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Warning: This fic is purely a parody, do NOT take it seriously! It was written as a request for a friend.
Authors: Sarcasmislove and GlamourandGlitz
Title: The Beauty and the Elf
Rating: T
Summary: Ginny goes down to the kitchen one night, only to come face to face with who might be her true love. Ginny/Dobby
Flashback
Ginny Weasley giggled loudly, her red ponytail swinging from side to side, at the latest of Parvati Patil's antics. The two girls were sitting Indian style on the floor of the Gryffindor girl's dormitory in the middle of a circle of sleeping bags and pillows, along with Hermione Granger, Lavender Brown, Susan Bones, Padma Patil, and Luna Lovegood. It had been a tradition for the past four years now, a sleepover on the Friday before term ended. The girls usually sat around and gossiped until well after midnight when sleep would take them. This year was no exception. Padma smiled shyly at Lavender, 'So, Lav, how's Ron?"
Lavender began to giggle ceaselessly and Ginny blushed. That was her prat of a brother they were talking about and she would be damned if they thought she was going to sit around and hear about Ron having a romantic relationship, that was… well, beyond disturbing! So, she pushed herself up onto her knees and stood up. "I'm a little hungry, so I think I'm going to get us some snacks from the kitchen, anyone want to come with me?"
The other girls seemed to either not have heard her, or were ignoring her, so she headed down to the kitchens alone. She turned the corner, tickled the pear, and entered the kitchen. Harry's elf, Dobby greeted her. And with a lop-sided grin asked "Hello, miss, what can I get for you?"
Ginny smiled, she had always found the elf quite comical, "Oh, I don't know, some snack foods for a sleepover that I'm having upstairs."
Dobby nodded and scurried off to return moments later with a tray of food. "I hope miss will have a fun night."
She smiled and nodded at him before heading upstairs.
end flashback
It had been weeks since Ginny had first seen Dobby in the kitchens, and for the life of her, she couldn't get the amusing little elf off her mind.
"Hey, Ginny!"
She looked up from her dinner. "Hi, Hermione."
Her studious friend sat down next to her, her face flushed with excitement, and her hair in disarray. "Come back from snogging with Draco, have you?"
"Shhh! Don't tell the boys. Even though they know I'm with him, Ron practically blows a blood vessel every time he hears his name."
"Yeah, I know. Listen, Hermione, could I ask you something? It's kind of private."
She immediately looked concerned. "Sure, what is it?"
Ginny took a deep breath and looked around to see if anyone was listening. "Have you ever heard of wizarding relationships between two…non-wizards?"
She gave her a strange look. "What do you mean? There have been plenty of wizards that marry Muggles, Ginny, you know that."
Ginny's eyes widened. "No, I meant…non-humans."
She wrinkled her brow in thought. "Well, sure, I guess. There have been instances of vampire and wizard relationships, and I'm fairly certain I once read something about a centaur and a…giant, I think. Why?"
"Er, no reason. I was just curious."
Hermione frowned. "Ginny, you can talk to me, you know that. What's really wrong?"
"It's really embarrassing…you know our sleepover last month? When I went down to the kitchens?"
"Sure, you said you saw Dobby…" Her eyes widened with realization. "Oh, Ginny! You…and…Dobby? Is that why you asked me those things?"
Ginny miserably nodded. "I can't get him out of my head, Hermione, I don't know what to do, I know it's wrong, but I can't change how I feel!"
Hermione wrapped her arms around her friend and squeezed. "Shhh, it's okay, Ginny. It's not wrong…"
"Do you think I should go see him?"
Hermione broke their embrace and smirked at her bemused friend. "That is what you want to do, isn't it?"
Ginny stared at the floor and blushed crimson. Hermione poked her in the arm. "Well, isn't it?"
Ginny sighed and got to her feet, "As usual, Hermione, you're right."
She risked a glance at Harry. If he saw her leave, he might ask questions, and now was definitely not the time for that. Luckily, Harry was still stuffing food down his throat along with Ron, so the coast was clear. She got up and quickly left the hall. She arrived moments later, feeling anxious. She hadn't even noticed, but she had been so eager to see Dobby that she had skipped half the way there. She tickled the pear and a wave of some emotion that she couldn't place washed over her. She hesitantly stepped into the kitchens to find five or six house elves sitting at a table. Dobby was one of them. Dobby stood up. "Hello again, Miss. What can Dobby help you with?"
Ginny stared at her feet, "Oh, I don't need anything. I just wanted to, well, talk to you."
"Well, Miss is Harry Potter's special friend, and Dobby would do anything to help the people close to Harry Potter. What did you want to talk to Dobby about?" She was mortified. Harry Potter's special friend. This whole situation was just so wrong. She needed to break up with Harry before anything could happen here. It just wouldn't be right to lead Harry on.
"Well… erm. I just thought it was really nice talking to you the other day and I thought maybe we could be, well, friends." Friends. She had just asked Dobby to be her friend. Yes, she did want to break up with Harry before pursuing a relationship, but, friends? Merlin, what was wrong with her? Friendship was quite possibly the farthest thing from her mind, yet, somehow, her inhibitions for a romance had taken control.
Dobby grinned at her. He was just too adorable, she decided as he nodded. His big blue eyes seemed to twinkle with happiness as he pulled two elven size chairs over to where she stood. "Sit. Dobby would enjoy talking to you very much."
Ginny hesitantly sat and the awkwardness commenced. She had never carried on a conversation with a house elf before, and dealing with one that she actually cared about was even more difficult. Their small talk carried on for a good 20 minutes, eventually budding into a real discussion. Nearly an hour after she arrived, Ginny realised that the other students would probably notice if she wasn't up in the common room soon. She smiled at the elf. "Listen, Dobby, I really enjoyed talking to you, but I've got to get upstairs. We definitely need to talk more often. You can stop by the Gryffindor common room any time you'd like, to talk, ok?"
Dobby nodded and smiled, "Dobby enjoyed the company very much. Please tell Harry Potter I said hello!"
Harry. She had almost forgotten that she was still currently dating him. She was dating Harry Potter, the most popular wizard at Hogwarts. Well, she mentally corrected herself, that title probably actually belonged to Draco Malfoy, but, regardless, Harry was quite popular, and if (no, she corrected herself again, when) she broke up with him, she would certainly undergo weeks of torment by her peers for feeling she was too good for Harry Potter. People would never approve if she had a relationship with Dobby, but she wasn't really happy with Harry either. He was minimally attentive and, especially when he was with Ron, could be absolutely infuriating. She bit her lip as she headed up the stairs to the common room. Where would she go from here?
By: Sarcasmislove and Glamourandglitz
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