149. Chandlers and Shell Cottage

**Fred's POV**

As soon as Pettigrew came down the stairs, Harry, George, Ron, and I hid behind the wall.

He was then stunned in the back.

"Ow" He fell back face down.

Deserves that. Keeping me locked up here.

"Who gets his wand?" Dobby asked as he was at the top of the stairs.

Harry smiled and grabbed Pettigrew's wand and we went upstairs.

When we got to the living room, we hid under the stairs.

As soon as I saw 'Mione laying on the floor, I nearly died.

"Fred, she's alive," George told me.

I sighed with relief and we watched Lestrange cut the Griphook's cheek. He was still alive.

"Consider yourself lucky, Goblin," Lestrange said and she walked over to Mione.

"The same won't be said for this one" She said.

"Like hell" I cursed and jumped out with my wand in my hand shooting spells at Lestrange which she dodged.

The rest of the guys joined in when Mrs. Malfoy and Malfoy joined in on the duel.

"Stop!" Lestrange yelled.

She had a dagger next to 'Mione's neck.

"Drop your wands" Lestrange smiled. "I said drop 'em!"

I dropped my wand hard and so did the others.

"Pick them up, Draco, now" Lestrange said and Malfoy got our wands.

As soon as Harry's face was back to normal Lestrange spoke.

"Well, well, well, look what we have here. It's Harry Potter" She whispered to 'Mione. "He's all bright, shiny, and new again, just in time for the Dark Lord. Call him."

Mr. Malfoy pulled up his sleeve and looked up to the ceiling to find Dobby undoing a bolt on the chandler and it fell to the floor.

Lestrange pushed 'Mione to me and she herself stepped back avoiding the chandler that shattered into pieces.

Harry then went for the wands.

"Are you okay" I hugged 'Me tightly.

"Just fine" She pulled her sleeve down and faced Lestrange.

Mr. Malfoy was just about to do a spell when Harry pointed his wand at him and said "Stupefy!" And Mr. Malfoy flew into the wall.

Griphook, George, Harry, Ron, 'Mione, and I then gathered with Dobby who was standing on the stone rail.

"Stupid elf! Could have killed me!" Lestrange yelled at him.

"Dobby never meant to kill. Dobby only meant to maim or seriously injure" Dobby said.

Mrs. Malfoy waved her wand, but before she could do a spell, Dobby snapped her fingers and her wand flew out of her hands and into Dobby's.

"How dare you take a witch's wand?" Lestrange said. "How dare you defy your masters."

"Dobby has no master" Dobby snapped at her. "Dobby is a free elf. And Dobby has come to rescue Harry Potter and his friends."

We joined hands with him and he Apparated us to Shell Cottage.

"'Mione, are you okay?" I held her tightly.

"I'm fine. Honest" She smiled and I kissed her forehead.

"Luna!" Ron yelled as she ran over to us.

"Ronald" She hugged him.

"Harry Potter" Dobby whimpered.

Dobby had Lestrange's dagger in his stomach.

"Oh no. Dobby" Harry said running over to him and Dobby fell into his arms.

"Dobby. No, just- Just hold on" Harry removed the dagger. "Hold on. Look, just hold on, okay? We'll fix you. Hermione will have something. In your bag. Hermione?"

'Mione then started to have tears in her eyes.

"Hermione? What is it? Help me" Harry pleaded.

"Such a beautiful place, to be with friends. Dobby is happy to be with his friend, Harry Potter..." Dobby said, and he was gone.

Harry then had tears falling.

Luna and Ron walked over to him and Luna knelt next to Harry.

"We should close his eyes," She said softly. "Don't you think?"

Harry nodded and Luna took her two fingers to Dobby's eyelids and closed them softly.

"There. Now he could be sleeping" Luna took Ron's hand.

She took a deep breath and said "Thank you so much, Dobby, for rescuing me from that cellar. It's so unfair that you had to die, when you were so good and so brave. I'll always remember what you did for us. I hope you're happy now."

"I want to bury him," Harry said after a few moments of silence. "Properly, without magic."

We nodded and went to the Cottage Bill and Fleur were living in.

"Fred? George? Ron? Hermione? Harry?" Bill asked at the sight of us.

Fleur gasped at the sight of Dobb's body.

"We need a shovel..." I trailed off.

"What for?" Bill handed George a shovel.

"We're going to bury Dobby" Harry cracked his voice.

"Take zis," Fleur handed Mione a white sheet. "Wrap ze body in it."

"Thank you, Fleur" 'Mione said.

We wrapped Dobby's body in the white sheet and Harry dug a hole.

We brought Dobby's body outside to Harry and he took the body and placed it in the hole gently as possible.

As soon as he was done, we covered the hole with the dirt.

Harry got a large rock and carved the words:

HERE LIES DOBBY, A FREE ELF

We said a few words, and went inside where Fleur healed us.

As I entered 'Mione's room, I leaned on the doorway.

"What did she do?" I crossed my arms. "Lestrange."

"She used her dagger to cut something in my wrist" She said softly.

"Which is?" I asked.

She pulled her sleeve up and it had the scar, 'Mudblood'

"Bitch" I muttered under my breath.

"Language, Fred" 'Mione smiled softly.

"Well she is, 'Mione and you know it" I sat next to her on her bed.

"It doesn't hurt as much as it did before. Fleur helped a lot" 'Mione said leaning on my shoulder.

"She'll pay for hurting you" I leaned on her head.

"I'm fine, Weasley. Don't worry" She looked at me.

I smiled and kissed her.

"I love you, Weasley" I smirked.

"I love you, too, Weasley" She said and hugged me tightly.