A/n: wow only now do I see all the reviews I've gotten for the last chap :) Somehow the reviewalert thingie had been disabled, probably because even my old email address wasnt working anymore after all those years. Restored it though and as I'm happy to see that people still enjoy this story I'll re-updat the entire thing again.

Unfortunately it's not that much improved. Didnt really make the time for it. So perhaps in a while I'll start changing chaps once more, because some chapters really make me shudder in disgust - ugh too much mush jikes. Bear with me though, at the time of writing it I was still young, innocent and full off hope hahahah.

Thanks so much for all the reviews

Chapter 12: Mysteries unravelled

"We're back." Harry said, opening the door. Draco followed closely behind him.

"How in the hell did you get him to agree to this?" Ron questioned awed.

"If you really need to know Weasley, we made a bet. Potter believes I can't cast that spell and I am going to prove him wrong." Draco replied with a snarl.

"I see, well as long as you do it, it's fine with me." The red-head huffed, crossing his arms in front of him.

"Now," Hermione began, interrupting the little quarrel. "The Freezing spell will vanish in a few moments, so you have to cast it on the exact right time, otherwise he might escape, alright?"

"Okay, I'll try my best."

They waited until Legolas' body gave the first signs of waking up again.

When about ten minutes had gone by there had still nothing happened.

"That's strange, he was supposed to be able to move again a few minutes ago. Maybe it works differently with Elves." Hermione mused.

"I hope that it does, what if he won't be able to move EVER again." Ron whispered. "Then we would be …."

All of the sudden Legolas jumped up and started to run away. Unfortunately his legs hadn't adjusted yet, so he couldn't use his Elven speed to get away quickly enough. Draco grabbed his wand and cast the spell before Legolas could even reach the door. He stopped dead in his tracks and started to sway a little before sitting down onto the floor, totally dazed.

"Legolas, are you alright?" Hermione asked softly, approaching him carefully.

When he didn't respond or made any gesture that he had heard her, she laid her hand on his shoulder, shaking him slightly. At that he jumped up again and bolded for the door. He sprinted out onto the hallway as fast as his Elven legs could carry him.

He didn't exactly know what was going on. All he knew, was that he had to get himself away from those kids, away from this weird building made of stones only. He just needed, for some reason unknown to him, to be among the trees right now, breath some fresh air.

He looked back to see if he was still being pursued. Unfortunately the stairs he was currently on, decided to start moving right that instant. He lost his balance completely, being dazed as he was, and fell down the stairs, only coming to a halt when he managed to hold himself onto one of the bars. When the staircases had finally reached another hallway, the mere thud from one stone colliding with another knocked Legolas unconscious. The memory charm, which had partly gone wrong, and the fall down the stairs had just been too much for him.

Draco, Ron, Hermione and Harry had reached him in no time.

"Oh my gosh, what have we done?!" Hermione whispered, when she looked at Legolas' lifeless body.

"He's not dead, Hermione, merely knocked out." Harry informed them relieved, checking Legolas over.

"But still, did you see how confused he looked? He probably didn't know who he was, let alone who we were. We should just have trusted him. What are we going to do now?" Hermione asked softly, her eyes brimming with tears. "We can't just leave him here all by himself. What if he wakes up totally alone? He'll be scared to dead."

"Should have, would have and could have's aren't getting us anywhere, Granger." Draco stated. "Let's just get Pomfrey and say the poor fellow tumbled down the stairs."

"Maybe that isn't such a bad idea. We can't possible tell them the truth, what if he is a good guy after all? Dumbledore'll surely be angry with us then, maybe we would even get expelled." Ron said, whispering the last few words, as he agreed with Draco for once.

"What in the hell is happening here?" A snarling voice came from behind.

"Ah Professor Snape." Draco begun. "There has been an unfortunate accident: Greenleaf here has fallen down the stairs."

Snape eyed them all suspiciously, clearly wondering why in earth Draco was hanging out with the Trio.

"I see, so why are you all just standing here? Let's get him to the hospital wing." Severus quickly cast a levitation spell lifting Legolas' unconscious body right up in the air and letting the Elf hover in front of him. He motioned the others to follow. They all looked very nervous, not really knowing what to do.

"What were you all doing there anyway?" Snape started. "You don't have any classes at this time of the hour."

