Part 11.
The corridors were dim as Harry and Dobby made their way up to the Gryffindor common room.
Near the Charms classroom they were stopped by Malfoy, Goyle, Crabbe and Pansy Parkinson.
"What's the matter Potter? Had to run off to Dumbledore again?" Malfoy sneered.
"You will not talk to Harry Potter that way." Dobby told him firmly.
"What's going to stop us? Your red haired friends and that little Mudblood aren't here." Malfoy said.
"Dobby will stop you." The house elf replied.
"Another second-rate ally? Giants, werewolves, Mudbloods, now house elves. What next, your dead parents, maybe your godfather?"
Harry stiffened with rage, but before he could react Malfoy flew backwards into the wall, bouncing off it, and then off the wall opposite, then down the nearby flight of stairs.
"You shall not insult my Master's family and friends. You. Shall... Not." As Dobby spoke the last three words Malfoy bounced up and down on the spot.
At the first crash of Malfoy being slammed into the wall, the Charms classroom door opened, with Professors Sprout, Flitwick and Said running out to see what all of the commotion was about.
If Harry didn't know any better, he could have sworn they were all trying not to laugh.
"Mr.Malfoy, what on earth are you doing down there?" Professor Said asked, moving to the top of the stairwell. As Malfoy sputtered and choked with rage, Harry found himself struggling not to laugh.
"The house elf just..." Malfoy gestured dumbly to each of the walls, then to where he lay sprawled on the stairs.
"I suggest that you return to Slytherin house immediately." Professor Said told the four, her eyes lingering on Malfoy. "Forty points from Slytherin for being out of your tower after hours."
"What about Potter?" Malfoy asked sullenly.
"I have a note." Harry pulled the slip of parchment out of his pocket. "I was with Professor Dumbledore."
Professor Said took the note and read it carefully. "Back to your tower then Harry." She told him, handing back the note.
"But that's not fair!" Malfoy burst out.
"Another ten points from Slytherin, Mr. Malfoy, now move or it will be another hundred. I'll also see you in my office tomorrow night for another detention. I think you still need to learn some more manners."
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As he followed Dobby through the portrait hole into the Gryiffindor common room, Harry had a strange smile on his face.
"What happened?" Ron asked from across the room, tossing his copy of Quiddich Weekly onto the end table.
"I'm having the most interesting night." Harry told him.
"Would Master like a blanket or a pair of slippers?" Dobby asked. Harry turned to the house elf, a little uncomfortable. "Er, no thanks Dobby." Then seeing the downfallen expression on Dobby's face Harry continued. "But you could tidy my trunk up for me."
"It is done Harry Potter sir!" Dobby disappeared with a loud crack.
"You made the bonds then?" Neville looked up from his Transfiguration notes.
Harry nodded and sat down. "On the way back from Dumbledore's office we ran into Malfoy and his friends."
"Why would you be happy you ran into them?" Hermione asked, looking incredulous.
"Malfoy started insulting me, and he sort of insulted Dobby as well. So Dobby says to him 'You shall not insult Master and his friends.' Then the next thing I know Malfoy is bouncing off the walls then down the stairs. Professor Said, Flitwick and Professor Sprout all came out of the Charms classroom to see what was going on, and I swear they were trying not to laugh. Anyway, Professor Said took one look at Malfoy and she knew what had happened, and she said to him, 'What on earth are you doing down there?' In the end she took another fifty points from Slytherin."
"What about you?" Hermione asked, alarmed. "You didn't lose points did you?"
"Note from Dumbledore. He's going to get me a hall pass. So that I can get to him at any time of the day or night if I have too."
"Thank goodness." She breathed.
Ron smirked, trying to hide his laughter.
"I'd better start on my Transfiguration homework." Harry said loudly. "Hermione would you explain it to me?"
Hermione turned away from Ron and sat down at one of the desks with Harry, leaving Ron safe from her wrath.
