Hogwarts wizards who signed in to Middle-earth.

Chapter 145 Crown
Dui was very surprised to see Elrond and Galadriel appear.

He happily stepped forward to welcome them, saying, "Lord Elrond, Lady Galadriel, your arrival truly brings honor to Hogwarts!"

Elrond smiled and congratulated him, "Congratulations, Duir. Weathertop now has a powerful lord. I believe Eriador will be more peaceful."

As he said this, he asked his eldest son Elrohir to take out the gift.

"I had someone copy down some of the books in the Valley. They are all about elven spells, magic, and some witchcraft principles. I hope you like them."

After hearing what Elrond said and looking at the space bag handed to him by Elrohir, Dui's eyes suddenly lit up.

He expanded Elrohir's space bag using the Traceless Extension Spell, so he naturally knew how big the space inside was.

He took the space bag with some excitement, opened it and looked inside, and saw thousands of books piled inside.

Suddenly he beamed with joy.

"Thank you so much for your gift, Lord Elrond. It is so precious!" Dui said happily.

Elrond's gift was truly thoughtful.

In Middle-earth, books are, in some ways, more precious than gold.

Because books carry the wisdom of a race. Over the long years, precious books of countless races have turned to ashes in the flames of war and lost their heritage.

Even as glorious as the Numenor people of old, their descendants, the Dúnedain, still rely on the ancient swords of the wights to trace back to their ancestors' forging skills.

But in Rivendell was the richest collection of books in the world, and Dui had previously thought of obtaining Elrond's permission and copying the books there with a shorthand quill to fill his own library.

Unexpectedly, Elrond sent so many precious books, and they were all books related to magic.

"As long as you like it." Elrond smiled gently, like a kind elder.

After receiving Elrond's gifts, Galadriel would naturally receive no less.

Under Dewi's expectant gaze, Galadriel turned to Arwen beside Dewi with a smile.

Arwen then took out a flat, exquisite wooden box carved with vines.

"This is a gift from my grandmother."

Dui took the box and opened it with anticipation.

As the box opened, a beam of light shot out from it.

Lying in the box was an exquisite and gorgeous holy white crown.

The entire crown is bright silver, as if woven from branches of holy white trees. Lifelike wide and narrow leaves match each other in a staggered manner. The bends and folds of the leaves are natural and smooth, making it look lifelike as if blown by a breeze.

And in the middle of the holy white tree crown, a dazzling white diamond shining with starlight is embedded in it.

The light emitted by the gem is very dazzling, but not dazzling, just like a star inlaid in a crown.

"This...!" Dui was so amazed that he was speechless.

He just felt that he was at a loss for words at the moment and could not describe such a gorgeous crown.

Seeing Dewi's expression, Arwen smiled, her tone filled with pride:
"I designed the crown, referencing the Silmaril that my grandfather, Earendil, wore. It is inlaid with a star gem. My grandmother infused the gem with starlight, and it shines the brightest in the dark."

After hearing what Arwen said, Dui finally breathed a sigh of relief.

"This is truly too precious! Lady Galadriel, I wonder if I can afford its value."

Galadriel shook her head slightly and walked up to him. Her tall figure was so tall that even Dui could not compare to her.

She raised her hands and lifted the crown from the box.

"The value of something isn't determined by its own nature, but by whether you can give it different meanings. I hope it will shine even brighter because of you in the future; that's its most important value."

Galadriel's voice was ethereal and rhythmic, which made him a little dazed.

When he came to his senses, he found that the Holy White Tree Crown was already on his head.

The star-studded crown, worn on Dui's head, enveloped him in starlight, making him look mysterious and majestic, like a mysterious king from the night sky.

The others were all amazed when they saw this scene.

Arwen's bright eyes moved slightly, revealing a bright smile.

It's like I'm happy that my design has found a perfect match.

Lady Galadriel nodded in satisfaction and said:
"Well, if there are no other guests coming, could you please show us around your castle?"

Dui nodded immediately and invited, "Of course, please follow me!"

Of the people he had invited, except Tom and Goldberry, everyone else had already come or sent representatives.

So he didn't need to wait any longer and went straight to the hall with Galadriel and others.

Walking in the long corridor, several elves looked at the surrounding decorations and gave positive comments.

Although it is difficult to evaluate the character of the dwarves, even the elves cannot say that they are bad at building.

Even before the conflict between the elves and dwarves, the Sindarin elven city of Menegroth (also known as the Palace of a Thousand Grottoes) was built by the dwarves at the invitation of the elves.

With the arrival of Due and Galadriel and several other elves, the hall suddenly became quiet.

Everyone looked at the elves who were guided by Dui personally in shock and amazement, especially the tall and extremely beautiful female elf in the lead, who made everyone unable to take their eyes off her.

Similarly, Dui, wearing a starlight gem crown, also attracted everyone's attention.

He was like a shining star above his head, and even when standing with the elves, he didn't look dim at all.

Dewi led the elves to the table at the head, intending to let Galadriel sit on the golden chair in the center, but Galadriel refused.

