Middle Earth Academy

Wednesday, December 8

Descriptions of creatures... From The Hobbit

Wood-elves: (e.g Dagnir) "These are not wicked folk. If they have a fault it is a distrust for stangers. Though their magic was strong , even in those days they were wary. They differed from the high elves of the west, and were more dangerous and less wise. For most of them (together with their scattered relations in the hills and mountains) were descended from the ancient tribes that never went to Faerie in the West. There the Light-elves and the Deep-elves and the Sea-elves went and lived for ages, and grew fairer and wiser and more learned, and invented their magic and their cunning craft in the making of beautiful and marvellous things, before some came back into the Wide World. In the Wide World the Wood-elves lingered in hte twilight of the Sun and Moon, but loved best the stars; and they wandered in the great forests that grew tall in lands that are now lost. They dwelt most often by the edges of the woods, from which they could escape at times to hunt, or to ride and run over the open lands by moonlight or starlight; and after the coming of Men they took ever more and more to the glamingand the dusk. Still elves they were and remain, and that is Good People." (I know it's a bit long :D)

Hobbits: (this is going to be longer I think) "They are (or were) a little people, about half our height, and smaller than bearded Dwarves. Hobbits have no beards. There is little of no magic about them, except the ordinary everyday sort which helps them to disappear quietly and quickly when large stupid folk like you and me come blundering along, making a noise like elephants which they can hear a mile off. They are inclined to be fat in the stomach, they dress in bright colours (chiefly green and yellow); wear no shoes, because their feet grow natural leathery soles and thick warm brown hair like the stuff on their heads (which is curly); have long clever brown fingers, good natured faces, and laugh deep fruity laughs (especially after dinner, which they have twice a day when they can get it). "

Elrond: he "was an elf-friend - one of those people whose fathers came into the strange stoies before the beginning of History, they wars of the evil goblins and the elves and the first men in the North... He was as noble and fair in face as an elf-lord, as strong as a warrior, as wise as a wizard, as venerable as a king of dwarves."

I think that will do!!

Oblong decided to bag out her friends at 8:52 pm

The Beginning - part 1

"Please pay attention children. Quiet please" Lord Elrond pleaded at the front of the room, but he wasn't heard. Nothing was over the yelling and screaming going on in the hall.

"Be quiet" he tried again. A few kids at the front of the room turned around in their seats to face him, but the rest of the pack continued throwing paper around.

"OI! SHUT UP!" Elrond screamed at the top of his lungs.

The hall was silent, save for the echoing sneeze of a contagious elf.

"That's better" Elrond sighed. "My name is Lord Elrond and I am the principal of this school. Think of me as your judge, jury and executioner. Here, troublemakers will be delt with swiftly and severely. I suggest that all you children try to keep out of trouble." The worldless "or else" was felt throughout the hall.

He emphasised the word 'children' in the last sentence, making himself feel a bit more powerful. He needed it.

"What happened to the whole 'nurturing envirnment' deal on the brochure?" a girl whispered to her friend

"Yeah, I know Arisha, it's sounding a bit more like a millitary school right about now, and there was a good enough one of them back in Gondor" Her "friend" Dimnovion replied.

"Now you are going to be split up into your dorm rooms. There are three hallways. Each hallway has four rooms. There are two boys rooms and two girls rooms. Each room has five students. If you calculate correctly," (here he paused his tirade to look with accusation at the faces before him) "you'll know that means we have 60 students. These six third year students will take you to your rooms. Please listen for your names to be called" Elrond explained "This is Aragorn, Legolas, Europa, Ariadne, Simon and Simone. They are going to look after you"

The teenagers sat on the floor, anxiously, waiting to find out who they woul be stuck sharing a room with for the rest of the year.

"I hope i'm in your room Pippin, we'll have so much fun together" A small girl called Hanna said
"Um, I think they separate the boys and the girls." Arisha laughed at the stupidity of this hobbit
"Oh, um, yeah, I knew that," Hanna tried to excuse herself "I just forgot."
"Yeah right" Arisha mocked again, her friends joining in this time.
"You don't have to make fun of her for it. It's not very nice" a new female voice joined in the fray
"I'm sorry who are you?" Arisha asked, the sneer in her voice almost palpible.
"I'm Aralithiel" the voice replied
"That's nice, I don't care" Arisha smiled a mocking smile and walked off
"Wonder what's up her butt." Aralithiel laughed
"I don't really know," Hanna replied "I'm Hanna."
"Call me Ara."
"Nice to meet you."

***

An hour later the kids had all been successfully settled into their dorm rooms. It turned out, to the girls' dismay, that Ara and Hanna had been put in the same room as Arisha. They were also with another hobbit, Primrose Willow. She was from the Shire too, but not from Hobbiton with Hanna so they'd never met before.

"There are only four of us" Hanna stated, plomping down on her huge four poster bed
"So you can count Hobbit," Arisha said. Her red curls bouncing in front of her mocking face. "Nice to know."
"Four girls, five beds" Hanna continued, unphased by the rude interruption .
"Maybe someone's late or something" Ara suggested, running her finger down the window sill to check for dust
"Or maybe someone decided not to come" Primrose offered "They could've changed their mind"
"Clean?" Hanna asked Ara
"Clean" Ara replied, sliding her unpacked suitcase under her bed
"So what are we supposed to do for the rest of the day?" Hanna asked as she folded her dresses and slid them into her drawer
"Ariadne told as just before she left, our first class starts at 11 and, then lunch, then two more classes, then we get to relax" Arisha sighed "don't you listen"
"I like to tell people I have a memory defect" Hanna said, in all honesty
"Um guys, I hate to interrupt this bonding session but what's the time?" Ara asked, standing at the door
Arisha looked at her tiffany's watch "It's 3 to 11" she supplied

Two seconds passed before the girls fully realised, they were going to be late for their first class, and they didn't even know where it was. It would take ages to find in this new huge school and they couldn't ask anyone because everyone would already be there.

Primrose looked at the timetable attached to the wall "We've got combat training on the West oval"
"Okay" Ara thought out loud, chewing on the ends of her long brown hair "The west oval should be..."
"In the west?" Arisha sarcastically suggested
"Thank you Captain Obvious" Ara retorted, sticking out her tongue "lets just go"

The quartet of girls quickly shoved their books in their bags and raced out the door. Down the hall, turn left. Down another hall, turn left again. Out a massive wooden door. Down a path, cut quickly across the grass. Run into a dead end, turn around. Pick up Hanna after she trips over a loose cobblestone. Run through the trees, into the woods etc etc.

15 minutes later the girls found themselves finally out of the woods, literally and metaphorically. They'd finally run up a hill onto the west oval.
"Thank god" Primrose puffed "I don't think i can walk another step"
The gaggle of girls, half laughing-half trying to breathe collapsed

W/N: I didn't finish, i'll finish tomorrow

EDIT: I changed phrasing, added a few little comments - change anything u don't agree with ~Tyrium

crumble decided to bag out her friends at 6:26 pm