The next morning Harry was at breakfast with Ron and Hermione. "Ron...did you see Dobby at the window last night?"
"No, Harry. Should I have?" Ron said with a mouthful of waffle. Hermione rolled her eyes not bothering to correct him as she had done so many times before.
"I guess not..." Harry pushed the food on his plate around with his fork.
"Why don't you go visit Dobby and ask him if it was him." Hermione suggested.
"What a bloody brilliant idea Hermione!" Ron exclaimed with food in his mouth again. Hermione gave him a forced smile.
So after Potions which wasn't as bad as it normally was since Snape burned his nose when his potion backfired on him, Harry, Ron and Hermione visited Dobby and Winky. "So it wasn't you outside my window last night?"
Dobby shook his head in fear. "No sir, Dobby was with Winky cleaning up the kitchen. Something evil is after you sir! Where is the ring?"
Harry got up and ran out of the room. When he reached his dorm he saw the table lamp knocked over and the creature from last night standing in it's place admiring the ring he got out of the drawer. "YOU!" Harry exclaimed. The creature hissed and jumped on the bed. Ron and Hermione ran in and blocked the window entrance from which the creature came from.
Dobby being a smart house elf he went and got the even smarter and wise Dumbledore. The creature was jumping up and down on Harry's bed hissing when Dumbledore arrived. "Gollum....I knew you'd be coming once I heard Harry had Frodo's ring..."
"Dumbledore...." Gollum hissed stopping the jumping on the bed. "The ring isssss mine....he can't have it!"
"Understandable Gollum, but I have a proposition for you. Dobby would like to fight you for the ring. Until the time of the fight exactly one week from today, you'll be sorted and put into your own house and I will hold on to the ring. How does that sound?"
"Doooobby? Whatsss a Dobby?" Gollum scratched his head a bit confused.
Dobby stepped from behind Dumbledore and saw Gollum holding the ring. Harry Potter's ring, not his, Harry Potter's!! "YOU GIVE BACK HARRY HIS RING!" Dobby burst out. He immediately shrank back when Gollum hissed at him.
"All right then, lets get you sorted. Ah...Gollum the ring?" Gollum reluctantly gave Dumbledore the ring. Dumbledore waved his wand at his mouth and made an announcement to the whole school. "Everyone! To the great hall for the sorting of a new student!" He bellowed. Then Harry, Ron, Hermione, Gollum, Dumbledore, and Dobby left the dorm room.
"No, Harry. Should I have?" Ron said with a mouthful of waffle. Hermione rolled her eyes not bothering to correct him as she had done so many times before.
"I guess not..." Harry pushed the food on his plate around with his fork.
"Why don't you go visit Dobby and ask him if it was him." Hermione suggested.
"What a bloody brilliant idea Hermione!" Ron exclaimed with food in his mouth again. Hermione gave him a forced smile.
So after Potions which wasn't as bad as it normally was since Snape burned his nose when his potion backfired on him, Harry, Ron and Hermione visited Dobby and Winky. "So it wasn't you outside my window last night?"
Dobby shook his head in fear. "No sir, Dobby was with Winky cleaning up the kitchen. Something evil is after you sir! Where is the ring?"
Harry got up and ran out of the room. When he reached his dorm he saw the table lamp knocked over and the creature from last night standing in it's place admiring the ring he got out of the drawer. "YOU!" Harry exclaimed. The creature hissed and jumped on the bed. Ron and Hermione ran in and blocked the window entrance from which the creature came from.
Dobby being a smart house elf he went and got the even smarter and wise Dumbledore. The creature was jumping up and down on Harry's bed hissing when Dumbledore arrived. "Gollum....I knew you'd be coming once I heard Harry had Frodo's ring..."
"Dumbledore...." Gollum hissed stopping the jumping on the bed. "The ring isssss mine....he can't have it!"
"Understandable Gollum, but I have a proposition for you. Dobby would like to fight you for the ring. Until the time of the fight exactly one week from today, you'll be sorted and put into your own house and I will hold on to the ring. How does that sound?"
"Doooobby? Whatsss a Dobby?" Gollum scratched his head a bit confused.
Dobby stepped from behind Dumbledore and saw Gollum holding the ring. Harry Potter's ring, not his, Harry Potter's!! "YOU GIVE BACK HARRY HIS RING!" Dobby burst out. He immediately shrank back when Gollum hissed at him.
"All right then, lets get you sorted. Ah...Gollum the ring?" Gollum reluctantly gave Dumbledore the ring. Dumbledore waved his wand at his mouth and made an announcement to the whole school. "Everyone! To the great hall for the sorting of a new student!" He bellowed. Then Harry, Ron, Hermione, Gollum, Dumbledore, and Dobby left the dorm room.