Quest for Immortality
Summary: Legolas returns, after having been away several years, to his home at Hogwarts, to escape the threat of Voldemort, and there ends up discovering true bliss. However, the villain of his nightmares continues to stalk him, threatening the happiness he has found.
Disclaimer: I own none of the characters or places used in this story; those taken from Harry Potter belong to J.K. Rowling, and those taken from Lord of the Rings belong to J.R.R. Tolkien.
Warning: This is going to be A/L slash, so for those of you that don't like slash, don't read this. It's as simple as that; there's the warning, so please don't flame. There will also be violence and lemon scenes, though I doubt either will be very explicit (however, that could easily change). There will also be rape attempts, and aggressive advances made.
Author's Notes: In this fic, the world of Harry Potter and the land of Middle Earth are one and the same. Middle Earth was as the land was known before any recorded history known to Muggles, so while the races of Middle Earth remain in existence, the land is no longer known by that name.
The whole reason that I melded the worlds of Harry Potter and Lord of the Rings was to include certain characters, and their histories, heritages, etc. However, in doing so, I've had to change the histories of races and characters, and the actual world, so that everything works together and makes sense.
Characters
Legolas: One of the few Elves left in the world, Legolas' family was murdered by Voldemort the same night the Dark Wizard was defeated by Harry Potter, leaving Legolas an orphan to be raised by Albus Dumbledore in secret at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. Legolas possesses the powers of both Elf and Wizard, and has been travelling with Gandalf the Grey, a very famed Wizard, since he was old enough to begin learning magic. He is the same age as Harry Potter, and is coming to Hogwarts to continue his fifth year education within the safety of the walls of the castle, away from the danger of Voldemort, who is gaining power, and seeking both Harry ands Legolas out.
Aragorn: Also in his fifth year, Aragorn is an extremely gifted student who also plays Keeper on the Gryffindor Quidditch team, and is best friends with Harry, Ron, and Hermione. Both his parents are Aurors for the Ministry of Magic.
(There aren't really any other important characters originating from Lord of the Rings, and all the characters from Harry Potter are the same; there's been nothing changed about them.)
As well, on a final note, I'd just like to add that, in the magical world, all the races are extremely open-minded about their sexuality; there are absolutely no prejudices about homosexuality and bisexuality. It is natural for someone to love someone of either gender; there are no barriers in matters such as these.
PROLOGUE : THE HISTORY OF THE WORLD
The world as it is known now was not always as such. Before any recorded time known to Muggles, the world was known as Middle Earth, a land where all the races dwelled alongside each other in peace. There was balance between Elves, Dwarves, Hobbits, Men and Wizards, but eventually the harmony among them was shattered, and many things were lost, the name of Middle Earth among them.
There is a long story behind the destroyed calm of Middle Earth, one remembered by few, and it begins with the weakness of Men.
For hundreds - thousands - of years, Middle Earth had been a place of serenity and magic; a perfect land where war and toil were non-existent. However, the day that the race of Men began to desire that which was not theirs to possess, that perfection was tainted.
Among the races, there was a quality unique only to Men- greed, and gradually, it overwhelmed them. Humans began to covet that which was exclusive to each separate race - land, wisdom, wealth, power, and immortality. In their lust to claim all possible, Men discarded all alliances and treaties, and began to cast their influence upon all the lands.
Easily the dominant race in numbers, Men brutally conquered most of the world, leaving the other races but one option: to flee.
And so they did. Each race dealt with the situation in their own separate way, though still they kept contact and civility remained among Elves, Dwarves, Wizards and Hobbits. However, each race independently executed whatever means necessary to survive. Dwarves delved deeper in their mountains; Hobbits burrowed deeper in their holes and Wizards cast enchantments to conceal their lands from Human eyes. However, the Elves, accustomed to living above ground, in open areas, retained no refuge in Middle Earth, and thus, began to leave the shores of Middle Earth for the Undying Lands, where they would thrive for all eternity.
