Freefalling
By dazed*kitten
Part 10: Freedom
Nell sat down at the desk and began to write. She didn't know exactly what she was going to write before she sat down, and after she finished she realised that she didn't know exactly what she had written. She wrote letter after letter to Hermione, sealing them all with a date-spell, so that they would automatically open on the day specified. Then she wrote a few letters to Ron, and a letter to Harry. She sighed, and stood up. Nell walked to the window, looking out at the cold environs. She breathed until her breath misted a large part of the window. Then she wrote an incantation in the mist, quickly, before it disappeared. The window shimmered a little, then looked as if nothing had changed. Nell smiled. Another day.
Nell took herself to the foot of Dumbledore's stair and waited. The gargoyle turned out of the way almost immediately, and Nell walked into Dumbledore's office. She carried a large flask of grey-green liquid. Dumbledore was seated at his desk; Dobby was standing beside him. Nell smiled at them. "I'm going home!" she exclaimed, placing the bottle on the desk. She picked up a piece of paper from the table, scribbled a small note onto it, and handed them to Dobby.
"Would you please take these to Nana?" Dobby smiled, and shimmered, shifted… and was suddenly gone. Dumbledore glanced at the girl, "Are you sure this will work?"
Nell nodded confidently. "It will work." They both waited for a few moments in silence.
The air shimmered, shifted, and Dobby stood in front of them again. His eyes were a little wild, but he still remained true to his shape. "Dobby enjoyed that, Miss." He said, and Nell smiled, a little nervously. But it was too late now; it was time to go home.
"Please take me home, Dobby. What I just asked you to take to my Nana was a potion to stop you from getting sick. When you take me back, you will be sick, but the potion will make you better. Are you ok with that?" Nell asked.
Dobby wailed, "Miss is so kind! Treats Dobby like he is a proper person! Dobby will do as Miss asks, Dobby will!" And his eagerness boiled over into exuberance.
Nell looked to Dumbledore. "I'm afraid he won't be able to come back." She sighed regretfully. Dumbledore smiled a little, and Nell embraced the old man. Then she joined her hand with Dobby and they flickered, shifted…
Then all that was left was emptiness, and Dumbledore sighed audibly. He wasn't young enough for this anymore. And now he had a final battle to prepare for…