Lady of the House-Elves
by WinkyBells
A/N: Here's another chapter for all a ya' that liked the first! Enjoy!!
Chapter 2: Enrollment?
She sat wide-eyed on the sidewalk and something remarkable happened; she was speechless for one of the first times in her life. After a few minutes Dobby helped haul the girl to her feet and said, "Kind Miss, Dobby will be taking you to the Professor! Come!" With that the two walked toward the castle that lay beyond Hogsmeade.
Forty-five minutes later, Dobby gained an audience with Dumbledore to discuss his 'guest'.
"Professor Dumbledore, sir! I am asking if good Miss may be staying here at Hogwarts," Dobby asked excitedly.
"Oh my," Dumbledore said, "always at the busiest times. Tell me, miss, where are you from, what is your name and how did you meet Dobby?"
The girl, who had been fairly silent since landing in Hogsmeade, looked startled.
"Uh, yeah, um, okay. I'm from America, the Midwest to be specific. My name is April but the family calls me Squab..."
"Squab! Squab! See a house-elf name!" Dobby interrupted loudly.
"Now, Dobby let her speak."
"Well, cool, thanks man. Anyways, he showed up in my house while I was folding laundry, scared me somethin' awful, and I asked who he was and he told me. Well when I found out I was TOTALLY ecstatic. I mean, dang, I had a celebrity in the house. My sister would have died to meet Dobby."
"Now child, what do you mean by *celebrity*," Dumbledore asked.
"Man, my sister and I know everything about all of you. We've read the "Harry Potter" series, like, four times apiece," April replied.
"So if you knew about Dobby and us then why were you frightened of him when he appeared?"
"I never expected you guys to be REAL. My sister, Dawn, and I always thought that you guys were just the product of Miss Rowlings wonderful imagination," she explained. "Heeeey, how did she know about all of you?"
Dumbledore chuckled, "I never knew Mum's books were so widespread."
"You, you're her, she's...MUM?" April spluttered in disbelief.
Standing up, Dumbledore came around and started to lead April and Dobby to the door.
"Well Miss April, I can feel that you belong in this school. You will stay the night in the infirmary if that is suitable. And what of your sister?"
"Dawn? Well, she's in Muncie at college. What about her?"
"Hmmm. She may belong here, too. Right now, we need to worry about you. Tomorrow, I will have someone go with you to Diagon Alley to pick up your supplies. After that the two of you will go talk to your parents, and, lastly, you will go to your sister. Yes Dobby?"
Dobby had been trying to get their attention for the last few minutes.
"Professor Dumbledore, sir, I am wishing to ask kind Miss a question."
"Yeah, Dobby," April said with a happy grin plastered on her face.
"Dobby has been thinking. You WORK like a house-elf. CLEAN like a house-elf. But you are DIFFERENT from any house-elf. Maybe, if Miss would like, you could RULE the house-elves."
April stared blankly at him and he decided to continue.
"That way Miss could teach and help us," Dobby finished feeling sure she would say no. Instead, April placed a hand on his tiny shoulder.
"Sure, Dobby. I would be glad to rule."
Tears filled the eyes of the house-elf as he smiled and bowed, following Dumbledore and the house-elves ruler out of the door.
A/N: That's it for chapter 2. Remember, please say who you would like to see me end up with in this. I feel so torn between all of the characters!! Decisions, decisions! See ya' again when I put up chapter 3!
Love,
WinkyBells *Boy, I'm tired. -yawn!- \^o^/*
by WinkyBells
A/N: Here's another chapter for all a ya' that liked the first! Enjoy!!
Chapter 2: Enrollment?
She sat wide-eyed on the sidewalk and something remarkable happened; she was speechless for one of the first times in her life. After a few minutes Dobby helped haul the girl to her feet and said, "Kind Miss, Dobby will be taking you to the Professor! Come!" With that the two walked toward the castle that lay beyond Hogsmeade.
Forty-five minutes later, Dobby gained an audience with Dumbledore to discuss his 'guest'.
"Professor Dumbledore, sir! I am asking if good Miss may be staying here at Hogwarts," Dobby asked excitedly.
"Oh my," Dumbledore said, "always at the busiest times. Tell me, miss, where are you from, what is your name and how did you meet Dobby?"
The girl, who had been fairly silent since landing in Hogsmeade, looked startled.
"Uh, yeah, um, okay. I'm from America, the Midwest to be specific. My name is April but the family calls me Squab..."
"Squab! Squab! See a house-elf name!" Dobby interrupted loudly.
"Now, Dobby let her speak."
"Well, cool, thanks man. Anyways, he showed up in my house while I was folding laundry, scared me somethin' awful, and I asked who he was and he told me. Well when I found out I was TOTALLY ecstatic. I mean, dang, I had a celebrity in the house. My sister would have died to meet Dobby."
"Now child, what do you mean by *celebrity*," Dumbledore asked.
"Man, my sister and I know everything about all of you. We've read the "Harry Potter" series, like, four times apiece," April replied.
"So if you knew about Dobby and us then why were you frightened of him when he appeared?"
"I never expected you guys to be REAL. My sister, Dawn, and I always thought that you guys were just the product of Miss Rowlings wonderful imagination," she explained. "Heeeey, how did she know about all of you?"
Dumbledore chuckled, "I never knew Mum's books were so widespread."
"You, you're her, she's...MUM?" April spluttered in disbelief.
Standing up, Dumbledore came around and started to lead April and Dobby to the door.
"Well Miss April, I can feel that you belong in this school. You will stay the night in the infirmary if that is suitable. And what of your sister?"
"Dawn? Well, she's in Muncie at college. What about her?"
"Hmmm. She may belong here, too. Right now, we need to worry about you. Tomorrow, I will have someone go with you to Diagon Alley to pick up your supplies. After that the two of you will go talk to your parents, and, lastly, you will go to your sister. Yes Dobby?"
Dobby had been trying to get their attention for the last few minutes.
"Professor Dumbledore, sir, I am wishing to ask kind Miss a question."
"Yeah, Dobby," April said with a happy grin plastered on her face.
"Dobby has been thinking. You WORK like a house-elf. CLEAN like a house-elf. But you are DIFFERENT from any house-elf. Maybe, if Miss would like, you could RULE the house-elves."
April stared blankly at him and he decided to continue.
"That way Miss could teach and help us," Dobby finished feeling sure she would say no. Instead, April placed a hand on his tiny shoulder.
"Sure, Dobby. I would be glad to rule."
Tears filled the eyes of the house-elf as he smiled and bowed, following Dumbledore and the house-elves ruler out of the door.
A/N: That's it for chapter 2. Remember, please say who you would like to see me end up with in this. I feel so torn between all of the characters!! Decisions, decisions! See ya' again when I put up chapter 3!
Love,
WinkyBells *Boy, I'm tired. -yawn!- \^o^/*