First Kiss Chapter one. Trying to work up the nerve!

chapter 137

Chapter 137

Snape sent for a elf, a very dirty grimy looking one came slouching into his office, Snape looked at her, he had figured she was female since she was wearing a very dirty dress, if he had not seen her move, he would have believed the wall was in need of a deep cleaning.

“I have a gift I need to have delivered to the headmaster’s office, he is not in at the time, but I want it left on his desk for Christmas morning.” Snape told the small elf who nodded glumly.

“What is your name?”

“I is, Winky sir,”

“Ah yes I had fetch you from the kitchen two years ago, you….. Have not… learn to live here happily.”

“Sir, Winky is happy no matter what if she is told to be sir,”

“You should not be told to be happy Winky you should be happy because this is a great place for a house-elf to work and live.”

“If Sir says so, Winky shall be most happy then,”

“Winky, I know it was hard on you to be set free and then to lose the masters you were close to but if you try you will find it very pleasant here.”

Winky looked as though her tears were going to start flowing hard as Snape looked worriedly at her.

“I do have something important that I would not entrust to just anyone, would you be willing to take on the job I have?”

“What is the job sir?” Winky asked her tears stopping their flow; they did not come as easily as they had once before.

“I have a small pet and while I am gone for a few days I need someone to make sure she had water and food, she is of course free to wander around my room as she prefers.”

Winky looked almost delighted at the idea of being given such a big responsibility.

“There is one other thing, if something should happen to me, I will need to know that she is well taken care of until the one who I had made my heir comes to claim her, would you be able to care for her if I… should meet my end?”

Winky looked worriedly up at Snape, “Is sir sick?”

“No Winky I am not sick but I am doing a dangerous job at the moment and I should like to know that my little pet is always cared for, she is special to me.”

Winky glowed with pride at the idea of being given such a special important job. “I do it sir, I do the best for you, and can I see your little pet sir?” Winky asked excitably.

“Yes she is in my room; she is a Pygmy Puff and is color pink. Her name is Lily.” Snape told Winky who left with Dumbledore’s present and hurried off to the private room. Snape smiled as she left he knew the elf just needed something to make her feel needed and useful after the death of her masters.

On Christmas morning Snape left the school while giving his Pygmy Puff Lily a small ball to play with and a little jungle gym to move around on to keep her from being bored.

“I’ll be back tonight and Winky is going to come in here later to check on your water and food, and maybe even play with you for a while. Love ya Lily,” Snape stroke her little head and body smiling at her as she purred happily.

Snape sighed he hated to leave her but did not think bringing his pet to the Malfoy’s would be a good idea, not with the Dark Lord and Bellatrix who enjoyed killing animals for the fun of it.

Snape walked to the front gates where he quickly dissaperated to his home in Spinner’s End. He walked inside and grabbed up a large bottle of elf wine and the other presents he had brought there for safe keeping before taking them to the Malfoy’s.