Where do you think the members of the fellowship were during "The Hobbit"?

[dancing spawn of ungoliant]

Gandalf had been in the meeting of the white council but he actually participated in the battle of the 5 armies(I checked that from the Hobbit). Gandalf and others from the council had been (at least) near of Dol Guldur(am I spelling that right?)"fighting" against Sauron.

I wonder if Bilbo ever met him

If Bilbo didn't see him then, when did they became so close friends as wee might assume from FotR's Many meetings(?) chapter.
When Aragorn grew up he didn't spend so much time in Rivendell and Bilbo went there not till after his 111th birthday. I think that they didn't actually become friends then (Tolkien might had told us that) but they maybe saw eachother and remembered that when they next met.Just a thought.

[ August 06, 2003: Message edited by: dancing spawn of ungoliant ]