When the feast was over Harry, Ron and Hermione led Auria up towards the
Gryffindor common room. "Hey elf girl, you gonna clean my clothes and wash
my dishes?" said a cold voice behind them. They turned around to see Draco
Malfoy sneering at them.
"I don't understand?" said a confused Auria.
"Not to swift there either, huh?" replied Malfoy.
"Shut up Draco," growled Hermione and then turning to Auria said. "Just ignore him, he's not worth listening to. Believe me."
Just at that moment Professor Sprout came around the corner and Draco slipped away towards the Slytherin common room.
"Up to bed Gryffindors" called Sprout kindly.
"We're going professor," replied Ron.
Auria sighed as she walked up the moving staircases. "This school is so dark and dreary, all made of gray stone. I long to walk in the woods and see the light of the stars."
The four Gryffindors reached the portrait of the fat lady only to realize that they did not know the password. After a few moments of standing there deciding what to do the door open and a chubby boy came stumbling out.
"Neville! What's wrong?" cried Hermione.
"Oh, nothing, I just forgot my." and froze when he saw Auria.
"Hello" she said smiling slightly. Neville turned a bright shade of red and sheepishly muttered a hello before running down the stairs.
"Oy Neville" yelled Harry. "What's the password?"
"Pancakes, I think"
"Thanks"
Once inside the group saw that all the good couches by the fire had been taken, and they were forced to find seats in the back. As soon as they sat down Hermione began to bombard Auria with questions.
"So where are you from. Are you our age? Where did you go to school before? What language do you."
"Hermione!" shouted both Ron and Harry, "stop asking her so many questions."
"Sorry" mutter Hermione. "I'll just start with one. Where are you from?"
"Well, I was born in Mirkwood and then after..." she paused as a stab of pain crossed her eyes. "after I moved to Rivendell for a year before coming here." There were blank looks on all three faces. "You've never heard of these places?"
"Um, no" said Harry. "the only elves we know are house-elves and they're short and ugly."
"But they're really nice and are great servants to wizarding families" chimmed in Ron.
"Servants!" exclaimed Auria, "My people are servants to no one." Ron, Harry and Hermione hung their heads in shame. "Is that why that rude boy thought I was a servant?"
"Um, no" Harry said slowly. "He knows you're not, he was just being rude on purpose. Auria grimaced at this.
"Oh my look at the time. I think we've talked enough tonight and its time to go to bed," said Hermione as she gave Harry and Ron the let's leave her alone now look.
Once the good nights were said the boys and girls trudged up the stairs to their respective dorms. Hermione showed Auria her bed and then they both changed into their pajamas. After the lights were off Hermione could hear Auria quietly singing a beautiful song in her soft elven voice and fell asleep to thoughts of forests and stars.
"I don't understand?" said a confused Auria.
"Not to swift there either, huh?" replied Malfoy.
"Shut up Draco," growled Hermione and then turning to Auria said. "Just ignore him, he's not worth listening to. Believe me."
Just at that moment Professor Sprout came around the corner and Draco slipped away towards the Slytherin common room.
"Up to bed Gryffindors" called Sprout kindly.
"We're going professor," replied Ron.
Auria sighed as she walked up the moving staircases. "This school is so dark and dreary, all made of gray stone. I long to walk in the woods and see the light of the stars."
The four Gryffindors reached the portrait of the fat lady only to realize that they did not know the password. After a few moments of standing there deciding what to do the door open and a chubby boy came stumbling out.
"Neville! What's wrong?" cried Hermione.
"Oh, nothing, I just forgot my." and froze when he saw Auria.
"Hello" she said smiling slightly. Neville turned a bright shade of red and sheepishly muttered a hello before running down the stairs.
"Oy Neville" yelled Harry. "What's the password?"
"Pancakes, I think"
"Thanks"
Once inside the group saw that all the good couches by the fire had been taken, and they were forced to find seats in the back. As soon as they sat down Hermione began to bombard Auria with questions.
"So where are you from. Are you our age? Where did you go to school before? What language do you."
"Hermione!" shouted both Ron and Harry, "stop asking her so many questions."
"Sorry" mutter Hermione. "I'll just start with one. Where are you from?"
"Well, I was born in Mirkwood and then after..." she paused as a stab of pain crossed her eyes. "after I moved to Rivendell for a year before coming here." There were blank looks on all three faces. "You've never heard of these places?"
"Um, no" said Harry. "the only elves we know are house-elves and they're short and ugly."
"But they're really nice and are great servants to wizarding families" chimmed in Ron.
"Servants!" exclaimed Auria, "My people are servants to no one." Ron, Harry and Hermione hung their heads in shame. "Is that why that rude boy thought I was a servant?"
"Um, no" Harry said slowly. "He knows you're not, he was just being rude on purpose. Auria grimaced at this.
"Oh my look at the time. I think we've talked enough tonight and its time to go to bed," said Hermione as she gave Harry and Ron the let's leave her alone now look.
Once the good nights were said the boys and girls trudged up the stairs to their respective dorms. Hermione showed Auria her bed and then they both changed into their pajamas. After the lights were off Hermione could hear Auria quietly singing a beautiful song in her soft elven voice and fell asleep to thoughts of forests and stars.