Legolas, Haldir, and Nira looked around the chamber seeing thousands of books. There were large paintings displayed on easels around the room, which was filled with exquisite armchairs and sofas with tables of all types of wood. There was no dust to be found in the space.
There was a soft pop and a house elf stood before them in the center of the room.
"Hello, sirs and lady," the house elf squeaked, bowing low.
She wore a blue and gold dress and had large blue eyes.
"Are sirs and lady here to see Missie's mistress?" the house elf asked. "Mistress has not had visitors before."
"Did she give you clothes?" Nira asked.
"Yes, Mistress gives Missie clothes. Clothes is Missie's uniform. Missie loveses working for Mistress."
"So, you are free."
"Oh, yes, miss. Missie serveses Mistress freely. Mistress will be her soon. Missie must get tea for Mistress. Would sirs and lady like some tea?"
"Yes, thank you."
Missie vanished with a quiet pop. Nira, Haldir, and Legolas began to look around the chamber, curiously. Nira pulled a few books from the shelf, flipping through them. Haldir saw books from Middle Earth in the languages of elves, dwarves, and men. Legolas looked at the paintings finding some were of Middle Earth, while others he didn't recognize.
Missie appeared again with a tray of lemon, cream, and sugar, and put it on one of the tables within a circle of chairs. She poured the tea into the four cups and added some cream and sugar to one, before vanishing.
"Who are you?" a woman asked.
Nira, Legolas, and Haldir spun toward the voice to see a dark haired woman stepping into the room from a staircase none of them had seen. She was in a dress similar to Missie's. She had sharp features and pointed ears.
"Who are you?" the woman asked again. "What are you doing here?"
"Naneth?" Nira whispered in disbelief.
The woman turned toward Nira, and her face changed from impassive to happy. She stepped across the room and hugged Nira tightly.
"My beautiful daughter," she whispered. "What has happened since I left Middle Earth?"
Nira looked away, not wanting to say anything.
"First," Nira said, "these are Legolas and Haldir."
"Yes, I remember them," Rowena replied. "You were almost inseparable."
They all sat down and began to drink their tea.
"Are you going to tell me what has happened, or are you going to continue avoiding the subject?"
"Ada married me off to some elf I'd never met. I had a daughter. My husband died, so I returned home because his family hated me. Legolas and I got married, and ada took my daughter away from me. We were in a battle, and Haldir got shot in the leg. I healed him, but got killed.
"The next thing I remember is being Hermione Granger. Gandalf tells me, I was reborn and sent here with him and Minerva as my protectors. After the battle, I found this passage, and literally fell into Middle Earth. I woke in Rivendell. I joined the Fellowship, and we destroyed the Ring."
Nira went on to explain the events that led to the destruction of the Ring of Power. Rowena sat in quiet thought as everything was revealed to her. She listened to what Nira had planned until their return to Middle Earth.
"I wish to return as well," Rowena stated. "I have been away for too long. With the elves leaving Middle Earth, I may as well accompany them to the Undying Lands. Now, these friends of yours in this world, I don't like the sound of them. I would like to meet them to be sure they deserve the respect they are being given."
"We could go, now, or at least after Legolas and I go talk to Minerva. We want to get married here."
"Shall we go then?"
Rowena stood along with Nira, Legolas, and Haldir, leading them out into the school. Rowena looked around in wonder at the subtle changes that had occurred since the school had opened. She still knew the way to the headmaster's office and could walk to any location in the castle blindfolded.
Minerva merely smiled when they told her of the reason for their visit. She summoned the house elves to prepare the grounds for the wedding. Nira thanked the headmistress and left with Legolas and Haldir so Rowena and Minerva could catch up with one another. The trio walked into the Great Hall and found Ginny and Luna. When the girls were told about the wedding, they were ecstatic.
Later that day, the wedding was taking place on the grounds. Nira sat in Rowena's chamber with her mother, Ginny, and Luna fussing over her hair and make-up. Rowena walked into the room with a shining oak box in her hands. She gave the box to Nira, who opened it and gasped.
"The diadem wizards know was not the real diadem," Rowena explained. "This is. This was one of the few things I brought with me from Middle Earth. Just because I turned down the ring of power I was offered, it didn't stop me from being an elf queen. I pass it onto you."
Nira hugged her mother tightly, unable to form words. Rowena put the diadem on Nira's head, fitting it perfectly into her curled hair. Nira stood and looked at herself in the floor to ceiling mirror. She was in a pale blue dress that shown in its simplicity.
"This is so different than the first time," Nira whispered, earning strange looks from Luna and Ginny, so she explained. "This isn't my first time marrying Legolas. I died saving Haldir and ended up reincarnated."
"How long ago?" Luna asked. "You had to have been born when you died to be so close in age."
"Age is a number that I don't have to worry about. I was nearly four thousand when I died. Legolas is now almost three thousand, and I am almost a century old. Time travels differently between here and Middle Earth. One year here is five there. Immortality doesn't hurt either."
Nira smiled at her two friends before sitting down again to wait impatiently for the wedding to start.