Dear Atar and Amil by LadyBrooke

[ladybrooke]

B2MeM Challenge: N41 - In A Manner of Speaking – Yours truly; N41 - Silm vs HP – Finrod Felagund vs. Cedric Diggory; N41 – Artifacts and Weapons – Ulumuri (horns of Ulmo, made out of white shell)
Format: Short Story, Letter
Genre: Angst, Crossover, Drama, Romance
Rating: Teen
Warnings: Slash, Known (to us) future death of character
Characters: Finrod, mentions of Harry Potter, Cedric Diggory, Earwen, Finarfin, Maglor, Orodreth, and Celeborn
Pairings: Cedric/Finrod
Summary: Finrod tried to resist him, really he did. But in the end, love is the one enemy that can't be defeated.



Dear Atar and Amil,

It is with a love filled heart that I write you this letter.

It all began a few short months ago, when I first arrived back here in Middle-earth. As you know, the Valar sent me here to convince as many of the remaining elves, and especially Maglor (and my dear sister also asked that I ensure her husband returned, or face the consequences) to return or journey to Valinor. When I arrived in Middle-earth, I found that it had completely changed – the lands that I used to know are now split into many different parts.

After journeying around, I found that Maglor and Celeborn settled in a country known as Great Britian, where the last descendant of Elrond and Elros lives. It is with much regret that I must relay the information that their once great line has dwindled to only one person. It should comfort the family to know, however, that he has fought greatly against the current Dark Lord. Both Maglor and Celeborn watch over him, and have taken great interest in his schooling – a fact that would comfort you even more, if you knew the type of people he was living with before Celeborn stole him away from them.

After I arrived here, Celeborn informed me of a curious development that has occurred. It seems that at some point in the past few thousand years, one of the Sindar in his family (and Celeborn has just reminded me to stress the fact that it was not him – there is no reason for any of you to meet him at the docks with swords in hand) had a child with a beautiful human woman, who happened to be a witch, and a daughter was born of this union. The curious thing is that this child had one of the most interesting effects on the humans around her. They all thought that she was the most beautiful woman they had ever seen and were willing to do anything for her. This child, and her descendants, eventually became known as Veela.

And this is where I come in – Celeborn informed me that this phenomenon was not limited solely to the Veela, but also for anybody else that happened to have blonde or silver hair and was related to Elwe. As I'm sure Atar and Orodreth (if he is reading this) have already guessed, yes, this did include me. I tell you, I tried to fight off all the admirers! And for the most part, I succeeded. However, there was one that caught my attention.

I still tried to fight him off, but he was ever persistent in his attentions. Each day that I was at the school or the nearby town, he would follow me around and try to talk to me. On the days I was not there, he would send small gifts and letters as a sign of his affection. I was powerless to stop him from gaining a foothold on my heart. Eventually, the battle was over, and he had won it. I shall spare you all the details of it in this letter, as I wish to tell you all about it in person. Suffice to say, I love him dearly.

I fear that I must wrap up this letter quickly – I have heard the Ulumuri in the distance for the past day, and I now hear them down by the lake. I believe that Ulmo wishes to speak to me about my love, and I dearly hope that he has good news for me. And after that, I must hurry down to the Pitch, so that I may watch my love and Harry compete in the final task. Afterwards, I intend to announce to the rest of the elves here my love for him, in front of the entire crowd. It is a fitting reward for him being so persistent.

Yours Truly,
Finrod

Notes: ...even my crack pairings are sad.

yes, my interpretation of versus is weird. But Love is a Battlefield, and all that, right? Cedric fights against Finrod's initial doubts! ...and now Finrod will have to fight against the fact that his lover is dead.

Comments

[huinare.livejournal.com]

This is a clever integration of Arda and the Wizarding World. Instead of seeming cracked out, there's something about this that seems tenable. I like the idea that there are wizards and other people with Elven heritage wandering about in the Potterverse, and that Voldemort is the latest in a chain of Dark Lords begun with Melkor.

[ladybrooke]

Thank you! I do too...this fic is actually an AU of my still unpublished HP/Silm crossover. (Which is unpublished because it is taking forever to write.)

Also, I hate writing crack for crack prompts, if that makes sense. ;p

[engarian.livejournal.com]

Oh dear, nice integration though :-)

- Erulisse (one L)

[ladybrooke]

Thank you! :)

[blslarner.livejournal.com]

Oh, dear--a most interesting intertwining of the two worlds!

[ladybrooke]

Thank you! I'm glad you think it's interesting :)