Dobby had to keep looking up when the half giant called the 1st years to the boats. Dobby huffed at the magic on the boat she could do better. Regalus and Barty joined her boat but to her surprise Crabbe and Rabastian battled to take the last spot in her boat. Crabbe wanted a house elf friend and she had no idea what master Lestrange wanted.
"Do not tell me he's got a crush on my half elf cousin," Reglaus growled to Barty.
Barty glanced at Lestrange fighting Crabbe for the spot until Hagrid pulled them apart. "I really wish she was my father illigitmate half house elf child now." He'd love to see his father deal with a Slytherin boy from a family like the Lestrange taking interest in his father's illigimate kid. His father would lose his head.
Regalus chuckled. Hagrid disallowed Crabbe or Rebastian to take the spot. Olivia Smith sat in their boat instead.
When they got to Hogwarts Dobby was impressed. Unfortuntley Dobby was called very soon since her new last name Crouch was one letter behind from her old one. She heard a lot whispering very clearly because she had good hearing. As she sat on the stool the big hat enguled half of her. More snickering was heard.
I've never seen this before, the hat said. A 40% house elf, 10% leprechaun and a Black! But they're making you pretend to be a Crouch.
Yea everyone told Dobby to pretend to be master Barty's cousin, Dobby thought.
The headmaster let you come to this school as a free elf and doesn't want you to call anyone your masters. Your not even bounded to anyone right?
No Dobby is a free elf
Ok I say don't piss off the Crouches who are covering for you so the Blacks let you come and maybe you'll do good at "GRFFY-SH*T" The hat choked up.
Stop that naughty elfling!
Dobby won'ts be going to Gryffindor her family will be angry and bring her back.
Sirius is in Gryffindor
Exactly!
True, true! Ok Elfing do you vibe with Hufflepuff?
No, don't want to give in to stereotypes.
Gotcha! Then how about- "SLYTHERIN!"
The whole Slytherin table swung their heads around to stare at the elf. Slughorn dropped his cupcake. Is being half elf make a person reelvant, Slughorn thought.
"Atleast she didn't disappoint the Stuffy and Ancient house of Black," Sirius muttered darkly. "But her kind are on the walls of our house, the fck did she join her sisters for?"
James looked at Sirius but he waved him off.
"What fcking Pureblood family is going to marry a part elf," Sirius asked himself. "I'm not even going to count the Lestranges, Crabbes, or Goyles."
"A Crouch had an affair with one," Peter pointed out.
"She was probably bored in the Crouch family," James noted.
"True true," Peter said.
Dobby went over to the Slytherin table where her sisters glared at her approvingly. She caught Gideon, Fabian, and Sirius starting at her disapprovingly. Most disturbing was when she caught Rabastian just staring at her.
Dobby relished the feast it was different from the left overs she got from home or worse sharing her sisters' diet food. But she couldn't slyly order muggle food anymore. Or maybe she can she was curious if one could get to Hogwarts. But she wouldn't do that because she can't risk being expelled. McGonagall warned her not to use her elf or leprechaun magic to break to rules or endanger Hogwarts. And she could never ever impersonate a Hogwarts elf staff.
After eating chicken wings, pudding, treacle tart, and pumpkin juice while her sisters were unable to criticize her she followed the house head to the dungeons. Dobby saw the squid swim by and was temped to send a spell at it. But she remembered McGonagall's warning and left the Giant squid alone.
Dobby's dormmates were Flora Greengrass, Cennora Bulstrode, and three other girls whose names she didn't know yet. She couldn't escape her sisters because they kept calling her to their dorms for minor tasks. Regalus saved her by asking her to do something for him at his dorm. Unfortunately Rabastian was there too, just staring at her. Until Barty smacked him.
Dobby had good night sleep that night even though she wasn't sure how she'd lure muggles. Maybe she'd go to the Forbidden Forest. She could survive there. She wasn't sure there were any muggles there though. The next day she got her schedule at breakfast and the Prewitt twins came up to her while the Great Hall was empty. "Did you find anything-" Fabian asked.
"About about the Mauraders?" Gideon finished.
"Through master Regalaus Black?" She asked. "Dobby can't say she has because master Sirius is angry at him for being Slytherin. Don't think he'll be a good prankster. Master Barty is too moody and master Rabastian is off. Not good pranksers."
"Well even better," Gideon said.
"If he has beef with the Marauders," Fabian said.
"He'll snitch on them," Gideon finished.
"And you'll-" Fabian added.
"Tell us," Gideon said.
Dobby thought. Sirius was already upset at her for not rebelling like him. She didn't want to war with him and attract Bella's attention either. She didn't want to give her sister a reason to try to brand her in front of everyone. That would be embarrassing. If she pranked against him she'd become like him. There was also the risk of Bellatrix literally bitting her head off. Bellatrix wanted to put a fresh house elf head on Grimmauld Place wall this year.
"Dobby will think about it, lots of nasty Blacks to avoid, and get back to master you," she said.
"Ok," Fabian replied.
"In the meantime," Gideon said.
"Don't call yourself Dobby-"
"Use I-"
"And stop calling people masters."
Dobby's first class was Charms. The half goblin teacher was kind to her. She was sneakily good at charms. Her next class was Transfiguration she had no problem there either. McGongall was proud of her. Potions was her interesting class. She shared it with the Gryffindors. She was paired with Justina Flinch Fletchy, an annoying gossip who saw her talking to the Prewitts. "If you join them you're on the Mauraders' hit list," she told her.
Dobby almost laughed at being on Sirius' hit list. "It looks like you're on someone's other list," Justina looked up and giggled. Rabastian was still staring at Dobby.