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Speedy Hobbit

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Biography:   Hi, my name is Cher, and I have been an avid Lord of the Rings fan since December 2001 when Fellowship of the Ring came out. I was a ninth grader who had never read the books before, and who... blasphemous though it is to say on this website... attempted to read "The Hobbit" in sixth grade and didn't actually enjoy it at the time. (My tastes in sixth grade were more Sweet Valley, Babysitters Club, the Clue books, you Be the Jury books and similar.) The Fellowship of the Ring movie convinced me to try "The Hobbit" again. While I didn't like it in sixth grade, I LOVED it in ninth, and I immediately read all of the Lord of the Rings books- and loved them too. So there's how I entered this fandom. Now, as a 30-something adult? I'm a librarian, LARPer, runner and racewalker.
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bullet The Making of a Ringbearer II: Anchored by Henna Gamgee Last Updated: 5/5/2008
Pre-LOTR. Frodo couldn't have succeeded on the Quest without the help of some very loyal friends. Samwise left his home and family to go with him. Merry and Pippin insisted on joining the Fellowship without a moment's hesitation. Bilbo loved him like a son. How did these powerful relationships develop? What was it about Frodo's character that engendered such love and loyalty?
Rating: PG Reviews Status: Complete Chapters: 61 Published: 9/6/2003
bullet The Hidden Days of Healing by Linda Hoyland Last Updated: 4/8/2006
After the Ring is destroyed, Aragorn attempts to heal the injured Hobbits but will there be too high a price to pay? My first Tolkien fanfic,revised and republished at the time the events took place. A very personal interpretation,which some might consider AU. Rated for injuries and angst.
Rating: PG-13 Reviews Status: Complete Chapters: 9 Published: 3/25/2006
bullet The Rebel by Lindelea Last Updated: 5/2/2005
The day after the battle Frodo rode to Michel Delving and released the prisoners from the Lockholes. One of the first that they found was poor Fredegar Bolger, Fatty no longer. He had been taken when the ruffians smoked out a band of rebels that he led from their hidings up in the Brockenbores by the hills of Scary.--"The Grey Havens"
Rating: PG Reviews Status: Complete Chapters: 11 Published: 9/27/2003
bullet The Dare by Dreamflower Last Updated: 8/7/2004
Summary: Pippin takes a foolish dare that has drastic consequences. Rated PG for graphic depiction of alcohol abuse. COMPLETE!
Rating: PG Reviews Status: Complete Chapters: 6 Published: 7/18/2004
bullet The Summary Version of LOTR by Lindorien Last Updated: 7/18/2004
aka The Trials and Tribulations of a Drabbler

Drabbles are shortfics containing EXACTLY 100 words -- no more, no less. Look around this site -- there are tons of the things floating around. I'll stick a few of mine up sometime even. The purpose of this Summary version of the LOTR is to aid the Drabbler in a Serious and Comprehensive way to extract the most salient points of the LOTR so that s/he will be successful in his/her drabbling efforts. Think of it as the Cliff Notes Version
Rating: G Reviews Status: In Progress Chapters: 15 Published: 12/16/2003
bullet By Chance or Purpose by shirebound Last Updated: 12/3/2003
Sequel to "QUARANTINED". The journey taken by the hobbits and Aragorn from Bree to Rivendell. If the bond between Frodo and Aragorn from "Quarantined" had been set up before the hobbits met Strider in Bree, how might this fateful journey have been different? CHAPTER 25: EPILOGUE
Rating: PG-13 Reviews Status: Complete Chapters: 25 Published: 7/25/2003
bullet The Making of a Ringbearer I: Adrift by Henna Gamgee Last Updated: 8/10/2003
A look at what Frodo’s life might have been like at Brandy Hall after his parents' deaths, and the events leading up to his adoption by Bilbo. Frodo is a quiet child whose good intentions sometimes get him into trouble. Saradoc and Esmeralda love him like their own, but something is missing from young Frodo’s life. Can a spirited old bachelor turn things around? The first part in my “Making of a Ringbearer” series, which is pre-LOTR.
Rating: G Reviews Status: Complete Chapters: 11 Published: 8/4/2003
bullet Quarantined by shirebound Last Updated: 7/25/2003
Late one night, Gandalf brings a very ill Ranger to the closest refuge, Bag End, knowing that Bilbo is immune to replique montre this illness -- but Gandalf is unaware that a tweenager is now living there. An AU look at Frodo's early life with Bilbo; how he met Gandalf; and the "chance meeting" which inspired Aragorn's dedication to the safeguarding of the Shire.
Rating: G Reviews Status: Complete Chapters: 20 Published: 7/24/2003