Though the races of Middle Earth had attempted to salvage and preserve as much of their previous customs as possible, many beings within the others races, Wizards particularly, were infuriated with the idea of hiding from Men. So, instead, they appealed to their cause and pledged loyalty to the leaders of Men.
Beings such as Hobbits and Dwarves were accepted by the forces of Men without pretense, but Wizards and Elves were forced to proffer their fidelity in more effective manners other than simply declaring it, for they were believed to be cunning and deceptive creatures, and were not easily trusted.
There was one very popular way for Wizards and Elves to profess their allegiance, and it was to grant Men the impossible wish for immortality, the one thing they desired above all others. The ritual necessary for the transformation of mortal to immortal however, was very complex, and required something quite difficult to come by - an Elf.
The key element to the alteration was the essence of one of the Elven kind; the purity unique only to the Firstborn, the spirit that was contrived partly of their immortality. As there was no way to extract the spirit of an Elf and withhold it, the only way to bend the single element of immortality existing; to grant it to one not possessing it by nature, was to create a bond of life between one possessing immortality and a mortal.
However, there were not many Elves willing to bond themselves to one of the race of Men, and those that were, were not fitting; their corrupted and ruined souls inept for the ritual, as they no longer possessed the essential inner light. The Firstborn continued to sail West, their numbers in Middle Earth diminishing rapidly, as Men and Wizards alike tried incessantly, but unsuccessfully, to capture them.
Finally, though, the attempts of Men and Wizards proved not to be futile after all. A Wizard of incredible power, one named Saruman, who had delved deeper into the Dark Arts than any other, and had joined the Human's cause for power, though he detested them, managed to bar the way to the Blessed Realm. The blocked passage forced the Elves to flee deep into the forests, the only sanctuaries left for them, away from the Mortal hands that sought only to spoil them.
But the power of Men could not be denied. With the continued onslaught on the Elven Folk, they began to fall. The forests burned, and Elves were brutally murdered or cruelly torn from their families and homes. Countless perished, and yet still no mortal achieved immortality.
It was with a last effort from the united races, and perhaps interference of the Valar, that the hold Men had over all the land was broken. In that last war, the race of Elves was destroyed, save for a few noble families, and Men were reduced to a leaderless race. Wizards wiped away all memory of life before then from the minds of Men, replacing it with belief of a different history, one without Elves, or Sorcerers.
The corrupted Dwarves, Hobbits and Elves were either banished or executed, and the depraved Wizards were stripped of their powers, and then put to the same fate...all save one. Saruman, the greatest Dark Sorcerer ever to have existed, survived, professing innocence and claming to be known by the name Salazar Slytherin. He claimed to have been manipulated, by use of the Imperious curse, and he was believed. He was freed, to later create Hogwarts with the three other greatest Wizards in history.
However, Saruman never relinquished his evil ways. In his Chamber of Secrets, not only was there a Basilisk, for the Muggle-born Wizards he regarded with such distaste, but his memoirs, which contained the secret to immortality, for his true heir to discover.
After the corruption of Men, and marginally of other races, the world was never the same. It was declared by the leaders of Dwarves, Wizards, Elves and Hobbits that they were to remain secret from Men, therefore preventing such disastrous events from occurring again. For the protection of the magical world, they were to remain non-existent to Men, separated for all eternity.
Yet, while Men, or Muggles as they are now called, have not a notion that they exist, Wizards, Dwarves, Hobbits, and Elves thrive in the magical world, mingling on an everyday basis. But times are not as peaceful as one would think. War is brewing between the races once more, as evil grows more potent, and the world becomes increasingly dangerous.
For Voldemort, the heir of Salazar Slytherin - Saruman the Dark Wizard - is returning to power, and not only does he seek to gain ultimate power, but he seeks immortality, and he searches for the one thing that can grant him that very wish - an Elf.
