Chapter 2-
Hermione left the room; she could still hear their laughter behind her. She walked down the empty corridors. In the distance she heard little feet running down the hall. Hermione turned a corner and felt a little hand grab her bag and throw her into a closet. Her heart raced as she listened to the pounding of feet run by the closet she had been thrown in. Seconds later the door opened and a little figure stood in the doorway.
"Dobby sorry, miss. Dobby not want miss to be in trouble." Dobby's worried voice said. Hermione stared back.
"Dobby, what happened?" she could see he was holding something behind his back.
"Well," Dobby began. "Dobby had finished working in the kitchen, miss. Dobby wanted to visit Harry Potter, miss." Dobby said, hands still behind his back "Dobby was walking up the stairs and heard Dobby's old master, miss." The little house elf's eyes grew wider. Hermione knew whom Dobby's old master was, Malfoy! "Dobby wasn't scared miss, but he listened to what his old master was saying" Dobby's eyes still grew wider and Hermione was hanging on his every word.
"Dobby heard him talking about Mr. Harry Potter, miss. Dobby saw another wand in old masters hand. Dobby know it was not old masters wand because master used wand on Dobby when he was bad." Dobby shivered at the though, he was so happy he was free. "Dobby know it was harry potters wand. Miss." Dobby continued "So Dobby run up to old master and take it. Dobby very happy old master can not run as fast as Dobby" Dobby smiled "so Dobby out run him. But as Dobby was running Dobby saw you miss, Dobby know how much you don't like old master, miss, so Dobby Protect you from him."
Dobby drew in a breath and sat on the floor next to the closet. He pulled Harry's wand out from behind his back. Hermione sat next to Dobby.
"Dobby that was very brave of you" She said sweetly
"Dobby not brave, Harry Potter brave, miss, I help Harry Potter in any way possible, miss.
Hermione nodded and they both got up and started for the Gryffindor common room, wondering what is was that Malfoy would have done with Harry's wand.
Hermione entered the warm common room, Dobby still trailing behind. She looked around the room, which was almost empty except for Fred and George whispering in a corner and lavender brown hunched over her charms' book. Hermione walked slowly headed for the boys' dorm; she wanted to explain to Harry and Ron about her encounter with Dobby. As Hermione reached the 5th years' dorm she remembered Dobby was still walking beside her, he had been quiet the whole time.
"Miss?" Dobby asked when Hermione was about to knock on the door, "is Dobby going to see Harry Potter, miss?" Dobby looked hopefully
"Yes Dobby" Hermione smile as she knocked lightly on the door.
"Who knocks?" said a sarcastic voice from inside
"Me!" Hermione replied, quickly as if Percy would be walking down the stairs at any given moment.
"Hermione!" said another voice "come in!" Hermione and Dobby opened the door to see Ron and Harry starring back at them. The room was empty besides those to, and it looked like they also working on charms homework.
"You brought Dobby?" Ron said, a little confused
" Harry Potter, sir!" Dobby exclaimed and hurried over to Harry's side, while Hermione sat on Ron's bed.
"Dobby has your wand Harry Potter, sir" Dobby said handing over the wand, is eyes widened.
"WHAT" Harry and Ron said together.
"Oh...." Hermione said, and began to tell the whole story. About half way through there was another knock on the door.
"Why is everyone knocking" Ron said to Harry.
"WHO is it?" Harry said a bit annoyed that whoever it was, had interrupted Hermione's story.
"Your Transfiguration teacher, Potter" Hermione gasp and ducked under the bed. Harry shot a glance at Ron who took Dobby and threw a shirt over him.
"Come in" Harry said looking a Ron and she entered the room, looking at both Harry and Ron.
"i was here just to check....POTTER, WEASLEY, WHAT IS THAT" she said, pointing to Dobby barley hidden under Ron's shirt.
"ER.... A house elf that was just cleaning my shirt..." Ron trailed off, seeing that it would get him no where.
