Hello, world of FanFiction! If you are following me as an author and are following Reconfiguration, I would like to make a note that as soon as I finish the next chapter of that story, I'm offering it up for adoption if anyone is interested. NOW, we have that out of the way, so I shall introduce this! I've heard it said that if you can't find the story you want to read you should just write it yourself, so that's what I've done! I looked and looked for a Harry Potter/Lord of the Rings crossover featuring Ginny or the twins, and found absolutely NOTHING, so I wrote it myself. In future chapters, this will be Ginny/Aragorn, you have been warned. If you know you'll be upset by that, click that little back button, return to the list of HP/LotR crossovers, and find another story that's more to your taste.

Basic jist of the plot: Nah, I don't think I'll say. That's what the story's for. :)

Disclaimer: If you recognize it, I don't own it. These amazing and epic universes of Harry Potter and Lord of the Rings belong to J.K. Rowling and J.R.R. Tolkien, not me, a lowly fan.

Also, if it's in italics, inside quotes, and not english, it's elvish.

Enjoy!

Fred, George, and Ginny Weasley were somberly walking back to the castle after the funeral of their beloved headmaster. He had been killed in a battle where Death Eaters infiltrated the castle. They appeared in the dead of night, Harry had warned them. Ron, Hermione, Neville, Luna, and Ginny fought alongside the Order of the Phoenix against them, and they barely made it out alive, but not without injury. Bill had been attacked by Fenrir Greyback. He wasn't a werewolf, that much Lupin was sure of, but he would never be the same. Harry said that Snape was the one who killed Dumbledore. That he looked him in the eye, and cast the killing curse, blasting the old headmaster off of the astronomy tower. The funeral was heart-wrenching. The white marble tomb... the phoenix song... the centaur's tribute... It was both sad and beautiful all at once. Ginny remembered how Harry had talked to her afterwards, saying that he couldn't be with her anymore because "she'd be a target." Ginny didn't care about any of that. She thought it was all a load of bull, but she let Harry think she understood. She didn't let herself cry until Harry had gone, but once she did, she couldn't stop, not until the twins came to get her and bring her back to the castle.

Fred and George had come back for the funeral after closing up shop for a few days, and now they took upon them the task of comforting their younger siblings, Ginny to be more precise. Harry and Hermione will take care of Ron. Fred thought. They were almost closer than he was to George. They'd do a far better job of comforting him than he and his twin ever could. They caught up with Ginny when they found her sitting in the grass by the lake, head in her hands, crying. He and George managed to get her to stand up and come with them back to the castle, after getting her to dry her tears. It was a sign of her grief that she didn't question what they were doing or where they were going.

At the funeral, McGonagall had approached the twins and requested that they and Ginny go to the Headmaster's office afterwards. They had nodded mutely, unwilling to say anything at that point in time, and here they were, finally upon the vigilant gargoyle that guarded the office. McGonagall had neglected to tell them the password.

"Acid Pops." George guessed.

"Lemon Drops." Fred tried.

"Cockroach Clusters?"

"Bertie Bott's?"

"Pumpkin Pasties?"

"Redvines?" finally they guessed correctly, and the gargoyle stepped aside. Fred started up the stairs, and behind him, George ushered Ginny forward. They were greeted by a host of empty frames. Every past headmaster had retreated from the office with one exception.

"Hello Mr. Weasley, Miss Weasley, Mr. Weasley." said Dumbledore's voice. Fred looked at the only occupied portrait and nodded in acknowledgement.

"Hello, Professor." he said in greeting. Ginny nodded at the old professor, not trusting her voice. She thought it'd be comforting to see him again, but it only strengthened the hurt.

"I trust you are wondering why I have summoned the three of you here." he said. They nodded. "Well, I have recently been contacted by an old friend who is in need of assistance." Fred and George raised their eyebrows at Dumbledore. He continued his explanation.

"This old friend of mine is called Gandalf the Grey. He is a powerful wizard, but one of a different realm. By that I mean that he is not of Earth, but of another world entirely. Gandalf's world goes by the name of Middle Earth. In this world, evil is beginning to stir anew, and he has requested that I send him - reinforcements - for lack of a better word." Ginny's jaw dropped. Dumbledore was insane! If he thought them so strong, how could he afford to send them away? They were needed here, they needed to stay and fight!

"Professor, with all due respect, we can't just pick up and leave! We're needed here to fight You-Know-Who! We're on the brink of a war, and we want, no, need to stay and fight by Harry's side!" Ginny said. Dumbledore gave the three siblings a pitying look.

