Hey all! Chapter 10 is done. Sorry about the delay, I promise to give you all two chapters tomorrow. I was just bored to write the next chapter :P
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This'll be Harry's POV by the way, I wanted to get these filler chapters over with so I can move on to Harry's training. I've got some good ideas for the first task so stay tuned! XD
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"Harry Potter sir has come to visit Dobby!"
The excited voice of Dobby the house-elf rang through the Hogwatrs kitchen. The other elves glanced at them before returning to whatever they were doing before. Harry looked back at Daphne to see her raise a delicate eyebrow. Shaking his head he turned to the excited house elf.
"How are you Dobby. Do you like working in Hogwarts, I'm sorry that I didn't visit you more often." He said to the elf who was about to burst with happiness.
'I shouldn't have been that polite, he might die from happiness.' He thought dryly.
"Sir is too kind to Dobby. Harry Potter don't have to be sorry." Dobby said shedding tears of happiness. "Dobby is a free elf thanks to Harry Potter sir. I is proud to be a free elf. Other elf don't like Dobby, they be mean. But Dobby don't care." He finished happily.
'I can learn a lot from you Dobby. If only I can ignore the people who hate me that easily.' He thought wryly. Turning to look at Daphne he saw a rare genuine smile on her face, not one of her small smiles for a change. He had become quite adapt at figuring out Daphne's body language.
'She should smile more.' He mused.
"Dobby this is Daphne Greengrass, one of my best friends." He said to Dobby. Daphne looked surprised at that introduction much to his amusement. "She had to miss lunch because of me. Would you be kind enough to bring us some lunch? He asked him.
"Harry Potter sir is too good to Dobby." He cried. "I bring master Harry and miss Daphy lunch." He said before rushing off to prepare their lunch.
"So... Interesting friend of yours. Is there another story behind this?" Daphne asked sitting down at one of the tables. He could tell that she was curious and more than a little amused. Giving her a lop sided smile he started to talk.
"That's Dobby, he used to be the Malfoy house-elf." He said chuckling.
"Malfoy house-elf? How did he end up here?" Daphne asked with raised eyebrows. He sighed. "It's a very, very long story." He said eyeing Daphne to see her reaction. She looked even more curious, not even hiding the fact anymore.
"Potter you're full of surprises. There never seems to be a dull moment with you." she said with a hint of a smirk.
"Tell me about it." he muttered. "Oh ok, since we have time, I'll tell you about it. Wait till Dobby brings us lunch though, if he hear this he'll punish himself again." He told Daphne remembering Dobby's tendencies to hurt himself. Daphne just stared at him but didn't question him about it.
"By the way weren't you going to ask him about a room for us to practice." Daphne piped. He blinked. "Gosh I almost forgot, thanks Daphne." He said to the blond. She just smirked at him.
Just then Dobby popped in with about 5 trays filled with food, enough to feed four people easily. Dobby had gone all out, fixing up starters and all. He smiled at the little fellow and thanked him.
"Thank you Dobby, you're the best." He said. Before the elf could start to sing praises to him he asked the elf again; "Dobby I was wondering, is there a room you know where we can practice magic. You know, I've been entered in this tournament and it's quite dangerous. So I wanted to train a bit so I can... well not die."
Dobby looked thoughtful. "Maybe Harry Potter sir. Dobby used this room to find Winky an elf bed when she was sick. Dobby don't know much about it. I is going to ask other elves sir. I be back soon." He said before popping away.
"A bed for Winky? Wait... who's Winky?" Harry asked no one in particular.
"Well we'll have to wait till Dobby comes back to know that." Daphne said helping herself to some food. "So what's the story behind Dobby then?" She asked after a few more bites.
"Well I suppose." Harry sighed before starting. "It was during the summer after my first year I met Dobby. I stay at my aunt's house during the summer holidays." Disdain unknowingly entered to his tone which Daphne didn't fail to notice. Ignoring that fact he continued to tell her how he didn't receive any mail and later found out that Dobby has been responsible for it. He told her how Dobby came to warn him about the danger at Hogwarts having heard about it from the Malfoy's.
"He couldn't talk freely about it though as it would be going against his master." He said to Daphne she nodded and motioned him to continue. He continued to tell her how Dobby didn't give up when he wanted to go to Hogwarts anyway and tried to seal the barrier between the muggle world and platform 9 and 3/4.
Daphne raised her eyebrows and swallowed before asking, "So you and Weasley were stranded on the other side. That's why you were late for the feast that year. Why did you get punished though, I remember Snape looking livid."
