Father's Little Deatheater

The Great Escape

As Bella is interrogating the goblin I tune out all the talking. My eyes not leaving Hermione's arm. which I can now see clearly. Bella had carved the words 'mudblood' into her flesh. Tears fall from her eyes as she looks at me.

"Liar" Bella yells to the goblin. She had sliced his cheek. "Consider yourself lucky, goblin." she mutters in his ear. "The same won't be said for this one." She continues walking back over to Hermione. Seconds later Ron comes running up the stairs. "Expelliarmus!" He yells, disarming my aunt. Her wand flies towards Ron, which Harry grabs with ease. "Stupefy" Harry yells, sending my father backwards. I find myself in front of Atti, whom I haven't seen in months. Don't tell me he's been in the basement all this time.

Ron starts dueling my mother. Harry duels Draco and Atti and I just pretend cause we don't want to hurt each other. "Stop. Drop your wands." Bella yells holding Hermione from behind with her blade to her neck. "I said drop them!" Ron, Harry and Atti drop their wands. "Pick them up Draco, Now!" She whispers. Draco leans down to gather up their wands then looks at me. "Well, well, well, look what we have here. It's Harry Potter. He's all bright and shiny and new again, just in time for the Dark Lord. Call him. Call him." She demands. Father now walking up to do the honors. He looks rather proud as he pushes up his sleeve to reveal his Dark Mark. But before he could call the Dark Lord I suddenly have the urge to look up, as I hear a squeaking noise.

I see Dobby at the top of the chandelier, unscrewing it from its chain. I cant help but smile. It starts squeaking louder which catches the attention of everyone else. Its too late for them to react as it comes loose and crashes down to the floor. Bella releases Hermione and they get out of the way quickly. Draco grabs my hand and we rush away from the shattered glass. Harry runs over to us and pry's the wands out of Draco's hands. My hand is then grabbed by Atti. "Come on," He says, holding his hand out for me to grab. I grab it straight away as he pulls me towards the others.

I see father pull out his wand only to be 'stupifyed' by Harry again. I smirk as he gets send to the other side of the room and lets out a yelp. "Stupid elf. You could have killed me." Bella screams. We all gather around Dobby and get ready to leave. "Dobby never meant to kill. Dobby only meant to maim or seriously injure." Mother pulls out her wand but Dobby snaps his figure's and mothers wand flies into his hands. "How dare you take a witches wand. How dare you defy your masters." Bella yells again. "Dobby has no master. Dobby is a free elf. And Dobby has come to save Harry Potter and his friends." Dobby says proudly. We all grab onto Dobby as he apparates us all away.

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I feel like my mind and body are being torn apart. I don't have anymore time to think as I land with a thud on a beach. I look around for everyone else. "Dobby" I whisper to myself as I see him standing a few feet in front of me. His back turned. I rush over as he falls into my arms. "Harry" I yell. He rushes over, pulling Bella's knife from his little chest. My eyes instantly fill with tears. "Hold on Dobby, You cant go." I whimper. "Hold on. Look, just hold on, okay?" Harry mumbles. "We'll fix you." I blubber. "Hemione will have something. In her bag. Hermione?" Harry panics. Hermione just lets out some tears. "Harry it's too late." I whisper to him.

 "Such a beautiful place.. to be with friends." Dobby's sweet little voice breathes out his last words of wisdom. "Dobby is happy to be with his friends.. Harry Potter and Asteria Malfoy." Tears flow from my eyes as Dobby reaches his hand up to my face. He smiles before his hand falls as he takes his last breath. "We should close his eyes. Don't you think." Luna kneels down beside us. She reaches over and shuts Dobby's eye lids. "Now he could be sleeping" Luna says taking the words out of my mouth. "I want to bury him." I say to everyone. "Properly. without magic." Harry nods in agreement.

We finally have everything ready to bury Dobby. I carry him over with Ron and Hermione behind me. I walk up to Harry who has just dug him a grave in the sand. We both kneel down gently placing his body into the hole, then the four of us fill it in with the sand. We sit there for a few hours in silence then head back to the cottage to get cleaned up.

I get up early the next morning and tiptoe outside to talk to Dobby. I sit down crosslegged at his grave."I miss you. Im sorry for what happened to you. You were my best friend when we were younger. Then you became friends with all my other friends at school. I loved that for you." I mutter letting the tears flow down my cheeks. "I wish you were still here with us Dobby. I need to talk to you." I sniffle then hear someone clear their throat behind me. "Ahhghm" I turn and see Harry standing there. "How much did you hear." I say wiping my eyes with my sleeve. "Enough to know youre a good person whos nothing like the rest of their family." Harry says taking a seat next to me. "I miss him too" He adds placing his hand on his grave. "I think Dobby would want us to mend our friendship." I say looking up at Harry. "I agree. Out of the two of you. You're the one whos here. I never hated you Asteria. I just had to be sure you were on our side." He says. "You should honestly give Draco more credit. Believe it or not he only wants to be your friend and he's become more friendlier with us. I think he even believes Atti is his real friend, he wont admit it though." I smile. "I cant forgive him right away but il keep what you said in mind." Harry smiles back.