Summary: Legolas returns, after having been away several years, to his home at Hogwarts, to escape the threat of Voldemort, and there ends up discovering true bliss. However, the villain of his nightmares continues to stalk him, threatening the happiness he has found.
Disclaimer: I own none of the characters or places used in this story; those taken from Harry Potter belong to J.K. Rowling, and those taken from Lord of the Rings belong to J.R.R. Tolkien.
Warning: This is going to be A/L slash, so for those of you that don't like slash, don't read this. It's as simple as that; there's the warning, so please don't flame. There will also be violence and lemon scenes, though I doubt either will be very explicit (however, that could easily change). There will also be rape attempts, and aggressive advances made.
Author's Notes: In this fic, the world of Harry Potter and the land of Middle Earth are one and the same. Middle Earth was as the land was known before any recorded history known to Muggles, so while the races of Middle Earth remain in existence, the land is no longer known by that name.
The whole reason that I melded the worlds of Harry Potter and Lord of the Rings was to include certain characters, and their histories, heritages, etc. However, in doing so, I've had to change the histories of races and characters, and the actual world, so that everything works together and makes sense.
Characters
Legolas: One of the few Elves left in the world, Legolas' family was murdered by Voldemort the same night the Dark Wizard was defeated by Harry Potter, leaving Legolas an orphan to be raised by Albus Dumbledore in secret at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. Legolas possesses the powers of both Elf and Wizard, and has been travelling with Gandalf the Grey, a very famed Wizard, since he was old enough to begin learning magic. He is the same age as Harry Potter, and is coming to Hogwarts to continue his fifth year education within the safety of the walls of the castle, away from the danger of Voldemort, who is gaining power, and seeking both Harry ands Legolas out.
Aragorn: Also in his fifth year, Aragorn is an extremely gifted student who also plays Keeper on the Gryffindor Quidditch team, and is best friends with Harry, Ron, and Hermione. Both his parents are Aurors for the Ministry of Magic.
(There aren't really any other important characters originating from Lord of the Rings, and all the characters from Harry Potter are the same; there's been nothing changed about them.)
As well, on a final note, I'd just like to add that, in the magical world, all the races are extremely open-minded about their sexuality; there are absolutely no prejudices about homosexuality and bisexuality. It is natural for someone to love someone of either gender; there are no barriers in matters such as these.
PROLOGUE : THE HISTORY OF THE WORLD
The world as it is known now was not always as such. Before any recorded time known to Muggles, the world was known as Middle Earth, a land where all the races dwelled alongside each other in peace. There was balance between Elves, Dwarves, Hobbits, Men and Wizards, but eventually the harmony among them was shattered, and many things were lost, the name of Middle Earth among them.
There is a long story behind the destroyed calm of Middle Earth, one remembered by few, and it begins with the weakness of Men.
For hundreds - thousands - of years, Middle Earth had been a place of serenity and magic; a perfect land where war and toil were non-existent. However, the day that the race of Men began to desire that which was not theirs to possess, that perfection was tainted.
Among the races, there was a quality unique only to Men- greed, and gradually, it overwhelmed them. Humans began to covet that which was exclusive to each separate race - land, wisdom, wealth, power, and immortality. In their lust to claim all possible, Men discarded all alliances and treaties, and began to cast their influence upon all the lands.
Easily the dominant race in numbers, Men brutally conquered most of the world, leaving the other races but one option: to flee.
And so they did. Each race dealt with the situation in their own separate way, though still they kept contact and civility remained among Elves, Dwarves, Wizards and Hobbits. However, each race independently executed whatever means necessary to survive. Dwarves delved deeper in their mountains; Hobbits burrowed deeper in their holes and Wizards cast enchantments to conceal their lands from Human eyes. However, the Elves, accustomed to living above ground, in open areas, retained no refuge in Middle Earth, and thus, began to leave the shores of Middle Earth for the Undying Lands, where they would thrive for all eternity.
