"What terrible things?" said Harry at once. Harry Potter must not put himself in peril. A plot to make most terrible things happen at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry this year," whispered Dobby, suddenly trembling all over. If Harry Potter goes back to Hogwarts, he will be in mortal danger." "Harry Potter must stay where he is safe. "No, no, no," squeaked Dobby, shaking his head so hard his ears flapped. "But I've got to go back - term starts on September first. There was a silence broken only by the chink of knives and forks from downstairs and the distant rumble of Uncle Vernon's voice.
Harry Potter must not go back to Hogwarts. "Harry Potter is valiant and bold! He has braved so many dangers already! But Dobby has come to protect Harry Potter, to warn him, even if he does have to shut his ears in the oven door later. "Ah, sir," he gasped, dabbing his face with a corner of the grubby pillowcase he was wearing. Harry nodded and Dobby's eyes suddenly shone with tears. "Dobby heard tell," he said hoarsely, "that Harry Potter met the Dark Lord for a second time just weeks ago. Thinking about Ron was painful, too.ĭobby leaned toward Harry, his eyes wide as headlights. "Harry Potter speaks not of his triumph over He-Who-Must-Not-Be-Named-"ĭobby clapped his hands over his bat ears and moaned, "Ah, speak not the name, sir! Speak not the name!" "Harry Potter is humble and modest," said Dobby reverently, his orb-like eyes aglow. I'm not even top of my year at Hogwarts that's Hermione, she-"īut he stopped quickly, because thinking about Hermione was painful. Harry, who was feeling distinctly hot in the face, said, "Whatever you've heard about my greatness is a load of rubbish. Dobby has heard of your greatness, sir, but of your goodness, Dobby never knew." If the Dursleys hear anything, if they know you're here-" "Please," Harry whispered frantically, "please be quiet. Dobby dissolved again into wails of gratitude. Can't anyone help you? Can't I?"Īlmost at once, Harry wished he hadn't spoken. "This makes the Dursleys sound almost human. "And I thought I had it bad staying here for another four weeks," he said. Dobby will serve the family until he dies, sir." And the family will never set Dobby free. Sometimes they reminds me to do extra punishments." Dobby is always having to punish himself for something, sir. "But won't they notice if you shut your ears in the oven door?" Dobby will have to shut his ears in the oven door for this. Dobby will have to punish himself most grievously for coming to see you, sir. "Do they know you're here?" asked Harry curiously. Dobby is a house-elf - bound to serve one house and one family forever." "Dobby almost spoke ill of his family, sir." "Dobby had to punish himself, sir," said the elf, who had gone slightly cross-eyed. "Don't - what are you doing?" Harry 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. Then, without warning, he leapt up and started banging his head furiously on the window, shouting, " Bad Dobby! Bad Dobby!" "You can't have met many decent wizards," said Harry, trying to cheer him up.ĭobby shook his head. At last he managed to control himself, and sat with his great eyes fixed on Harry in an expression of watery adoration. Harry, trying to say "Shh!" and look comforting at the same time, ushered Dobby back onto the bed where he sat hiccoughing, looking like a large and very ugly doll. "Dobby has never been asked to sit down by a wizard - like an equal-" "I'm sorry," he whispered, "I didn't mean to offend you or anything-" Harry thought he heard the voices downstairs falter. To his horror, the elf burst into tears - very noisy tears. "Sit down," said Harry politely, pointing at the bed. "Not that I'm not pleased to meet you," said Harry quickly, "but, er, is there any particular reason you're here?" Aunt Petunias high, false laugh sounded from the living room.
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