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Nothing is mine. J. , , and Professor Tolkien own the characters. I, however, own the plot.

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Marie strolled down the grounds, her balance had returned soon after the pain had subsided. Now she, Gimli, the rest of the Fellowship, Willy, and the Buckets were on a quest.

A quest not to destroy a ring, but to find an Elf.

Said Elf was currently playing with the branches of the Whomping Willow. He was very much enjoying himself it seemed. The boughes cradled him and he hung upside down from one of them. He laughed and hopped to the ground when he saw them coming towards him.

The crowd of Hogwarts students (mostly female, but some were male) sighed and stared after the handsome Elf. One of them actually swooned when he stretched. However, the admireres were quickly dispersed upon the arival of a certain hook-nosed professor.

"You all have made quite a disturbance." He sniffed haughtily at the group. "Dumbledore would like to meet with you now that your little group is once again complete and.." He smirked at Marie. "Fully concious."

She gritted her teeth and crossed her arms. "That wasn't my fault."

"Oh really?" He pursed his lips doubtfully. "Well, no matter. You must accompany me to the Headmaster's office." With that said, he turned and walked back to the castle, obviously expecting that they would follow.

"The way that man is dressed reminds me of one of the Black Riders." Aragorn muttered to Legolas. "And the way those robes billow around him resemble a bat."

"How dare he be so presumptous?" The Prince of Mirkwood asked, outraged.

Gandalf tapped them both on their shoulders. "Best not to debase our allies." He advised. "We need them on our side." The two of them glanced reluctantly at the professor, but nodded.

A few minutes later they were all being offered a generous amount of candy by an elderly man in long, blue robes. He stared at them, his icey blue eyes twinkling from behind half-moon spectacles. "So you are our wonderful new guests." He said kindly. He raised his hands. "Welcome to Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry!" Then he paused and smiled. "And to our world, it seems."

"Sir, how many have you amassed for your part in the army we agreed upon?" Inquired Aragorn.

"All of the staff wish to participate as well as a good portion of the seventh years." Was the Headmaster's reply. "However, we need to hold back the rest of the school just in case the battle spreads to this Canon." He steepled his fingers. "Although, I do feel the need to send a representative with you to recruit more Canons."

"Who would this representative be Headmaster Dumbledore?" Asked Aragorn.

Dumbledore chuckled. "Albus, please." He insisted. "As for who the chosen one will be..." He waved his hand at a shadowy figure that even the Elf had not noticed. "Step forward Severus."

"What?!" Thundered the wizard. He glared daggers at Albus, who merely smiled benignly back. "Albus, you can't send me with these...these.." He struggled for words."..dunderheads!"

"Hey!" Marie chimed in. "I am *not* a dunderhead! I happen to have a very high I.Q. level." Gimli patted her on the shoulder.

"Don't worry lass," He growled in her ear. "He's just a bat."

Snape whirled on the Dwarf. "You dare..?" He whipped out his wand, but found himself surrounded by sharper weapons. He kept calm, but sneered at them. "Headmaster, how do we know that these are not spies of the Dark Lord?"

Boromir swore. "We would die before we would bow before Sauron!" He glanced apologetically at Frodo, who looked away.

"Sauron?" Dumbledore drummed the fingers of his left hand on his desk. "Just goes to show you, Severus. Being from another world, they would not have even heard of Voldemort. Therefore, they can not be incahoots with him." He smiled. "Simple logic, young man."

"Simple logic, indeed." Snarled Snape. "I get mauled by a gigantic pet snake to be rewarded with going on a roadtrip with a bunch of Neanderthalic men, two pretty-boys, and a short female annoyance? That's *definitly* logical."

"I'm not short!" Complained Marie, Gimli tried to hold her back from tackling the sneering professor. "I'm just fun-sized!"

"Please, Severus." Implored Dumbledore. "Don't create such a stir while you are out travelling. You may end up in an unpleasent position."

"It seems you leave me no choice, Albus." Retorted Snape with a weary sigh and a heavy frown. "You always win, old man, how do you do it?"

Dumbledore grinned. "A magician never reveals his secrets."

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Hey, peoplz!
I had loads of fun writing this chapter. Snape is a great character to write in-character. His sadistic sense of humor is awesomesauce!

I guess I should warn you guys that I'm also a Snape fangirl. Though you probably guessed that! However, I'm also *wink, wink* a HGSS shipper.