"..." Harry avoided her eye knowing her reaction if he said why. Ruffling his hair he chanced a glance at Daphne and saw her giving him a look which translated to, 'You did something stupid right?'
Sighing he said, "The Weasley's had a flying Ford Anglia, we came to the platform in it. Well seeing the barrier closed we panicked, especially me. I was anxious to get to Hogwarts." He said remembering the horrid summer he had with the Dursleys'.
Daphne looked curious put didn't pry to which he was eternally grateful. "Ron and I decided to take the car and fly to Hogwarts." He said finally wincing slightly.
Daphne face palmed herself. "Here I thought you were ok for a Gryffindor." She muttered.
"Hey, I resent that." Harry said resisting the urge to pout. "Anyways, turns out that Ron forgot to use the invisibility feature of the car and it resulted in a huge breach of the Statute of Secrecy. Snape threw the evening edition of the Prophet to our faces and ranted at us for a while. Not to mention that we crash landed on the Whomping Willow." Harry finished lamely.
"Potter... never mind. So what happened next, all stupidity aside this is a very good story." She said shaking her head.
"Well the school year went on and the next time Dobby interfered with my life was during the quidditch match against Slytherin." He continued. "Dobby had this crazy idea that if I was injured enough I would be safe from any danger. Remember that rogue bludger? Well that was him." He finished clutching the arm where Lockhart vanished all his bones.
Daphne was wide eyed, "So to save you from danger he decided to put you in more danger?" she asked rhetorically in an emotionless voice. Harry nodded scratching the back of his neck. He then explained how Dobby visited him at the hospital wing and told about the chamber's opening and the danger he was facing.
"Long story short after the whole chamber of secret fiasco ended I tricked Lucius Malfoy into freeing Dobby. That's basically all there is to it." He finished nonchalantly.
Daphne gave him a long look and nodded. "Fine but you will show me the Chamber of Secrets." She said as if daring him to disagree. He gave her a lop sided smile and started to eat again. The food was starting to get cold since he couldn't eat a lot while talking to Daphne. Daphne though had finished her meal and was eating a Treacle Tart.
"You eat Treacle Tart?" He blurted out in excitement. Daphne glanced at her dessert and nodded. "Yeah it's my favorite, I know you like it as well." She finished with a smirk.
"How did you know that?" Harry asked bewildered. Daphne's smirk grew before she answered. "The same way I knew you didn't put your name in the goblet." She answered cryptically. Harry was a bit puzzled but shrugged it off.
Suddenly Dobby popped in. "Master Harry Potter sir, Dobby found it." The elf exclaimed bouncing off his toes.
"Oh, where is it and what is this room." Harry asked intrigued.
"It is known by us as the Come and Go Room, sir, or else as the Room of Requirement!" Dobby said.
"Why?" Daphne asked.
"Because it is a room that a person can only enter when they have real need of it. Sometimes it is there, and sometimes it is not, but when it appears, it is always equipped for the seeker's needs." Dobby said now jumping up and down.
"Wow Dobby this is brilliant. Where is this room?" Harry asked quickly, excited at the prospect of finding something his father and Sirius failed to find. Looking at Daphne he saw her eyes shining in interest as well.
"Dobby can take you there now sir. Harry Potter sir just needs to grab onto Dobby and miss Daphy should grab on to Harry Potter sir." Dobby said eagerly.
"Wait a bit Dobby." Harry said before gulping down a glass of water and eyeing the Treacle Tart longingly. Deciding to sacrifice it for the greater good he nodded to Daphne and grabbed Dobby. He felt Daphne grabbing his hand and told Dobby that they were ready.
Suddenly there was a weird sensation not entirely unpleasant but definitely quite odd, and they were on the 7th floor.
"That was different from normal apparition." He heard Daphne say.
"How so?" Harry asked.
"You mean you've never been side-along apparated." She asked incredulously. Seeing his shake of the head she sighed. "Well it's horrible. Most people throw up after there first side-along apparition." She explained.
"I see, this is house elf apparition so there must be some differences." He guessed. "Anyways, Dobby where is this room?" He asked the house elf while eyeing the tapestry showing how Barnabas the Barmy tried to teach trolls how to ballet.
"Master Harry Potter sir needs to think exactly what he wants while walking three times past this spot." Dobby said pointing to a stretch of wall opposite to the tapestry.
"And you're sure this'll work." Harry asked the elf skeptically.
"Oh yes sir. Dobby used this room to find Winky a nice elf bed sir." Dobby replied immediately. Looking at Daphne he realized they were still holding hands, and to his surprise Daphne was slightly blushing. Letting go off her hand he tried to calm down. 'Easy Harry, it's just a girl.' He said in his mind.
