He who must not be Loved. [d.m]

7-10

"Such a beautiful place to be with friends."

After about 10 minutes, Bellatrix had forced me to stay upstairs as she went on and on about her stupid sword. The only thing keeping me sane at this point was Draco who stood behind me, his arms folded and the cold expression back on his face.

Suddenly, Harry, Ron and Hermione were spotted near the staircase. Bellatrix was busy torturing an elderly elf. "Consider yourself lucky to be family, Y/n dear." She said, turning back to look at me. I remained quiet before hearing quiet mumbles and shouts behind me. I turned around to spot Enzo. I hadn't seen him since.. well, forever.

Him and Draco seemed to be arguing about something. "Expelliarmus!" Ron shouted as Bellatrix dropped her wand. Lucius quickly pulled his out as I took a step back. "Stupefy!" Harry shouted towards Lucius. I expected Draco to run towards his father but he remained still, debating over something.

I felt Bellatrix pull me away. I felt the familiar dagger against my throat. I closed my eyes shut, not moving an inch. Blood from my previous wound slipped on to the ground. That was the only noise heard as everyone went still.

Draco glared at Bellatrix before looking back at Harry. "Drop your wands!" She yelled. The three reluctantly obeyed, throwing their wands. "Pick them up, Draco." She said as Draco remained still. He paused before quickly picking them up. "Ah! Look what we have here. Harry Potter." She smiled cruelly, tracing the tip of the dagger against my throat. "How perfect, we have Y/n to break the curse." My eyes snapped open.

She slowly traced the dagger down my upper torso before pulling it away harshly. "Call him." She whispered in my ear. I shook my head. "I said, call him!" She yelled. I flinched, my hands shaking in fear. Lucius walked towards me, pulling my sleeve up as his hand hovered over my Dark Mark.

Suddenly, there was creaking from the ceiling. I looked up to spot a familiar elf. Dobby. He unscrewed the ceiling chandelier as I widened my eyes. Draco pushed me out of the way, just in time as the chandelier came crashing down, breaking into tiny bits of glass.

I trembled against his chest as held my arms. Not a second later, I felt him shove the wands into my pockets as he leaned into kiss me. My eyebrows relaxed as I felt his mouth over mine. The kiss lasted only a second but it felt like eternity. I could stay in his arms forever.

Soon, he let go of me. I turned back to see Harry staring at him with an unreadable expression as he pulled me. We ran towards Dobby. "Stupid elf! You could've killed me!" Bellatrix screamed. "Dobby never meant to kill. Dobby only meant to maim— or seriously injure!" He protested.

Narcissa pulled out her wand but within seconds, Dobby snapped his fingers as the wand landed in his hand. "How dare you take a witch's wand!? How dare you defy your masters?" Bellatrix shouted. "Dobby has no masters. Dobby is a free elf!" He said, a smile aimed at me as I couldn't help but smile back.

We all held onto Dobby as he snapped his fingers to form a portal. Before we landed on the other side— I spotted Bellatrix throwing her wand towards us. It won't reach any of us— will it?

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I groaned, landing on my back. I sat up slowly to see the rest further away. Be for walking towards them, a heard a loud croak. I turned around to find Dobby. A sharp gasp escaped me as I spotted the dagger, piercing through his tiny stomach.

I ran towards him, holding him in my arms. "Dobby, oh, my god." I winced, looking at his cloth turn a dark shade of red. The others slowly surrounded me as a cry I didn't realise followed. "Hermione— there has to be something we can do. Look through your bag!" I muttered, my eyes tearing up at the sight of Dobby as Harry kneeled down beside me.

He slowly pulled out the wand, panic erupting through Hermione and Ron. "Dobby- what? No." He stammered. "It was Bellatrix. She threw the wand my way— but it landed on him." I sobbed. "Hey, we'll fix you. Okay? Hang on." Harry said, I could hear the crack in his voice as he held Dobby's wrist.

I pursed my lips as Hermione let out a shaky sigh. "Y/n.." Dobby mumbled as I looked up. "You told Dobby never to save you again.. but Dobby will always save his best friends!" He said with a smile as his eyes grew heavy. I shook my head, pulling him closer. "I'm sorry, Dobby." I muttered as a tear fell onto him. "Such a beautiful place to be with friends.." he said. "Dobby is happy to be with his friends!" I looked away, trying not to cry even more.

I hugged him tightly. I felt the life leave his body as he grew cold. Luna bended beside me, closing his eyes. "There. Now he could be sleeping." She smiled, rubbing my back. I nodded my head slowly. "I want to bury him. Properly, without magic." Harry said, standing up.

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I stood still, my arms folded as my expression remained cold. Ron had just finished wrapping Dobby up with Luna. Harry dug the hole as Hermione brought him in her arms. They put him inside before covering the body. Luna found a large rock on which I engraved.

'HERE LIES DOBBY.
A BEST FRIEND AND A FREE ELF.'

Goodnight, Dobby