She smiled and shook her head: "You are the host of the banquet today, we mustn't steal the spotlight." Elrond nodded in agreement.

So Dewi had no choice but to let Galadriel and Elrond sit on his left and right sides.

Arwen chose to sit next to Galadriel, while Elrohir, Elladan, and Legolas sat on Elrond's side.

Bilbo, Bard, Fili, and Beorn also chose to sit together. They were all acquaintances and could chat together.

Mayor Lachi and Butter Juice, the owner of the Prancing Horse Inn, who were sitting at the same table with them, were very reserved at the moment.

They looked at Duir sitting in the main seat, wearing a dazzling and gorgeous crown on his head, with a noble, mysterious and majestic temperament, and he was talking to the two elves beside him with his head tilted.

The two elves, one was gentle, noble, and elegant like the Elf King, and the other was beautiful, holy, and majestic like the Elf Queen.

In front of them, Mayor Lachi couldn't help but feel ashamed and humble, and didn't dare to look at them at all.

At this time, Dui, who was sitting in the main seat, was discussing the layout of the hall with Galadriel and Elrond on his left and right.

They were very interested in the candles floating in the air, the magic on the ceiling, and the instruments that played music automatically, and they discussed the magical principles behind them together.

Arwen snuggled up to Galadriel, listening quietly to the discussion of the three.

She looked at Dui talking and couldn't help but be attracted by him, her eyes a little dazed.

Wait until everyone is present.

The playing instruments suddenly stopped, causing everyone in the hall to quiet down.

"Everyone!" Dui stood up.

He looked at the four long tables below, filled with dwarves and villagers, as well as the guests on both sides, all of whom were looking at him.

I just felt a surge of energy.

No wonder many people are so obsessed with power. At this moment, he is a little indifferent.

But he immediately put aside this emotion, his eyes shining, and he opened his arms to everyone with a smile.

"The party begins now!"

As soon as he finished speaking, all kinds of fruits, delicacies, fine wines, etc. appeared on the four long tables below and in front of the guests at the top.

There was an instant cry of surprise in the hall, and everyone looked at the thing that suddenly appeared in disbelief, with shock on their faces.

At the same time the instruments began to play a merry melody, which was the magic music that Tom Bombadil had taught him.

The music had a cheerful magic that made the atmosphere in the hall joyful.

Everyone couldn't help but smile.

Arwen looked at the carefully prepared delicacies in front of her and asked Dui in surprise through Galadriel, "Did you conjure up these foods?"

Dui smiled and shook his head. "Of course not. These are all foods that the villagers prepared in the kitchen in advance. I just summoned them here with magic. Magic can't create delicious food out of thin air."

"I see." Everyone present was suddenly enlightened after hearing this.

Of course, Dui would not say that he had practiced this move for a long time in advance.

He even placed four tables in the kitchen, and connected the kitchen table with the table in the hall using magic.

This ensures that so many things can be summoned at once without any mistakes.

The banquet was bustling with people. In the second half, the drunken dwarves lost their restraint and started laughing.

At the dwarves' strong request, the musical instruments played unrestrained and passionate war music.

Just when the banquet was in full swing, Dui and several elves at the upper table quietly left.

Led by Dui, they came to a pavilion in the garden, built between the Holy White Tree and the Maolong Tree, near a small lake.

The Maolong Tree dimmed at night, but the Holy White Tree was more dazzling than in the daytime under the moonlight.

The elves were very surprised to see two such tall trees.

"If Lady Galadriel hadn't given you the maelstrom seeds months ago, I would have thought they had been growing here for decades!"

Elrond said in amazement as he looked at the two tall trees of gold and silver.

Galadriel looked at the two golden and silver trees on her left and right, and was a little dazed, as if she was lost in a long-forgotten memory.

Then he slowly came back to his senses and sighed with a sense of nostalgia:

"As I recall, the Two Trees once grew like this, on the hills of Ezerohar. The golden tree of Laurelin and the silver tree of Telperion glowed alternately day and night, illuminating the entire Valinor..."

In the memory, Lady Galadriel walked towards the Mael'lon tree and touched her hand to the silver bark.

As brilliant starlight shone between his fingers, the power of Nanya, the Ring of Water, was continuously injected into it.

The Maolong tree seemed to be injected with vitality and became more vibrant. Even from dozens of meters away, one could feel the tremendous vitality contained in it!

Under the astonished gaze of the crowd, the Maolong tree quickly bloomed golden flowers, which were dense and emitted a golden glow.

From a distance, it looks like golden stars dotted on the branches.

"Since there are two trees, we can't let only one of them be beautiful alone. Let me help." Elrond said with a smile.

Then he came to another holy white tree, touched the trunk of the tree, and injected the power of the Ring of Air, Viya, into it.

The vitality of the Holy White Tree quickly became stronger, as if it had eaten something tonic. Snow-white flowers bloomed on its branches at a speed visible to the naked eye, like snow under the sun, releasing a soft light.

Many petals are clustered together to form a flower cluster, as delicate as snowflakes, white and shining.

(End of this chapter)