They glanced at each other, all trying to make something up. Even Draco was at lost for words now.

"Well.. we were just hmmm…" Hermione said, thinking very hard.

"Yes?" the potion's master asked, cocking one delicate eyebrow.

Hermione was saved not by the bell, but by a loud voice that boomed through the Hallway.

"What in the name of Elbereth do you think you are doing?"

They turned around quickly to see a furious Aragorn storming towards Snape.

He grabbed Legolas out of the air and pulled him close to him.

"What have you done to him?" he asked furious, almost ready to punch the other professor in the face.

"Calm down Strider! I was merely taking him to the hospital wing and if you want to know what happened to him you have to be with them."

Aragorn looked at the four kids closely. "Well, what happened?" He demanded to know.

"He.. he fell down the stairs." Hermione mumbled.

Aragorn looked surprised. There was no way that Legolas could have fallen down the stairs, unless there was something wrong with him. He was about to question them further when Legolas stirred in his arms and opened his eyes slowly.

"Legolas?" Aragorn whispered softly.

The Mirkwood Elf looked him in the eye, but he could see no recognition in them.

"You haven't told me everything that has happened, have you?" The King growled, looking very angry at them.

At his tone Legolas started to shift nervously in the man's arms, clearly a little scared.

"It's okay, melamin (my love). You're not the one I am mad at." Aragorn spoke soothingly, pulling the Elf even closer.

The Elf eyes widened in shock, why had this man just called him his beloved? Not that he minded, no not at all. He looked really handsome and there was something kingly about him; something that made him stand above the others. And then there were his eyes: beautiful blue orbs in which you could drown so easily.

Even though he felt safe in the man's arms, he was still a little scared and very confused.

First of all because he couldn't understand a word that was being said, except those two little words my: 'my beloved' of course.

And second he didn't have a clue as to where he was, who he was and what he was doing here.

And third there was the fact that he didn't recognise the people surrounding him, although the man holding him looked slightly familiar somehow. Unfortunately he didn't have any idea as to why. His train of thoughts were interrupted when one of the little ones spoke:

"We thought he was a spy for Voldemort." Ron blurted out.

Draco wheeled around to face him. "Thanks a lot Weasley! Now you have just made sure that we are all going to get EXPELLED! Wait 'till my father hears about this!"

"Then what, Malfoy? You cast the spell remember. I am not the one to blame here!" Ron shot back.

Draco's usually pale face now turned quite red, but before he could say or do something Harry quickly interrupted. He laid his hand on his boyfriend's shoulder to calm him a little.

"Ron that isn't fair and you know it. We were the ones who asked Draco to do the spell. He didn't have to do anything else with it. And Draco there's no need to threaten Ron like that. The truth would have come out in the end, like it always does. It's probably better that we tell everything that has happened straight away, so we can help Legolas." Draco's smug face had turned in something more like understanding and regret, when Harry had given him this little speech. The boy who lived smiled happily at him, glad he completely understood.

In the meantime Severus and Aragorn had been listening closely to the youngster and understood a little more of what had been going on.

"Now, could you finally tell us what has happened exactly?" Snape sighed exasperated. His patience was really getting the best of him now.

They all looked at each other momentarily before Harry started to explain…..

"So what you are saying is, is that you thought Legolas was a spy for the Dark Side and without even confirming this first, you just decided to put a memory charm on him?" Snape spoke dumbfounded, but very angry nonetheless.

They all shrugged a little, thinking of how stupid they had been. It indeed made no sense at all, when you'd put it like that. But they had been gone through so many awful things, with so many different people, who always turned out be followers of the Dark lord, that they just hadn't expected to find someone who was on their side for once.

"Well, I have seen you do many, many foolish things, but this makes them look really insignificant. What in the hell were you thinking? He is a human being for crying out loud! Not some stupid toy on which you can practice spells!" Snape yelled. "And you Draco, of all people. What were you thinking in helping these three? I am very disappointed in you Draco. In all four of you for that matter. Although you are stupid at sometimes, you still have done many good things in our struggle against Voldemort, but still geeez…." Severus just shook his head.

Suddenly Aragorn spoke:

"Can it be reversed?"

"What?"

"The spell, can it be reversed?"

