Second Year - Dobby pays a visit

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"She's got the biggest crush on Harry and the biggest obsession with you."
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Dobby be visiting our heroes! Also, (Y/N) is such a bad ass, you're welcome.
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Harry's POV

The little creature on the bed had large, bat-like ears and bulging green eyes the size of tennis balls. I knew that this was what'd been watching me out of the hedge that morning.

The creature slipped off the bed and bowed so low that the end of its long, thin nose touched the carpet. I noticed it was wearing what looked like an old pillowcase, with rips for arms and leg-holes.

"Er - hello,"

"Harry Potter!" said the creature in a high-pitched voice I was sure would carry down the stairs. "So long has Dobby wanted to meet you, sir ... Such an honor it is ..."

"Th-thank you," I said, edging along the wall and sinking into my desk chair, next to Hedwig, who was asleep in her large cage. "Who are you?"

"Dobby, sir. Just Dobby. Dobby the house-elf," said the creature.

"Oh, really?" said Harry. "Er -- I don't want to be rude or anything, but, this isn't a great time for me to have a house-elf in my bedroom."

The elf hung his head.

"Not that I'm not pleased to meet you," I added quickly, "but, er, is there any particular reason you're here?"

"Oh, yes, sir," said Dobby earnestly. "Dobby has come to tell you, sir.. it is difficult, sir... Dobby wonders where to begin.."

"Sit down," I said politely, pointing at the bed.

To my horror, the elf burst into tears - very noisy tears.

"S-sit down!" he wailed. "Never.. never ever.. "

I thought I heard the voices downstairs falter.
 
"I'm sorry," I whispered, "I didn't mean to offend you or anything -"

"Offend Dobby!" choked the elf. "Dobby has never been asked to sit down by a wizard, like an equal-"

I ushered Dobby back onto the bed where he sat hiccoughing. At last he managed to control himself.

"You can't have met many decent wizards,"

Dobby shook his head, he sniffed and then got up again.

"The only witch that said the same thing Harry Potter has said.. is (Y/N) (L/N)."

My eyes widened. "(Y/N)? You went to see her?"

Then, without warning, he leapt up and started banging his head furiously on the window, shouting, "Bad Dobby! Bad Dobby!"

"Don't --what are you doing?" I hissed, springing up and pulling Dobby back onto the bed. Hedwig had woken up with a particularly loud screech and was beating her wings wildly against the bars of her cage.

"Dobby had to punish himself, sir," said the elf, "Dobby almost spoke ill of his family, sir. The wizard family Dobby serves, sir... Dobby is a houseelf, bound to serve one house and one family forever.."

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