"Potter, what is the meaning of this" McGonagall said as she lifted off Ron's shirt and looked down at the little, quivering house elf.
"ER, its Dobby professor. He came to visit me." Harry explained.
" Very well, potter, I came just came to tell you that wood has returned." The professors face, being to lighten. "He's...going to be your coach." You could see she was very excited about it
" Well I leave you to here, and tell your friend to run along shortly" She left quickly and shutting the door loudly on her way out. A huge sigh of relief was heard from under the bed.
"Can you believe our luck" Hermione gasped, as her squeezed from under the bed. She had dust all over her robe and Ron began to snicker.
"What?" she said looking at him strangely
"Nothing...ER...its your robe..." Hermione looked down and her robe, dust everywhere. She dusted herself off.
"Where were we" she began, and finished telling them the story. When she finished Harry looked at her with a questionable face.
"I wonder what he would have done?" Harry said, looking down at his wand "I mean he could have done anything if he wanted and I would have been blamed for it." Hermione looked at him seriously
"Honestly Harry," she said staring back at him "at least you got it back, thanks to Dobby here."
Dobby looked up at her "Miss, Dobby do it for Harry Potter, miss" His wide green eyes stared into her deep blue ones "Dobby do anything for Harry Potter, miss"
Hermione and Dobby left the room. Harry and Ron followed. Then entered the common room and Dobby left with many good-byes.
"I'm hungry," Ron said, looking into the fire, "is it dinner yet?"
"No!" Hermione said "Are you ever not hungry!" Just then a snowy owl swooped in from no where and landed on Harry's head panting.
"Hedwig?" Harry said, confused. "What's wrong?"
Hedwig was sprawled on the floor now, panting and blood stained letter laying next to her. Harry slowly picked up Hedwig and rocked her in his arms. Hermione went strait for the letter. She opened in slowly then gasp at what she read. Tears fell down her face. Soon she began to feel dizzy, the room began to spin as she toppled to the floor.
Hermione left the room; she could still hear their laughter behind her. She walked down the empty corridors. In the distance she heard little feet running down the hall. Hermione turned a corner and felt a little hand grab her bag and throw her into a closet. Her heart raced as she listened to the pounding of feet run by the closet she had been thrown in. Seconds later the door opened and a little figure stood in the doorway.
"Dobby sorry, miss. Dobby not want miss to be in trouble." Dobby's worried voice said. Hermione stared back.
"Dobby, what happened?" she could see he was holding something behind his back.
"Well," Dobby began. "Dobby had finished working in the kitchen, miss. Dobby wanted to visit Harry Potter, miss." Dobby said, hands still behind his back "Dobby was walking up the stairs and heard Dobby's old master, miss." The little house elf's eyes grew wider. Hermione knew whom Dobby's old master was, Malfoy! "Dobby wasn't scared miss, but he listened to what his old master was saying" Dobby's eyes still grew wider and Hermione was hanging on his every word.
"Dobby heard him talking about Mr. Harry Potter, miss. Dobby saw another wand in old masters hand. Dobby know it was not old masters wand because master used wand on Dobby when he was bad." Dobby shivered at the though, he was so happy he was free. "Dobby know it was harry potters wand. Miss." Dobby continued "So Dobby run up to old master and take it. Dobby very happy old master can not run as fast as Dobby" Dobby smiled "so Dobby out run him. But as Dobby was running Dobby saw you miss, Dobby know how much you don't like old master, miss, so Dobby Protect you from him."
Dobby drew in a breath and sat on the floor next to the closet. He pulled Harry's wand out from behind his back. Hermione sat next to Dobby.
"Dobby that was very brave of you" She said sweetly
"Dobby not brave, Harry Potter brave, miss, I help Harry Potter in any way possible, miss.
Hermione nodded and they both got up and started for the Gryffindor common room, wondering what is was that Malfoy would have done with Harry's wand.