Though the races of Middle Earth had attempted to salvage and preserve as much of their previous customs as possible, many beings within the others races, Wizards particularly, were infuriated with the idea of hiding from Men. So, instead, they appealed to their cause and pledged loyalty to the leaders of Men.
Beings such as Hobbits and Dwarves were accepted by the forces of Men without pretense, but Wizards and Elves were forced to proffer their fidelity in more effective manners other than simply declaring it, for they were believed to be cunning and deceptive creatures, and were not easily trusted.
There was one very popular way for Wizards and Elves to profess their allegiance, and it was to grant Men the impossible wish for immortality, the one thing they desired above all others. The ritual necessary for the transformation of mortal to immortal however, was very complex, and required something quite difficult to come by - an Elf.
The key element to the alteration was the essence of one of the Elven kind; the purity unique only to the Firstborn, the spirit that was contrived partly of their immortality. As there was no way to extract the spirit of an Elf and withhold it, the only way to bend the single element of immortality existing; to grant it to one not possessing it by nature, was to create a bond of life between one possessing immortality and a mortal.
However, there were not many Elves willing to bond themselves to one of the race of Men, and those that were, were not fitting; their corrupted and ruined souls inept for the ritual, as they no longer possessed the essential inner light. The Firstborn continued to sail West, their numbers in Middle Earth diminishing rapidly, as Men and Wizards alike tried incessantly, but unsuccessfully, to capture them.
Finally, though, the attempts of Men and Wizards proved not to be futile after all. A Wizard of incredible power, one named Saruman, who had delved deeper into the Dark Arts than any other, and had joined the Human's cause for power, though he detested them, managed to bar the way to the Blessed Realm. The blocked passage forced the Elves to flee deep into the forests, the only sanctuaries left for them, away from the Mortal hands that sought only to spoil them.
But the power of Men could not be denied. With the continued onslaught on the Elven Folk, they began to fall. The forests burned, and Elves were brutally murdered or cruelly torn from their families and homes. Countless perished, and yet still no mortal achieved immortality.
It was with a last effort from the united races, and perhaps interference of the Valar, that the hold Men had over all the land was broken. In that last war, the race of Elves was destroyed, save for a few noble families, and Men were reduced to a leaderless race. Wizards wiped away all memory of life before then from the minds of Men, replacing it with belief of a different history, one without Elves, or Sorcerers.
The corrupted Dwarves, Hobbits and Elves were either banished or executed, and the depraved Wizards were stripped of their powers, and then put to the same fate...all save one. Saruman, the greatest Dark Sorcerer ever to have existed, survived, professing innocence and claming to be known by the name Salazar Slytherin. He claimed to have been manipulated, by use of the Imperious curse, and he was believed. He was freed, to later create Hogwarts with the three other greatest Wizards in history.
However, Saruman never relinquished his evil ways. In his Chamber of Secrets, not only was there a Basilisk, for the Muggle-born Wizards he regarded with such distaste, but his memoirs, which contained the secret to immortality, for his true heir to discover.
After the corruption of Men, and marginally of other races, the world was never the same. It was declared by the leaders of Dwarves, Wizards, Elves and Hobbits that they were to remain secret from Men, therefore preventing such disastrous events from occurring again. For the protection of the magical world, they were to remain non-existent to Men, separated for all eternity.
Yet, while Men, or Muggles as they are now called, have not a notion that they exist, Wizards, Dwarves, Hobbits, and Elves thrive in the magical world, mingling on an everyday basis. But times are not as peaceful as one would think. War is brewing between the races once more, as evil grows more potent, and the world becomes increasingly dangerous.
For Voldemort, the heir of Salazar Slytherin - Saruman the Dark Wizard - is returning to power, and not only does he seek to gain ultimate power, but he seeks immortality, and he searches for the one thing that can grant him that very wish - an Elf.