Summoned to Middle Earth
Ch. 10
Hermione Granger was waiting by the fire for an proximately about three hours; she was so angry with Thorin Oakenshield for telling her that she could not come and help, and she was only waiting this long to cause some discomfort for Thorin before she comes in and saves the day.
She had just gotten upon her feet when she heard Severus say from his mirror, "Are you now going to rescue the guys? I am just wondering if you waited this long for you to save Potter and Weasley?"
Hermione just smirked, "Sometimes I have waited even longer, when it came to them just wanting me to do their homework for them."
She fished out her wand as she was making her way towards to area to which she had seen the guys walked to. Severus followed in his floating mirror, for he wanted to see what the Dwarves had gotten themselves up to with what trouble.
It had taken them a while, but they had found the Dwarves tided up and being held up by three trolls. It was enough to cause Hermione to miss her two best friends from her own world.
Severus asked, "You do remember the spell to ward off Devil's Snare, don't you?"
Hermione glanced over to him, "Yeah, why?"
"Just use the same spell upon the three of them and see what will happen."
She gave him a smile before walking out into the area where all the Dwarves, the three trolls, and a hobbit was located. All the Dwarves were yelling for Hermione to run away, and to let them handle things on their own.
One of the trolls snickered, "It looks like we won't be hungry tonight, boys."
Just as one of them were about to make his way to Hermione. She raised her wand and yelled out, "Lumos Solem!" Which caused a big flash of sunlight to reach one of the trolls and then she waved it towards the other two, after a slit second; all three trolls and turned to stone as they stood.
Once all three trolls were stones; Thorin gave his dark glare and said, "I told you to stay at the campsite, and you came anyway."
Hermione went over to Bilbo and cut open the bag that he was in, and said, "I'm leaving; you should get the others out from where they are. I'll see all of you in the morning."
With that being said, Hermione left everyone and went back from which she came.
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Thorin was very angry. He hated that he was saved by a woman, and he had yelled at her for her troubles. He really did not know how to handle it. After everyone had gotten free from the begs that the trolls had put the Dwarves and a hobbit in; one of the Dwarves, Balin had walked towards him.
Balin glared at his king, "How dare you to talk to that woman like that, Thorin. Without her; do you think we would have survived for much longer?"
Thorin growled, "No."
"Then why have you treated her so badly? Is there something going on between the two of you that I should know about?"
Thorin sighed, "Just kissing."
Balin smiled, "I am glad to see that you have found someone that you feel comfortable to be around with, but isn't this a bad time to find romance and on the road for that matter?"
"We have been spending less time with one another. I have sent her to ride with Gandalf for the time being."
Balin sighed, "Then why were you so harsh on her tonight. All she did was saving our lives from three trolls that could ate us alive, but all you did was yelled at her for her troubles." The wise dwarf started laughing, "If that is love, then I really am out of the romance bit in life."
Kili skipped over towards the pair and smirked, "Is that really how romance supposed to be? I guess I am a bit of old fashion if I think you're supposed to give a girl a flower or something."
Fili came over and grabbed his brother, "Come Kili; we don't want to get on our uncle's bad side again."
Thorin brought his hands to his head as if fighting off a headache. "Tell me again, why I have brought my sister's sons?"
Balin chuckled, "You know why; you wanted them to know where they had come from, and have them alongside you as you win back our homelands. So tell me what you are going to do about Hermione? You know in your heart that you have done wrong."
Thorin was replaying in his mind of what had happened when she came out of the forest and turned the three trolls into stones. He knew that he had done wrong, but he was not ready to say sorry to the woman that could have died in front of him, which nearly killed his own soul from the experience. Thorin knew that she had magic, but from deep within his heart, he was afraid that she would use her magic against him in some way that he was hoping that he would not do it.
Thorin sighed, "I really messed up, didn't I?"
Balin smirked, "That you did lad. Now the question is, what you going to do about it?"
Bufer walked by said, "You could always try making her something. Most girls like that sort of thing. Some girls like wooden boxes or flutes; I have seen you make some great things, when you were board."
Thorin grumbled, "I'm great at making weapons more than wooden boxes these days."
Bufer smiled, "Then make her a dagger than."
Thorin sighed, "I'll think about it later."
It had taken the men about an hour to get all their clothes back on before heading back to camp, where they found Gandalf waiting for them. Who said, "I heard that you have had a run in with a few trolls."
That was when Thorin knew that he was not going to get much sleep that night.