Ring could be a weapon. From what he heard it can make one invisible and call the dark forces to your location. Hadrian could not see how that could be advantageous to a city. Perhaps it was because he was not from here so he did not understand.
"You cannot wield it. None of us can. The one Ring answers to Sauron alone." It has no other master." Said Aragorn.
"And what would a Ranger know of this matter?" Boromir said in slight embarrassment.
An elf, Legolas, Hadrian corrected himself spoke, "This is no mere Ranger. He is Aragorn, son of Arathorn. You owe him your allegiance." Aragorn looked slightly ashamed now, for whatever reason.
Boromir looked incredulous at Aragorn, "This is Isildurs heir?" Hadrian couldn't find anything wrong with Aragorn, he was slightly dirty but that could be fixed easily.
Legolas continued as if he did not hear Boromir's hidden insult, "And heir to the thrown of Gondor." At this Aragorn switched to elvish, "Sit down, Legolas." Boromir seemed to take Aragorn being the heir to the thrown as a personal insult, "Gondor has nor king. Gondor needs no king." With that final word he sat down with a scowl.
Gandalf spoke, "Aragorn is right. We cannot use it." Hadrian shot him a curious look, Gandalf had not been planning on speaking. "You have only one choice. The ring must be destroyed." Elrond looked at the Dwarfs as if daring on of them to do something. One of them did, "Then what are we waiting for?" The dwarf then brought out an axe and tried to cut it in half, yelling all the way. The dwarf was pushed away when the metal clashed onto metal. The whispers grew fiercer. Frodo seemed to have a headache.
"The ring cannot be destroyed, Gimli, son of Glóin, by any craft that we, here posses. The Ring made in the fires of MountDoom; only there can it be destroyed." Elrond paused as if remembering something long ago. "It must be taken deep into Mordor and cast back into the fiery chasm from whence it came." Elrond paused to stare at each person, "One of you must do this."
Boromir stared at Elrond as if he was mad, and to him that was probably true. "One does not simply walk into Mordor. Its black gates are guarded by more than just Orcs. There is evil there that does not sleep, and the Great Eye is ever-watchful. It is a barren wasteland, riddled with fire and dust. The very air you breathe is poisonous fumes. Not with 10,000 could you do this. It is folly." Boromir finished his passionate speech.
Legolas stood again, "Have you heard nothing that Lord Elrond has said? The ring must be destroyed."
The dwarf, Gimli, rose once again and shouted, "I suppose you think you're the one to do it!" Boromir ignored Gimli, "And if we fail what then? What happens when Sauron takes back what is his?" No one answered at first, but when Gimli saw Legolas about to say something he yelled, "I will be dead before I see the Ring in the hands of an elf." With that an argument between the elves and the dwarves broke out, it eventually even brought Gandalf into it, leaving Hadrian with Frodo. Hadrian looked at Frodo for a moment, and watched as Frodo rose and called out, "I will take it!" Gandalf seemed to sigh but no one heard him over the arguing. Hadrian looked on in sympathy distantly recalling a time when he had to take a cursed object only to destroy it. Frodo yelled again, "I will take it! I will take the Ring to Mordor." Everyone in the room turned to stare at Frodo. He looked nervous now, "Though... I do not know the way." Hadrian smiled in amusement. "I will help you bear this burden, Frodo Baggins, as long as it is yours to bear." Gandalf said while standing behind Frodo. Hadrian stood up, "I will follow as long as you shall let me." After Hadrian moved to be with Gandalf Aragorn rose, "If by my life or death I can protect you, I will." Aragorn then kneeled to be at the same height as Frodo, "You have my sword." Legolas then said, "And you have my bow." Gimli came next, "And my axe." Legolas shot an annoyed look at the dwarf. Boromir slowly walked towards them, "You carry the fate of us all, little one. If this is indeed the will of the Council, then Gondor will see it done."
"HEY." Hadrian jumped, Elrond turned his head so fast he almost got whiplash. Sam came out of the bushes and exclaimed, "Mr. Frodo's not going anywhere without me." Lord Elrond quickly got his breath back but quickly said (a bit to quickly), "No, indeed, it is hardly possible to separate you even when he is summoned to a secret Council and you are not." "Wait, we're coming too!" Merry and Pippin exclaimed simultaneously, Hadrian enjoyed how Lord Elrond's head once again whipped to the side. "You'll have to send us home tied up in a sack to stop us. Anyway, you need people of intelligence on this sort of mission... Quest, thing." Elrond just looked bewildered and slightly insulted. "Well, that leaves you out, Pip." Merry whispered to him.
"Ten companions. So be it. You shall be the Fellowship of the Ring." Elrond smiled as if he had wanted to use that word for a while, and what Hadrian knew about elves that could very likely be true.
Pippin smiled, "Great. Where are we going?" Hadrian smiled thinking to himself, 'This is going to be fun.'