Hermione entered the warm common room, Dobby still trailing behind. She looked around the room, which was almost empty except for Fred and George whispering in a corner and lavender brown hunched over her charms' book. Hermione walked slowly headed for the boys' dorm; she wanted to explain to Harry and Ron about her encounter with Dobby. As Hermione reached the 5th years' dorm she remembered Dobby was still walking beside her, he had been quiet the whole time.
"Miss?" Dobby asked when Hermione was about to knock on the door, "is Dobby going to see Harry Potter, miss?" Dobby looked hopefully
"Yes Dobby" Hermione smile as she knocked lightly on the door.
"Who knocks?" said a sarcastic voice from inside
"Me!" Hermione replied, quickly as if Percy would be walking down the stairs at any given moment.
"Hermione!" said another voice "come in!" Hermione and Dobby opened the door to see Ron and Harry starring back at them. The room was empty besides those to, and it looked like they also working on charms homework.
"You brought Dobby?" Ron said, a little confused
" Harry Potter, sir!" Dobby exclaimed and hurried over to Harry's side, while Hermione sat on Ron's bed.
"Dobby has your wand Harry Potter, sir" Dobby said handing over the wand, is eyes widened.
"WHAT" Harry and Ron said together.
"Oh...." Hermione said, and began to tell the whole story. About half way through there was another knock on the door.
"Why is everyone knocking" Ron said to Harry.
"WHO is it?" Harry said a bit annoyed that whoever it was, had interrupted Hermione's story.
"Your Transfiguration teacher, Potter" Hermione gasp and ducked under the bed. Harry shot a glance at Ron who took Dobby and threw a shirt over him.
"Come in" Harry said looking a Ron and she entered the room, looking at both Harry and Ron.
"i was here just to check....POTTER, WEASLEY, WHAT IS THAT" she said, pointing to Dobby barley hidden under Ron's shirt.
"ER.... A house elf that was just cleaning my shirt..." Ron trailed off, seeing that it would get him no where.
"Potter, what is the meaning of this" McGonagall said as she lifted off Ron's shirt and looked down at the little, quivering house elf.
"ER, its Dobby professor. He came to visit me." Harry explained.
" Very well, potter, I came just came to tell you that wood has returned." The professors face, being to lighten. "He's...going to be your coach." You could see she was very excited about it
" Well I leave you to here, and tell your friend to run along shortly" She left quickly and shutting the door loudly on her way out. A huge sigh of relief was heard from under the bed.
"Can you believe our luck" Hermione gasped, as her squeezed from under the bed. She had dust all over her robe and Ron began to snicker.
"What?" she said looking at him strangely
"Nothing...ER...its your robe..." Hermione looked down and her robe, dust everywhere. She dusted herself off.
"Where were we" she began, and finished telling them the story. When she finished Harry looked at her with a questionable face.
"I wonder what he would have done?" Harry said, looking down at his wand "I mean he could have done anything if he wanted and I would have been blamed for it." Hermione looked at him seriously
"Honestly Harry," she said staring back at him "at least you got it back, thanks to Dobby here."
Dobby looked up at her "Miss, Dobby do it for Harry Potter, miss" His wide green eyes stared into her deep blue ones "Dobby do anything for Harry Potter, miss"
Hermione and Dobby left the room. Harry and Ron followed. Then entered the common room and Dobby left with many good-byes.
"I'm hungry," Ron said, looking into the fire, "is it dinner yet?"
"No!" Hermione said "Are you ever not hungry!" Just then a snowy owl swooped in from no where and landed on Harry's head panting.
"Hedwig?" Harry said, confused. "What's wrong?"
Hedwig was sprawled on the floor now, panting and blood stained letter laying next to her. Harry slowly picked up Hedwig and rocked her in his arms. Hermione went strait for the letter. She opened in slowly then gasp at what she read. Tears fell down her face. Soon she began to feel dizzy, the room began to spin as she toppled to the floor.