Bewitched Appliances
Summary: Just a little fiction about appliances in Hogwarts. What will they do next?
Disclaimer: I do not own any characters; they all belong to JK Rowling. Cheers!
Chapter One
House Elves and the Home-Shopping Network
Six house elves sat around a television set. One held a phone; the others stared at the screen. These elves were watching the Home-Shopping Network, and ordering items at Dumbledore's expense.
"Yes, I would like the Super Deluxe Cosmic Toaster with the Sunless Tanner Attachment… Oh, the tanning attachment is sold out? Then I will just take the regular Super Deluxe Cosmic Toaster. Thank you!"
Every phone call went almost exactly like that. One house elf would call in, order something extravagant with some weird attachment, and the attachment would be sold out, so they bought the appliance without it.
Suddenly, the door swung open, hitting the wall with a loud BANG. Dumbledore walked in, clutching an open envelope. "58,000 galleons?" he yelled. "What is the meaning of this?" The house elves turned to look at him.
"It was an order, sir," squeaked Dobby. "The tellyfision said 'buy it now'."
Dumbledore was not sympathetic at all. "Dobby, you've said it yourself, you obey who you want to obey! How can you spend this much money in fifteen minutes?"
"Yes, but… it all looked so pretty. How could we resist?" Dobby whimpered quietly from the corner.
"Turn the television OFF!" shouted Dumbledore, and Dobby dove under the entertainment unit, unplugging the device but staying under the wooden table-ish thing, scared of Dumbledore's rage. "Dobby, come out of there. To pay for this, I will not pay you the next 58,000 galleons. Plus, you will work overtime until the bills are paid. Is that clear?"
AN/ How did you like it? I've been working on this for a while because I got bored with it, but I'm trying to expand my short story skills, and fanfics are good practice!
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