"So you want to give it a try." He asked the blond after he managed to control his complexion a bit. Daphne nodded and closed her eyes a bit. Harry couldn't help but stare a bit. He was thinking how nice Cho looked at the end of last year, but these days he kept thinking about Daphne instead. Quickly clearing his mind he saw that Daphne had started to pace in front of the wall.
After the third time a door suddenly materialized. "It really worked." He heard Daphne say softly to herself. Grabbing the door he swiftly opened and was met with an interior of a beautiful manor. He was wide eyed at the luxurious decor and turned to look at Daphne who was looking around with a soft smile on her face.
Seeing his face she smiled at him and said, "This is the front hall of the Greengrass Manor. I like this area even more than the living room of the manor. Do you like it?"
He nodded and looked around again. "It's beautiful." He said softly. Daphne's smile grew wider before she turned to Dobby. "This is a magnificent room Dobby. Thank you for sharing it with us. It's perfect." She said to the elf.
"Miss Daphy is kind like Master Harry Potter sir. Dobby need no thanks miss." He said shedding tears of joy.
"Dobby you're the best house elf ever." Harry said while grinning at Daphne. "If you want anything just tell us." Dobby flung himself at Harry and hugged him. "Dobby is happy to help the Great Harry Potter. But Dobby have to leave now." He said releasing Harry.
"Alright Dobby, thank you again." Daphne said before the elf popped away. Harry smiled at Daphne who just shrugged.
"This is perfect. If the room can mimic details with such precision, it won't have trouble giving us what we want." She said looking at the room again. "Wonder if the room can provide us things from the inside." She said thoughtfully. At once a book appeared on the table next to Daphne.
"It worked!" She exclaimed. Harry gave her a confused look to which she responded, "I wanted a book about Pureblood traditions and the room gave me just what I wanted!"
"Wow, you're good at figuring things out Daphne. Will we able to change what the room looks like from the inside?" He asked Daphne. She gave him a blank look. "Well try it." She said as if it was the most obvious thing in the world, and it was.
Closing his eye he concentrated, when he opened his eyes after a while to his dismay nothing had changed. "It doesn't work that way I think." He told Daphne. She tilted her head to a side and thought a bit.
"It's like this I think." She said after a while. "The room's appearance can be changed only from the outside, but you can ask the room for anything from the inside." Theorized Daphne.
"Let's go outside and ask the room for a place to train." He said while heading towards the door. Once they were outside, Harry paced three times in front of the wall. After the 3rd time a door appeared. Grinning at Daphne he entered. From the corner of his eye he saw someone walking towards them and quickly pulled Daphne in to the room and willing the door to disappear.
"That was close." She said. "You can let go of me now Potter." She told him with a smirk.
"Oh... sorry..." He stuttered, his cheeks flaming. Clearing his throat he started to speak, "Yes, well it seemed to have worked." He said looking around. To his delight, he saw Daphne eyeing the room in appreciation.
He had no idea on what to ask so he focused on the wording entirely, thankfully it worked better than he expected. He saw Daphne casting a tempus charm and frown.
"Potter we don't have a lot of time left, we have Moody soon." She told him in irritation. His eyes widened, he didn't realize that so much time passed.
"Ok we'll meet here on Saturday since tomorrow is Friday; I hate Fridays, we have the entire day is full and no breaks in between." He sighed. "Is it ok with you Daphne?" He asked hoping that she could come.
She nodded eagerly much to his surprise, and to her's as well. Blushing a bit she said, "Yes, I have more questions to ask you as well." Her eyes glinted and Harry gave avoided her gaze. She continued, "Like how did you deliver the note to me earlier while invisible. I know it wasn't the disillusionment since there wasn't any distortions in air. Besides it's a 5th year charm so you shouldn't be able to cast it anyway." She said going in to what Harry called her 'analytical mode'.
"Anyways let's meet again on Saturday, I wasn't planning to go to Hogsmeade anyway." She said shooting a smile at him before her social mask came on. "Then I'll take my leave first. See you later Harry."
Harry's eyes went wide, 'That's the first time she called me Harry.' He thought as a grin worked it's way through his face. After about five minutes, he too came out of the room grinning ear-to-ear and headed towards the Gryffindor common room.
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A/N: There we go. Sry for any mistakes, re-read it only once. . Next up some magical theory, Double potions on Friday and wand weighing! As always THANK YOU for reading and constructive criticism is welcome. Flames will be ignored!
Fun facts : In year four Harry has Double History of Magic, Charms and Double Potions on Fridays!