The Queen of Middle-Earth | Aragorn & Hermione

Chapter 17

I've never met a strong person with an easy past. Be proud of your past and that you're still standing - unknown

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The eagles let the three wizards descend in front of the entrance, while they attacked the Orcs guarding the place, violently. They flew into the crowd with their claws in front of them, screeching loudly and biting the beasts' head off.

"Come on." Hermione pulled the sleeves of her two best friends, who were standing there like rooted to the floor, staring at the scenario in front of them.

"I have never seen something as horrifying like that." Ron said when they had turned around and had entered the building, they ran through the halls of the tower. "That is how mice must be feeling." He stated and tried to shake his thoughts off.

The hall was much longer than expected and they didn't see anybody around. When they reached a big door and opened it, the place evolved into a labyrinth, made of stonewalls. The path split up into six different directions and one couldn't see, where either of them ended.

"I never knew this tower was so big." Ron said baffled, gazing around.

"Ron, it is probably the same magic as the one I've used on my tent, remember?" The witch sighed.

"Oh right."

"Let's split up." Harry said walking away from them.

"Wait!" Ron yelled. "You really want to split up in a scary place like this? What if one of us bumps into all three of them at the same time?" He shivered. "What if that is me?"

"This place is enormous, Ronald. A lot of innocent Middle-Earthlings are fighting the battle of their lives at the moment. If we want anybody to survive, we have to find the wizards quickly." Hermione looked at her friend worried. "We have to win the fight, no matter what. For Middle-Earth." She said firmly.

"But how?" Ron asked anxiously.

"You are a smart wizard. You are better than you think, you can think of something." Hermione walked up to the redhead and gave him a peck on his cheek before she followed the road to the right. "I will see you afterwards!" She shouted back at the two boys, waving.

"Well then." Harry said, taking the path to the left. "Good luck my friend, see you later."

"Great." Ron sighed, feeling scared. "You can do it, Ronald." He imitated Hermione's voice. He inhaled slowly one more time before entering the labyrinth and followed the road that went straight ahead.
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After ten minutes of walking through the weird and vast garden of roads and stonewalls, Harry was standing at the entrance, where he had come from again. He groaned frustrated and turned around to take another route, but when he was facing the other way again, the labyrinth was gone.

Harry looked upon a huge room puzzled. What were the wizards playing here? He spun around, searching for an exit, unfortunately there were only chimneys all around him, but no door. He quickened his pace, because he wanted to get to the other side to see if there was a door, but he held, when he heard fire crackling behind him. He felt his heartbeat quicken and he turned around slowly, scared of what he might find behind him. He drew his wand as fast and unnoticeable as possible before he faced the person that had entered the room through the fireplace.

"I knew you'd come. I've foreseen it. That is why I made this wonderful labyrinth, you will never find a way out of here." Dumbledore said calmly, yet harshly. "Stupid wizards!" He was holding his wand in his hands as well, ready to fight. "You are all going to die!"
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