An Entry in Bobby's Diary
Summary: A entry in the diary of one of Hogwart's many house elves in 1994.
Dear Bobby's diary,
Today was another great day under the care of my masters at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. Bobby woke up early in the morning to prepare morning's meal with Bobby's fellow elves. We had so much fun, working over the hot fires of the kitchen. Sivvie accidentally burnt her arm, but it was fine as Sivvie healed her arm. We then got to watch all of the masters eat the food from the rooftops. It was a delight to watch each master devour our cooking with such eagerness in the morning. They were all kind enough to leave scraps for Bobby to eat. Bobby had a gorgeous meal consisting of half-eaten toast, an apple core, and soggy cereal. It was the best meal Bobby had for a while.
After eating my morning's meal, Bobby went hard to work to clean out the stains from yesterday's laundry. There were three elves including Bobby, Loddy, and Sivvie to handle twenty piles of laundry. It was hard and demanding work, but Bobby enjoyed every moment of it. Bobby was in charge of scrubbing the stains out of the robes. Magic is not allowed in the laundry room for reasons unknown to Bobby, but it pleased Bobby to use masters' way of cleaning. During laundry, Bobby was approached by a master. This master was female with the bushiest hair Bobby has ever seen. She had a strange badge on her chest with the letters, "S.P.E.W" on it. It was shock to Bobby to be approached by a master like her. Then, she started talking to Bobby with great enthusiasm like she saw Bobby as a being on the same plane as her. Bobby can remember distinctly the conversation the master and Bobby had. It went like this.
"Hi, I'm Hermione Granger," the master greeted herself. Bobby was so shocked that no words could come out of his mouth to respond to the master's greeting.
"What's your name?" the master known as Granger asked Bobby.
"B-B-B-Bobby," Bobby stuttered his answer to the master. Immediately, Bobby started beating himself up for failing to answer a question. For some strange reason, the master tried to stop Bobby from hurting himself. After Bobby completed his punishment, Master Granger seemed disturbed, but it was to be expected when she talks to rude elves like Bobby. She then brought a notepad before kneeling down in front of Bobby.
"Do you enjoy working in these poor conditions?" she asked Bobby.
"Bobby doesn't work in poor conditions. This is the best working area for Bobby. Bobby enjoys his work. Bobby is pleased to serve his masters," Bobby answered Master Granger's question. It greatly disturbed Bobby to see Master Granger scribble furiously on her notepad.
"Bobby, do you want anything?" she asked another question. This question greatly shocked Bobby for Bobby has never been asked if Bobby wanted anything in his life.
"B-B-B-Bobby," Bobby stuttered again. Bobby then punished himself for failing to answer his master's question properly. Master Granger tried to stop Bobby again, but Bobby needed to be punished. After Bobby finished his punishment, Master Granger seemed to write more onto her notepad.
"Bobby, I'm going to ask you a question this time. If you are unable to answer, don't hurt yourself," Master Granger ordered. Bobby nodded his head to show that Bobby understands master's order.
"Do you desire freedom?" Master Granger asked another question. Master's question shocked Bobby even more than the previous question.
"B-B-B-Bobby," Bobby stuttered again, but Master Granger forbad Bobby from punishing himself. After a moment of silence, Bobby managed to form the words to answer master's question.
"Bobby wishes to serve his masters. Masters are royalty and it is an honour for Bobby to serve them," Bobby answered confidently. Bobby's answer seemed to please Master Granger as she scribbled more onto her notepad. Then, she left Bobby to talk to Sivvie and Loddy. Bobby went back to scrubbing masters' robes. After long hours of work, Bobby managed to finish cleaning all of masters' robes and immediately, Bobby went to his next task.
Bobby along ten other elves were to prepare dawn's meal for all of the masters. Magic was allowed in the kitchen, but it was still hard, but rewarding work to prepare a roast for each master. Bobby was in charge of the making of one of masters' delicacies: gravy. During cooking, Bobby was tempted to taste the gravy, but Bobby did not wish to contaminate the gravy with his fingers. Dawn's meal was prepared with ample time to spare. Therefore, lead elf, Diddy, decided to freshen up the meal for the masters with some plant called a parsley. It made the meat look fresher. Bobby and the other elves were sure that the masters would appreciate the plant on their roast. When dawn's meal was eaten, Bobby watched as the masters ate the meal with great eagerness and enthusiasm. Like in the morning, the masters were kind enough to leave behind scraps for Bobby. Dawn's meal for Bobby consisted of gristle from the roast, spilt gravy, and discarded mashed potatoes. After eating, Bobby immediately went to his final task for the day.
Bobby was in charge of cleaning the mess in the potions room. It was quick and easy work for Bobby as magic was allowed in the room. Black-robed master was in his study as Bobby cleaned, but he paid no attention to Bobby. After finishing his task, Bobby went straight to his sleeping quarters. Bobby enjoyed the day and decided to write in his diary. Now, Bobby shall go to bed to be fully rested for another day to please Bobby's masters.
Bobby
A/N: I hope everyone enjoys this one-shot. All rights belong to J.K Rowling.
This is for Quidditch League Season 5 Round 13: Checkmate! Prompts used were the word, freedom, word, royalty, and word, desire.
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