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"My old sword sting. Here take it. Take it." Bilbo said to Frodo. Pulling the blade out Frodo said in awe, "It's so light." Bilbo nodded, "Yes, yes. Made by the elves, you know. The blade glows blue when orcs are close. And it's times like that my lad, when you have to be extra careful." Bilbo went into his bag and took out a beautiful blouse. "As light as a feather. And as hard as dragon scales. Put this on." When Frodo began to unbutton his vest Bilbo muttered, "Oh... My old ring. I should very much like to hold it again one last time." When Frodo was taking the Ring off of its chain, Bilbo lunged. Bilbo took a step back, "I'm sorry I brought this upon you, my boy. I'm sorry that you must carry this burden." He started to cry, "I'm sorry for everything." Frodo put a hand on his shoulder and Bilbo held on to it. "Frodo it's time to go." With that Frodo, along with the rest of the Fellowship left to start their quest.
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They travelled far, Hadrian sometimes sneaking conversations with random snakes they passed by. One was still in his shirt and didn't seem to be leaving anytime soon. Eventually they paused to listen to Gandalf, "We must hold this course, west of the mist mountains for forty days. If our luck holds, the Gap of Rohan will still be open to us. From there, our road turns east to Mordor."
Boromir was attempting to teach the Hobbits sword fighting. "Two, one, five. Good! Very good." "Move your feet." Aragorn said. Hadrian, Frodo, and Sam watched on in amusement. "Why don't you have a try?" Boromir said to Hadrian, who looked quite startled. "I suppose there's no reason not to." Hadrian jumped down from the boulder he was on and pulled out a sword. It was black as night, that was until the blade hit sunlight. It seemed to shift into a mirror reflecting everything. Boromir paused, "I believe that would be cheating if you used that." "Ah, but this is a fight. And you should always use every advantage you have." Hadrian said with a smirk, he levelled his sword.
Their blades hit each other, continuously. Boromir was on the defensive and in only a few minutes' time the fight was over. Hadrian won. "I have never seen a blade like that. Where did you get it?" Gimli said eyeing the beauty of the sword. "Oh, I made it. And I might tell you more if you allow me to call you Ginny." Hadrian said while taking out the snake that had been resting around his torso. Hadrian smiled at it, and carefully put it inside of his bag which had a heating charm placed on it. Gimli seemed to want to ask for Hadrian's reasons but was interrupted by Legolas who stared at the strange black cloud like thing.
"Looks like birds." Hadrian said with a tilt of his head. Gandalf stiffened and Legolas shouted, "Crebain from Dunland!"
"Hide!" Take cover!" Hadrian was pulled under a rock next to Legolas. They watched as the bird like things screeched by, eventually leaving them. "Spies of Saruman. The passage south is being watched. We must take the Pass of Carahras." Gandalf said while standing from his hidden spot.
With that they began their journey up the mountain. Hadrian put warming charms on everybody, but that did not stop the snow from coming and making it difficult for the Hobbits and Dwarf to continue. Hadrian wondered what made anyone think making beings that short a good idea, but these thoughts did not change anything. But it did make Hadrian wonder why Albus was so recluent to go through the Mines of Moria. It would be a shorter trip, definitely with how the Hobbits were doing. Just when Hadrian thought that Frodo tripped and rolled down to his feet. He quickly helped Frodo up, brushing the snow off of him. Hadrian made sure to pick up the Ring that somehow removed itself when Frodo fell. Hadrian quickly slipped it over Frodo's head and carried on. It was no point of risking Frodo's trust of the others by having them puck up the ring.
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In Isengard Saruman waited for his birdies to come back. "So Gandalf, you tried to lead them over Caradhras. And if that fails, where, then will you go? If the mountain defeats you, will you risk a more dangerous road?" For some reason he said this even though he knew Gandalf could not hear him, but Gandalf did feel the mountain slowly collapsing. As did the rest of the Fellowship.
During all this Hadrian couldn't help but think that one of them should just make an earthquake so that they would stop the other. Hadrian paused, "That's actually a good idea." Boromir looked at him as if he was mad, which he was but they didn't need to make it obvious. Hadrian pointed his wand and willed his magic to do what he wanted it to, similar to how he made his home ever so long ago. A loud crack was heard, looking at the view they all saw a snake like thing, that cracked the land, head straight to Saruman. It destroyed whatever was in its path, and when it reached the tower of Isengard, it made the tower crumble down. Bringing Saruman with it. Now while they didn't have to worry about Saruman making the mountain collapse any longer, that didn't mean that they were all of a sudden safe. The damage was done, and nothing could change that. Just when the Fellowship was left gapping at Hadrian, they were all covered in snow.
"We must get off the mountain! Make for the Gap of Rohan and take the rest Road to my city! Boromir yelled over the howling winds.
"Gap of Rohan takes us too close to Isengard!" Aragorn shouted back. Hadrian helped the Hobbits up, and glared at the Men. Out of all times to argue, they choose now. The dwarf, Ginny, then shouted, "If we cannot pass over a mountain, let us go under it." "Let us go through the mines of Moria." Gandalf looked worried knowing he was outnumbered looked at Frodo, "Let the Ring bearer decide." Frodo looked at the others and decided," We will go through the mines." Gandalf looked almost betrayed, "So be it."