The corridors were dim as Harry and Dobby made their way up to the Gryffindor common room.
Near the Charms classroom they were stopped by Malfoy, Goyle, Crabbe and Pansy Parkinson.
"What's the matter Potter? Had to run off to Dumbledore again?" Malfoy sneered.
"You will not talk to Harry Potter that way." Dobby told him firmly.
"What's going to stop us? Your red haired friends and that little Mudblood aren't here." Malfoy said.
"Dobby will stop you." The house elf replied.
"Another second-rate ally? Giants, werewolves, Mudbloods, now house elves. What next, your dead parents, maybe your godfather?"
Harry stiffened with rage, but before he could react Malfoy flew backwards into the wall, bouncing off it, and then off the wall opposite, then down the nearby flight of stairs.
"You shall not insult my Master's family and friends. You. Shall... Not." As Dobby spoke the last three words Malfoy bounced up and down on the spot.
At the first crash of Malfoy being slammed into the wall, the Charms classroom door opened, with Professors Sprout, Flitwick and Said running out to see what all of the commotion was about.
If Harry didn't know any better, he could have sworn they were all trying not to laugh.
"Mr.Malfoy, what on earth are you doing down there?" Professor Said asked, moving to the top of the stairwell. As Malfoy sputtered and choked with rage, Harry found himself struggling not to laugh.
"The house elf just..." Malfoy gestured dumbly to each of the walls, then to where he lay sprawled on the stairs.
"I suggest that you return to Slytherin house immediately." Professor Said told the four, her eyes lingering on Malfoy. "Forty points from Slytherin for being out of your tower after hours."
"What about Potter?" Malfoy asked sullenly.
"I have a note." Harry pulled the slip of parchment out of his pocket. "I was with Professor Dumbledore."
Professor Said took the note and read it carefully. "Back to your tower then Harry." She told him, handing back the note.
"But that's not fair!" Malfoy burst out.
"Another ten points from Slytherin, Mr. Malfoy, now move or it will be another hundred. I'll also see you in my office tomorrow night for another detention. I think you still need to learn some more manners."
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As he followed Dobby through the portrait hole into the Gryiffindor common room, Harry had a strange smile on his face.
"What happened?" Ron asked from across the room, tossing his copy of Quiddich Weekly onto the end table.
"I'm having the most interesting night." Harry told him.
"Would Master like a blanket or a pair of slippers?" Dobby asked. Harry turned to the house elf, a little uncomfortable. "Er, no thanks Dobby." Then seeing the downfallen expression on Dobby's face Harry continued. "But you could tidy my trunk up for me."
"It is done Harry Potter sir!" Dobby disappeared with a loud crack.
"You made the bonds then?" Neville looked up from his Transfiguration notes.
Harry nodded and sat down. "On the way back from Dumbledore's office we ran into Malfoy and his friends."
"Why would you be happy you ran into them?" Hermione asked, looking incredulous.
"Malfoy started insulting me, and he sort of insulted Dobby as well. So Dobby says to him 'You shall not insult Master and his friends.' Then the next thing I know Malfoy is bouncing off the walls then down the stairs. Professor Said, Flitwick and Professor Sprout all came out of the Charms classroom to see what was going on, and I swear they were trying not to laugh. Anyway, Professor Said took one look at Malfoy and she knew what had happened, and she said to him, 'What on earth are you doing down there?' In the end she took another fifty points from Slytherin."
"What about you?" Hermione asked, alarmed. "You didn't lose points did you?"
"Note from Dumbledore. He's going to get me a hall pass. So that I can get to him at any time of the day or night if I have too."
"Thank goodness." She breathed.
Ron smirked, trying to hide his laughter.
"I'd better start on my Transfiguration homework." Harry said loudly. "Hermione would you explain it to me?"
Hermione turned away from Ron and sat down at one of the desks with Harry, leaving Ron safe from her wrath.