"I admire your loyalty, Miss Weasley, but you must understand that Gandalf and Middle Earth are in dire need. We have countless wizards and witches here to fight for our cause, while they have only Gandalf and Saruman, another wizard of Gandalf's order." Ginny didn't like it, no, she detested it, but he understood. If this Middle Earth was dealing with anything like You-Know-Who...

"You are needed, and Gandalf is waiting for you. You will not be thrust directly into their war. You will have ample time to adjust to their world and their customs." he said. The three siblings looked at each other, silently debating their options. Finally, George turned back to the portrait of their recently deceased headmaster.

"We'll go." he said, "Can we tell anyone where we're going?" he asked.

"I am sorry, but I can't allow that. We can't risk this information getting into the wrong hands." Ginny's eyes widened in shock and disbelief. They couldn't even say goodbye?

"When will we go?" Fred asked. Ginny looked up at Dumbledore. She was always taught to respect the dead, but she couldn't help but be angry with the wizard - portrait - she reminded herself. He had the gall to take her and the twins from their family and friends when they were most vulnerable! Charlie was still off in Romania, Bill was just beginning to heal, Percy hadn't stopped being an arse yet, and Ron would surely follow Harry wherever he planned to go, even if it meant death. She doubted that Mum could handle the disappearance of three of her children, leaving her and Dad alone. She glared at the portrait dangerously.

"As soon as possible. You will not need to pack anything, you will arrive in a place called Imladris. It is the home of Lord Elrond of the Elves, and there you will find Gandalf. He rather resembles my brother Aberforth if I say so myself." Dumbledore said. Fred and George nodded, moving to either side of Ginny and taking her hands in theirs.

"Behind my portrait is the passageway. Best of luck to the three of you." he said gravely, before swinging his frame forwards to reveal a dark tunnel. Fred thought it resembled the tunnel under the one-eyed witch statue. He turned to face Ginny who had dried her stray tears and was angrily facing the tunnel's mouth.

"Ready, Gin-Gin?" he asked, using the nickname she hated in attempt to get her to smile. Instead he got a half-hearted glare. "Let's go."

Fred and George leaped into the tunnel, dragging Ginny behind them. "Lumos." George said, and a small light erupted from the tip. Behind them, Dumbledore's portrait slammed shut ominously. George took a glance at his sister and saw worry and fright etched on her face among her bravery.

"We'll be fine, Gin." he said to his sister. She nodded.

"C'mon." she said to her brothers as she took the lead, striding forward with renewed energy. She had lit her own wand and released Fred's hand, and they followed behind her now, nervous and wary, but excited all the same.

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Ginny guessed that they had gone about two miles when the floor started to get softer. Previously, it had been the hard cold stone of Hogwarts Castle, and now it was slowly becoming dirt. There was still a hint of a tunnel around them, but it was growing lighter. The walls were now closely growing tree trunks, and as they continued, they spread out until they were standing in the middle of a forest, their tunnel nowhere in sight.

Ginny huffed in annoyance. "Dumbledore said we'd meet Gandalf here. Well? I don't see any Aberforth look-alikes, do you?" she said before she turned to face her brothers, but instead of matching red-heads, she was met by a tall man in a grey robe, holding an equally tall gnarled staff. She looked up at his face and saw a long and scraggly grey beard an identical hair, bushy eyebrows, and a pointed and wide-brimmed hat. The man before her looked down with a smile. Next to her, the twins equally speechless, a rare occurrence.

"Excellent!" the man said. "You must be the ones Albus sent." he said jovially. Ginny's eyes widened, and almost all thoughts of home left her mind. Dumbledore had been telling the truth...

Fred answered for them. "Why yes we are! Fred, George, and Ginny Weasley at your service." he said, gesturing to each of them in turn and finishing with an extravagant bow. "You must be Gandalf." he said once he stood upright again.

"Excellent." Gandalf said again. "Are you three siblings?" they nodded. "Wonderful! Come, Lord Elrond is anxious to meet you."

They walked for what Ginny was sure was miles until they reached a city. Not just any city, but a breathtaking one. The structures seemed to grow out of the ground, they were so delicate. It was magnificent and beautiful. Ginny's jaw dropped in awe at the place. She had never seen anything like it. She and the twins followed Gandalf as they took in their surroundings, and before they knew it, they stood before a tall elf who Gandalf told them was Lord Elrond of Imladris.

"Mae govannen, Fred, George, and Ginny." he said.

Thank you for reading!