you're nobody until somebody loves you
A HariPo drabble collection
by mew-tsubaki
- ^-^3
He did whatever he wanted. He was a free elf, he was! Dobby could think for himself, speak for himself, and—best of all—dress himself and no one could tell him he couldn't.
He could also love whomever he wanted, and no one could tell him that a house-elf couldn't be in love.
He tried spending the odd bit of time in the kitchens with Winky, yessir, he did. But Winky didn't seem to want to get over losing her old job. She wasn't like Dobby, wanting to be free, even though his tiny heart was full of her.