"Usually I could have easily given back his memory as the spell wasn't performed by a powerful wizard, but since this one has gone wrong… Well, I am not going to do anything until I am sure I won't further damage Legolas' condition. Besides there are other people at this school, who are much more qualified than me. People like Poppy and Albus."

"Let's go and see madam Pomfrey then." Aragorn spoke urgently now.

"Where do you think we were heading, before you interrupted us so dramatically?!" Snape commented dryly. Aragorn shot him an angry look, which Severus only shrugged off.

By the time they had reached the hospital wing, Legolas was fully conscious again. Still the man made no movement to put him on the floor and frankly he didn't mind.

"What has happened to him?" Pomfrey asked, strolling up to them.

"They tried to put a memory charm on him, Poppy. Only they cast it wrong,…of course. Anyway it resulted in him being totally confused and tumbling down the stairs." Severus explained calmly.

"Put him down on this bed, if you please." Pomfrey asked The King, before turning to give Legolas a better look. "So Legolas how are you feeling?" she asked kindly.

I'm sorry, but I don't understand you. he replied in Elvish

"Did any of you understand him?" Poppy asked slightly confused.

"Yes, I did." Aragorn sighed. "He just said that he doesn't understand you. He's talking in Elvish."

"Really, what a beautiful language, almost as beautiful as the people who speak it." Poppy said, smiling feverishly at Legolas. "Can you ask if he's doing okay and if he remembers anything?"

Legolas, how are you faring?

You can understand me? Thank Elbereth! I was already beginning to think I was starting to lose my mind. But to answer your question: I'm doing fine. Just a mild headache, that is all."

"He has a terrible headache." Aragorn translated.

"Ah, I can easily fix that." Pomfrey replied. She took her wand and started to wave it around his head, muttering enchantments as she was doing so.

Thank you Legolas smiled, relieve showing in his eyes. It actually had been a hell of a headache, but he hadn't wanted to sound too affected.

So what do you remember, Legolas? Aragorn continued.

Legolas? Is that my name?

Yes, it is. Mine's Aragorn.

Aragorn hmm, doesn't sound familiar, sorry. But I don't remember anything. Only waking up in a room with those four kids and everything before and after that is like this black gap. But I do start to see these brief flashes and images from my life, at least I hope they are from my own past.

So no one seems familiar to you?

Well you do a little. At least I have these feelings around you. Good feelings, mind you. But I don't understand them, since I don't even remember your name. Legolas said blushing.

Thank heaven. Aragorn muttered.

Do you know why? Legolas questioned, starting to get a little curious now.

Why what?

Well, why I sort of remember you?

Ah, uhm… I don't think you are ready for that yet.

Oh. Legolas replied disappointed. Suddenly his eyes went wide in horror. You aren't my enemy or something, are you? Or killed someone I know?

Of course not! Aragorn exclaimed. On the contrary, I, we… never mind. I've already said too much.

Aw, come on. It's my past too you know. I have the right to know everything about it! Legolas responded, getting pretty angry by now.

Ah, your royalty side is beginning to show, but you are no match for me, my dear Legolas. I am a King after all.

YOU are a King? Don't make me laugh. There's nothing Kingly about you. You look more like a Ranger to me!

Aragorn gasped in surprise. You remember I am a Ranger, or at least what a Ranger is?

Yes I guess I do. I told you things were getting clearer with the minute.

Indeed you did. Would you like for me to tell you about your past? That would probably speed up the progress.

Please, tell me about us.

What do you mean? We are not having this discussion again Legolas!

I know we were lovers, because I just saw a distinct image of me kissing you rather passionately and I do hope that isn't some kind of traditionally greeting among my people.

It is not, trust me.

Then what? Did you leave me? Are you in love with someone else now?

What! No of course not! I still only love you Legolas!

Legolas smiled happily at this. Finally I know the truth. So we are in love. Tell me for how long?

Aragorn was interrupted when the door suddenly opened to reveal Dumbledore and Remus.

Severus who guessed it probably was only Dumbledore didn't even turn to see who it was. His reasoning was confirmed when Albus started to speak: "Would anyone be so kind to tell me what is going on?" He asked, walking over to the bed where Legolas was lying on.

When he looked Legolas in the eye, he looked a little surprised. "This is strange. It's like he's missing something." Albus said, turning to face Aragorn.

"He has lost his memory. At least parts of it. Thankfully it seems like he's regaining it with every minute."