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Chapter 2: Choices & Chances

Hermione's Point of View

I woke up to a dull ache in my chest and the feeling that someone was watching me. I opened my eyes slowly and saw dark beams on the ceiling. I sat up, looked around and saw a man with long, fair hair, the bluest eyes I had ever seen and pointed ears, he was quite handsome actually.

I berated myself for thinking those thoughts. He was watching me intently. "Who are you?" I asked as politely as possible. "I am Legolas Greenleaf," he said with a smile, "I found you and your friends in Rivendell while you were unconscious." My eyes must have been as wide as saucers at that point and it was not helping that I was starting to blush under his gaze.

"My name is Hermione Granger by the way, are you an elf?" I said eventually. He smiled at me and said "Well done, your friends weren't able to guess so I had to tell them, spoilt the fun actually. They are both sleeping at the moment, by the way." "Oh, thank you." I said. "Where are we? As in the world? Because I highly doubt that we're on Earth anymore."

"We are in Middle Earth." My brain was whirring at a hundred miles per minute. I needed something to do to calm down "Are there any books I can read by any chance?" I asked. "Of course, would you like me to show you the library?" "Yes please." I agreed instantly.

Normal Point of View

When they reached the library, Hermione's eyes widened in amazement. There were shelves and shelves of books and the air seemed to tingle with some unknown knowledge. She all but ran to the nearest shelf of books and with amazing speed, pulled out a book and immersed herself in it.

Legolas was watching her with great interest. He watched the sun dappling her features and turning her hair golden. He had seen her butterscotchcoloured eyes (A/N: I don't really think that they had butterscotch then but I'm pretending they do here) as she was staring at him, and felt a twinge of something. Legolas had a niggling feeling about what that twinge was but refused to acknowledge it.

Just then her two friends ran in practically bursting with excitement. "Hermione! How could you be reading already!" said Ron aghast, as Harry gave her a hug and said "You know he's right you should be getting some fresh air," looking concernedly at her. "Fine, I'll go outside to read," she said looking over at Legolas, "If that's alright with you?"

"Of course," he replied, "though Gandalf might wish for you all to attend the Council meeting." "What's that?" Hermione asked interestedly. "Well," I said while leading them outside, "Lord Elrond will be holding a meeting soon; for a Dark Lord is rising to power and we must do everything we can to stop him." "Deja vous much?" Hermione said before stumbling forwards. Harry and Ron gave identical yelps of alarm.

Quick as a flash Legolas had her in his arms, and was trying not to think about the way she felt in his arms. Just then there was a tinkling of bells summoning them to the meeting. Legolas looked at Hermione with concern "Would you prefer to return to your chambers or attend the meeting?" "Meeting of course, I wouldn't miss it for anything." She replied, not commenting on the fact that he was carrying her or the fact that she didn't mind much.

He led (or carried in Hermione's case) them to the meeting room where he stopped outside and gently let Hermione down. He held the door open and said "After you." They walked in and took their seats feeling uncomfortable under the gazes of almost everyone there.

Except Boromir he gave a huff when seeing Hermione and turned away. Hermione saw and narrowed her eyes dangerously. Harry and Ron recognised the danger signs and tried to calm her down. She just glared at them and turned towards Elrond who started the Meeting.

"Welcome everybody let me introduce you to Prince Legolas Greenleaf son of Thranduil of Mirkwood," Elrond gestured toward Legolas and he in turn, inclined his head, deliberately not looking at Hermione, who was staring at him so hard that she could have bored a hole in his head.

"Gloin and his son Gimli," Elrond continued, "Gandalf the Grey, Harry Potter, Ronald Weasley and Hermione Granger." Hermione listened intently and could barely believe what she was hearing but she had already read the basics about Middle Earth (thanks to her speed reading) so she could grasp what was happening much better than Harry or Ron who were both looking flummoxed.

When Legolas shared his piece of information with the Council his fair face had distress written all over it and Hermione felt a pang at this but pushed it away so that she could concentrate on what was being said.

When the Council had decided to destroy the ring and everyone was heading for some lunch, Hermione made her way towards Legolas who inwardly cringed. "Why didn't you tell me that you were a prince?" She demanded. Legolas sighed "I just didn't want you to treat me differently."

Hermione's eyes widened "What? Wherever did you get that idea?" she asked. But them she spotted Harry and Ron looking utterly bamboozled. "Never mind, I'll talk to you later Legolas." She said with a smile and walked over towards her friends. Legolas felt confused that she didn't blush or stutter with the knowledge that he was a prince, though he wasn't completely surprised. Shaking his head he walked away hoping to have a small talk with Aragorn about human women.

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Meanwhile Hermione was patiently explaining to Harry and Ron the concept of Middle Earth and the magic rings, when Gandalf approached them. "May I have a word with you?" He asked. "Of course" Hermione answered, and he led us to a secluded alcove in the garden.

"As you have heard at the meeting, some of us shall accompany Froddo to the Cracks of Doom, to destroy the Ring of Power. Now you have two choices: to accompany the chosen, or stay here and try to figure out a way to return home, which do you choose?" He asked with a serious expression. "I want to go," Harry, Ron and Hermione answered together, and then looked at each other confusedly. "Very well, I shall inform Lord Elrond of your decision." He said with a queer look at Hermione, but didn't say anything else and left.

"Why did you want to go?" The trio asked each other immediately. As usual Hermione answered first, "Well I for one think that all this is rather fascinating don't you? And think of all the places we'll get to see." She said. "Well I know that you said that I have this kind of 'play the hero' habit but I really can't help it." Harry said with a sheepish grin.

"Yeah and that's why I want to go as well, 'cause I knew that Harry would." Ron added, with a snicker. "Well since that's all cleared up I'm going to bed, because I don't know about you but I'm worn out. I'll see you later then?" "Sure. Bye Mione," they chorused and she left with a small wave. Shaking their heads the boys were thinking what have we gotten ourselves into now?

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