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The Hogwarts Kitchen had been transformed for the day, tables pushed to the side and rows of chairs set up in their place. Dobby stood at one end of the aisle with this best man, Harry Potter, and Albus Dumbledore there to officiate.
Winky stepped up to the other end of the aisle, a white tea towel tied to her head and toilet roll wrapped around her ears and wrists. She held a bouquet of daisies and dandelions out in front of her thin chest, her hands shaking as she walked slowly towards her.
She had chosen to walk down the aisle alone, accompanied only by the sound of the house-elf band on their pots and pans, and Dobby watched with bated breath as the distance between them decreased.
When she was close enough, he took her hand and helped her up the single step, and Albus Dumbledore and Harry Potter knelt beside them as Dumbledore began to speak.
