They had been sat in silence for quite a while. To Harry it seemed like hours but in reality it had only been 10 minutes. Then Malfoy spoke up
``I can't believe this. Snape treated us like servants. House elves even. Why should we clean it up with a broom when we could just clear it up with a flick of our wands? House elves. How dare he treat us like this he shoul- `` Harry interrupted.
``I've got an idea. How we could get out. House elves can apparate everywhere. We could do side-along apparition with them. I've done it before with Mr Weasley. You just have to hold on to their arm really tightly. `` ``Yes, Potter. But you're forgetting something. How are we going to get a house elf to apparate in here in the first place? How do we know that it would help us? `` But Harry already had an answer for this. ``Dobby. `` He called out. There was a sharp crack. Dobby appeared next to Harry.
``Harry Potter called. `` Dobby bowed low. So low, that his long nose was pressed against the dusty ground. He straightened up. He turned his large, green eyes to Malfoy. ``Master Malfoy. `` But he did not bow. Harry then asked the question ``Dobby. Can you get us out of here? Just to the common room? `` ``Dobby must do everything he can to help Harry Potter. Dobby can free Harry Potter and his friend from this cupboard. `` He held out his arms. One to Harry, one to Malfoy. They both took them. With a crack, they disappeared.