Chapter 1
The Job
There he was, Harry Potter. He had just sat down with a red haired boy and another girl, who could only be Ron Weasley and Hermione Granger.
I had been told all about every one of them, even though I could read their minds and learn all about them. Being an elf dose have its advantages. I can levitate things with my mind but, other than that I need a wand. I hoped the spell Dumbledore put on the hat works, or there goes the plan.
I pondered that fact, why should I be picked among all the other pure elves to go to Hogwarts? Of course, I wasn't really going; I was just a shadow. Maybe, it was because of how eager I was to go, when Dumbledore appeared at our neck of the forest. I knew for a fact that he would never let a house elf watch over Harry, they would not be useful for the second part of the task I was to complete.
"Silence!" Dumbledore quieted the students instantly, "I see you have all noticed our new student. Ms. Cobswell here will be joining the 7th years. She is changing schools so, we should all treat her as an equal."
I walked up to the sorting hat, to others I was a medium height girl, with deep forest green eyes. Actually, I was slightly skinny for my age, probably because in a forest you always have to be in shape. My brown hair swished after me, which was tied in braids as a family tradition. Professor McGonagall now lifted the sorting hat and placed it on my head. The hat instantly yelled, "Gryffindor!"
And there I was at the table, with my wand in my pocket. (I only had a wand so not to raise suspicion.)
When it was over Harry, Ron, and Hermione all walked up to Gryffindor Common Room. I followed behind them so I could keep a close eye on Harry.
I walked up the stairs to the girl's dormitories immediately. I needed to get a hat; after all...it would be just slightly obvious having a long brown haired elf walk around. Even though nobody would see my ears except when the wind blew my hair back.
Suddenly I heard the door open, with my big ears I couldn't help it. I turned around to see Hermione.
"Hi" Hermione said, trying to make conversation. "I'm Hermione, um...it looks like we'll be dorm mates."
"Ya," I said. "I've never been to Hogwarts or much of any wizarding school before."
"What school did you go to before Hogwarts?"
"Well, I guess you could say I was home-schooled."
"Cool, um...do you want to come down stairs and meet Ron and Harry?"
"Ya, sure."
We went down stairs, but before we went I put a long brimmed hat on. As we entered the room, Ron and Harry were playing wizard chess.
"Hey guys," Hermione said to Ron and Harry, "This is....er...." Hermione didn't know what my first name was.
"Maria," I said, "Maria Cobswell"
"Nice to meet you." Ron said as his queen smashed Harry's knight.
"This is Harry and this is--" Hermione was cut off.
"Ron" I said, forgetting to act as if I didn't already know. The whole group stared at me. "Um, I think I saw your brother.... Percy...somewhere?"
"Oh," Ron said depressed that it was always one of his older brothers.
"Well do you guys want to get some grub?" Ron asked as he checkmated Harry.
"Ok," Hermione said, still lost in thought about how I could have possibly known Ron's name.
I smiled, despite myself. I wondered how long it would take her to figure out that I, Maria Cobswell was an elf.
The Job
There he was, Harry Potter. He had just sat down with a red haired boy and another girl, who could only be Ron Weasley and Hermione Granger.
I had been told all about every one of them, even though I could read their minds and learn all about them. Being an elf dose have its advantages. I can levitate things with my mind but, other than that I need a wand. I hoped the spell Dumbledore put on the hat works, or there goes the plan.
I pondered that fact, why should I be picked among all the other pure elves to go to Hogwarts? Of course, I wasn't really going; I was just a shadow. Maybe, it was because of how eager I was to go, when Dumbledore appeared at our neck of the forest. I knew for a fact that he would never let a house elf watch over Harry, they would not be useful for the second part of the task I was to complete.
"Silence!" Dumbledore quieted the students instantly, "I see you have all noticed our new student. Ms. Cobswell here will be joining the 7th years. She is changing schools so, we should all treat her as an equal."
I walked up to the sorting hat, to others I was a medium height girl, with deep forest green eyes. Actually, I was slightly skinny for my age, probably because in a forest you always have to be in shape. My brown hair swished after me, which was tied in braids as a family tradition. Professor McGonagall now lifted the sorting hat and placed it on my head. The hat instantly yelled, "Gryffindor!"
And there I was at the table, with my wand in my pocket. (I only had a wand so not to raise suspicion.)
When it was over Harry, Ron, and Hermione all walked up to Gryffindor Common Room. I followed behind them so I could keep a close eye on Harry.
I walked up the stairs to the girl's dormitories immediately. I needed to get a hat; after all...it would be just slightly obvious having a long brown haired elf walk around. Even though nobody would see my ears except when the wind blew my hair back.
Suddenly I heard the door open, with my big ears I couldn't help it. I turned around to see Hermione.
"Hi" Hermione said, trying to make conversation. "I'm Hermione, um...it looks like we'll be dorm mates."
"Ya," I said. "I've never been to Hogwarts or much of any wizarding school before."
"What school did you go to before Hogwarts?"
"Well, I guess you could say I was home-schooled."
"Cool, um...do you want to come down stairs and meet Ron and Harry?"
"Ya, sure."
We went down stairs, but before we went I put a long brimmed hat on. As we entered the room, Ron and Harry were playing wizard chess.
"Hey guys," Hermione said to Ron and Harry, "This is....er...." Hermione didn't know what my first name was.
"Maria," I said, "Maria Cobswell"
"Nice to meet you." Ron said as his queen smashed Harry's knight.
"This is Harry and this is--" Hermione was cut off.
"Ron" I said, forgetting to act as if I didn't already know. The whole group stared at me. "Um, I think I saw your brother.... Percy...somewhere?"
"Oh," Ron said depressed that it was always one of his older brothers.
"Well do you guys want to get some grub?" Ron asked as he checkmated Harry.
"Ok," Hermione said, still lost in thought about how I could have possibly known Ron's name.
I smiled, despite myself. I wondered how long it would take her to figure out that I, Maria Cobswell was an elf.