Chapter 18: Gandalf vs Dumbledore

By Elf from DownUnder

18. Gandalf and Dumbledore are two VERY different people

It had been some time (actually, only three minutes) since the Fellowship had escaped the doom and woe of Moria, and already boredom was starting to sink in.

"This quest is getting boring," Pippin moaned, almost bumping into Boromir as he said so. "There's nothing to do! And no one to annoy now that Dumbledore is dead!"

Legolas raised a brow. "Dumbledore? Who's that?"

"You know! Wizard guy – long grey beard with scary magical powers and ..."

"Ah, you're talking about Gandalf." Aragorn interrupted Pippin, praying to the Valar that he would shut up before everyone would go insane. If only he prayed the same for Merry.

"Gandalf? Who is Gandalf?" he wondered.

Aragorn swore he saw Pippin smirk. "Er, the wizard that was with us before he died – long grey beard and ..."

"That's Dumbledore, silly!" Pippin stated, opening a bag of potato chips.

"Where did you get them!?" Merry exclaimed.

Pippin merely shrugged. "I stole them off this orc back in the mines."

"I don't understand, the wizard that was with us was Gandalf, right? Not this … Dumbledore." Aragorn scratched his head in confusion.

Pippin started thinking for a moment … amazingly. "Well, Gandalf and Dumbledore could be two different people who are completely the same!"

"Pip, that makes no sense." Merry shook his head.

Away from the conversation, Frodo started pondering on his own matter on this. "Is Dumbledore's beard even grey? Or is it white?"

"I don't get it! Who's Dumbledore!? Have I met him before?!" Legolas almost shouted.

"He's a magical wizard!" Pippin answered, chucking his potato chips in a random rubbish bin … littering is bad and not good for the environment, so random rubbish bins are necessary.

"Who runs a magical school!" Merry added.

Aragorn just shook his head. "I am so confused. That sounds just like Gandalf."

"Never heard of the guy." Boromir shrugged. "All I know is that the wizard that was with us was Gandalf."

"No it wasn't! It was Dumbledore!" Pippin insisted.

"I know!" Sam excitedly cried.

Frodo sighed. "Know what? How to count to three?"

"No," Sam said. "I'm still working on that, Mr. Frodo. But I know a solution to this problem!"

"Really?"

"Yes! Gandalf and Dumbledore are the same person!"

Frodo face palmed. "Sam, your stupidity never ceases to surprise me."

Sam beamed. "Thank you, Mr. Frodo!"

"That was an insult ..."

"I like sugar." Pippin randomly said. "Aragorn, do you have any sugar?"

"Er, no." the Ranger then decided to keep his mouth shut from now on, hoping to avoid unnecessary conversations like the one they just had.

"I think Dumbledore had sugar in his pockets before he died." Merry stated.

Legolas pulled at his hair. "WHO IS DUMBLEDORE!?"

Aaaaaaaaaand congratulations to Tatharwen315 for winning the contest! The sequel will be up within the next 5ish chapters (I think).