The Bard at Hogwarts

Shelter.

On the ice and snow trail, at the two intersections of the forked road, the mist has already quietly dissipated.

A path paved with red maple leaves leads to the dark forest of Middle-earth. Next to it, there is another ice and snow path, with a lush forest at the end.

Ino stood in the middle of the road with his suitcase. This was the first time he encountered this situation. He made two openings and two choices at once, which was a bit wasted for a while.

Although he had a feeling in his heart that both worlds could be entered, rather than entering one and closing the other, he was still a little confused about the order.

Especially the unknown forest, with its faint darkness and fleeting green figures, always looks a bit weird.

five minutes later.

Ino put away the dice on the ground and walked straight to the red maple leaf path in Middle-earth.

…

Year 2971 of the Third Era.

It is the thirtieth year since the Battle of Five Armies.

Deep in the dark elf forest, the moonlight fell like a silver ribbon, illuminating a mature and beautiful female elf.

In the world of Middle-earth, no matter what kind of elf they are, they seem to be endlessly favored.

Ino looked at the strange female elf next to him, and found it hard to believe that this was the little follower Doris she once was.

The long hair flows down like a waterfall, light and elegant. The tall figure is like a blooming lily, revealing an innate nobility and purity.

Although Doris's eyes are still bright emerald, the difference from thirty years ago is that there is more wisdom and depth in the emerald pupils now, as bright as stars and shining with hope.

"Didn't you say you wouldn't come in the future?" Doris looked at the figure in front of her.

Perhaps to ordinary elves, thirty years seems like yesterday.

But for Doris, the experience thirty years ago was the real childhood fun and frolic that she had never experienced in a thousand natural years before she became an adult.

"I really thought I couldn't come back! But fate always takes twists and turns." Ino raised his head slightly and looked at his former friend.

Doris has really changed a lot. Even though he is close to 1.7 meters tall, he can only barely look at her head slightly.

On the other side, Doris also quietly looked at her former friend. In the past thirty years, the other person had not changed much except that he had grown taller. He seemed to be immortal like an elf.

This discovery made her feel a little happy. After all, there were too many stories between humans and elves in Middle-earth, but these stories always ended in tragedy. The reason was the lifespan gap between the two.

Suddenly, her eyes glanced at Ino's arm, and there was nothing on the smooth wrist.

"So? You lost the bracelet I gave you?"

Different from the crisp voice before, the voice of Doris as an adult is full of mature charm, as if it is magnetic.

But at this moment, the voice was a little more angry.

"I haven't lost it!" Ino denied, and then explained: "The bracelet turned into a road sign, and it was under its guidance that I could come back again."

"Yeah!" Doris said softly, "Will you still leave?"

"I will leave! But I will come back!" Ino didn't hide it.

He still cherishes this elf friend. After all, no one wants to see the other person die of old age after just a few meetings. This is probably the helplessness of the immortal species.

"You still don't lie as always! Come with me, you still have your room." Doris chuckled.

On the other side, Ino was also surprised by this sudden and peaceful smile.

After all, he met Doris immediately after he came to Middle-earth. During the communication for more than half an hour, she kept a straight face and always looked a little cold.

The smile at this moment always feels like a hundred flowers in bloom.

…

Woodland Kingdom.

In the underground palace, Ino met the Elf King Thranduil again.

There was no way. As an outsider, if he wanted to enter the elven territory, he would definitely need Thranduil's approval, even if Legolas didn't have this right at the beginning.

Time seems to have left no trace on the face of this elf king. The beautiful appearance and the crown made of red maple leaves and berries are all the same as before, without any change.

"Thank you very much for your generosity before leaving. Those potions saved many soldiers from sacrifice! In short, the Woodland Kingdom welcomes you to be our guest again, my friend!"

There was also a hint of gratitude in Thranduil's tone. After all, those potions really saved the lives of countless elves.

"You don't have to be polite, I just used them reasonably. After all, war and sacrifice are what we don't want to see!"

Facing the Elf King's gratitude, Ino did not take credit. After all, Middle-earth has become a permanent world of refuge, and there is no harm in establishing a good relationship with Thranduil.

Similarly, he also lamented that when he had a kind intention at the beginning, he did not expect that he would actually reap the good results.

"I have arranged your room, and I will ask Doris to take you there later! I'm afraid you guys still have something to talk about, so I've put the banquet on tomorrow and have a good rest tonight."

As Thranduil spoke, he looked at Doris aside with playful eyes. Having lived for several epochs, there were some things that he knew too well.

…

Three months flew by.

On the outskirts of the dense forest, although the orcs in the Lonely Mountain were wiped out, Sauron still occupied Mount Doom, so the forest infected by the evil atmosphere was still as dark as ever.

In a forest covered with spider webs, Ino was lying on a hammock made of blue spider webs, with sharp and piercing sounds coming from time to time.

Beside him was Doris, who was dressed in military uniform and holding a short bow.

After a while, the piercing sounds around him gradually dissipated. As the woods swayed, eight-eyed giant spiders about three meters in size emerged from the jungle. They were like well-trained soldiers, gradually moving towards this side in an orderly manner.

Behind these giant spiders, there was a long spider silk, at the end of which were silk cocoons of different sizes. The smaller ones were only more than one meter high, while the larger ones were almost four or five meters.

The eight-eyed giant spiders lined up and walked towards an open box in an orderly manner. It was a magical scene. The small box was like a bottomless pit. Dozens of giant spiders dragged their prey and were easily sucked in.

On the side, Doris looked at the scene in front of her with interest. Even though she had seen it many times in the past three months, she still thought it was magical.

"I feel like I'm redundant. His Majesty Thranduil asked me to protect you..."

Doris lowered her head and said a little embarrassedly, stroking the short bow in her hand.

"How could that be! Without you, I would definitely get lost in such a big forest."

Ino sat up, jumped off the spider silk hammock, walked to the suitcase, and buckled the suitcase skillfully.

"But there is something I have to tell you. While there is still time, I plan to go out and travel. Visit the human world, the Holy White City of Gondor, the vast grasslands of Rohan, or the Shire, the home of the Hobbits."

Meow, I feel that time is so tight today, as if I am racing against time. Fortunately, Xiaodi fulfilled his promise before 8:30~!