A/N:

Oddly enough, a lot of people comment on the romantical situation in this story. I find it funny that the most common complaint in reviews is against the R/Hr pair and people asking for the Harmony pair.

That's not what this story is about. This is an adventure/drama story. I don't plan to force any ship, not R/Hr, not H/Hr. I'll just let the story develop and see where it takes us.

Dobby was bobbing his head up and down. "Yes Harry Potter, Dobby knows where Malfoy Manor is."

"Can you take us in the Manor Dobby?", Harry asked.

"No Harry Potter. You mustn't go there! That house is evil. Dobby will not take you there, his former masters would hurt Harry Potter. Harry Potter needs to stay away from Malfoy Manor!"

"Dobby, we need to go.", Harry said, "Our friend Luna is there. We need to save her."

"Dobby,", Hermione kneeled in front of the little elf, "if you don't want to take us there, can you at least tell us how the house is warded and what the layout of the house is? It will help us greatly and may save our lives."

The little elf considered this for a moment, then he started to shake his head up and down. "Yes Miss Hermione, Dobby can draw you a map. Dobby doesn't know all the wards names. They are old and dark wards though. No human, can enter the Manor unless invited. And there are other wards, deeper wards, on rooms old masters do not want found."

"Where would they keep prisoners Dobby?", Harry tried to get more information of the elf.

"Lucius and his father would sometimes bring muggles home. Dobby saw them enter the cellar, but Dobby was not allowed to go there. Dobby is a good elf, Dobby never went. Dobby never saw muggles leave."

"What about other rooms Dobby, rooms that have wards. Do you know what is in those rooms?", Hermione asked.

"Dobby knows some. Dark things. Things old master stored for his master. Some rooms old master doesn't know about. Some rooms were warded by Malfoys long gone, wards to keep family members out. But everyone needs food, so Dobby goes and cleans."

"Dobby, think carefully, are any of the rooms deadly? Are there rooms with wards that will hurt people inside?"

"Some Miss Hermione. The old Heads of Houses, they put in wards that cause pain. Some kill. Some are worse than death. You mustn't go there!"

"Dobby, we have to go.", Harry sighed. "If you cannot take us there, we will just have to find another way. We cannot leave our friend behind.". Hermione and Ron were nodding their heads in approval. "You could help Dobby. You could take us in somewhere safe. Put us just in front of the wards, somewhere where they won't see us."

The small elf was now looking at Harry, his internal struggle clearly visible on his face. He clearly thought it was too dangerous for Harry to go to the mansion, but now he was given a chance to reduce that danger. It still wasn't enough. "No. Harry Potter. There are many witches and wizards in the house. You mustn't go."

Hermione was quick to spot it. "Dobby, we won't be alone.". The three of them talked about this before summoning the small elf. They managed to convince Paul to let them call Dobby by themselves, make sure the small elf understand what is going on before telling him about the muggles. "There will be others with us. Many more. They are enemies of Malfoys as well, they will even the odds."

"Miss Hermione has friends helping her?"

Hermione had to think about this for a moment. She didn't even know herself anymore. Were they friends? Acquaintances? Or just strangers that have a common enemy? "They are people we recently met. They have already fought Death Eaters. Don't worry Dobby, they will be more than a match for whoever is in the Malfoy Manor."

Harry looked right into his eyes, "Dobby, please. Help me."

"Dobby will help.", Dobby took their hands and with a loud pop they were gone.