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The Dursleys came home with a lot of sound and loud, excited conversation. The door opened with a BANG and the noise the Dursleys were making got even louder "Boy! Harry get down here now!" Vernon shouted

Harry put his book down and in his mind told himself the page number he was on again and again '107, 107, 107, 107, 107...' Harry was on the landing of the stairs "Yes, Uncle Vernon?"

"B-Harry there has been a change in ...today, tonight." Vernon was having trouble so Petunia took over for him "Harry there are going to diner guest tonight and there is going to be not just the Masons but also the Ross family they tell me you have made friends with their niece." There was something strangely accusing in her tone, her eyes narrowed.

"That's right boy and remember other than you we are a normal family and the Ross and Mason family are good, normal people and you will not make it know to them of any of your abnormalities. This is going to be one, if not the most important thing for my career, you will do nothing that ruins it." Vernon's tone was deadly

"Yes uncle Vernon."

"Now, there isn't much time to get things perspired Dudley and I will get the new diner jackets if think it would be best we go to try them on to make sure they fit. " This was said to Petunia Vernon rounds on Harry "Now, know that you would ordinary would be locked in your bedroom and not allowed to out till the diner party was over but since they know about you already you will attended but you will say nothing unless spoken to. Do you understand boy?" Vernon hissed

"Yes, uncle Vernon. I understand." Harry was not in the least intimidated. But why rock the boat?

"Please Petunia help the boy pick something good and normal so he will not embraces us." Vernon asked his wife kindly.

"Of course dear now run alone I wish to see my men back looking so dashing and handsome.." Petunia became teary eyed

Vernon and Petunia kissed for a second and Vernon left with Dudley in tow and the door snapped shut behind them.

"Alright Harry to your room so we can pick an outfit."

Harry was pretty sure he had nothing that neither Petunia and Vernon would find anything suitable for any diner party. But he said nothing as his aunt went through this wardrobe with gusto.

Petunia stopped at black slacks that Harry did not know he had "These," Petunia said leaving no room for argument. She rummage around more and stopped at a dark blue, long sleeve shirt. "And this, were good shoes, diner is at eight."

And with her chore done Petunia left in a hurry as if she just realized she was sanding in a poisoned filled room.

Harry went back to reading his alarm clock saying he had almost an hour to read before he had to change. Harry picked up his book and went to page 107 and picked up were he left off.

When the book was nearly finished Harry dressed in the clutches his aunt picked out for him and got on the only pair of dress shoes he had. Harry didn't think they would fit but somehow they did. He suspected that his magic did was helping him just as it when Petunia tried to force a hideous brown sweeter on him, insistently the sweeter had ugly orange puffballs. Yup magic is a wonderful thing.

Harry came down to see his family. Vernon and Dudley wearing matching suites, bow ties and diner jackets, Petunia in a salmon- pink cocktail dress. "Hello, er you guys look good." Harry was trying to be polight maybe things would go okay if they were buttered up.

Just then, the doorbell, it rang "Get the door." Vernon said as if to anyone but it was clear who was spouse to get it get it

Harry opened the door and found his spirits rise it was Elly and her family Elly looked very pleased to see him. Elly stands in front doorway in a teal dress that ends an inch below her knees a black sash ties to a bow on her side and she has black, leather shoes that have a bow on the top.

Lloyd Ross her uncle is short for a man, equal to his average height wife. His hair is short and the same shad of aburn as Elly's his eyes are brown, a dull color like tea with a lot of milk or cream. His black tuxedo is to much (in Harry's opion) for this diner party. Jenna her aunt by marriage is also over dressed her dark black hair is pulled up and in bun her eyes are blue and covered in makeup. she wears a huge diamond necklace and her black cocktail dress is not off-the rack- like Petunia's but tailored made. Elly's grandmother is a tall, sour looking woman with a straight back and salt and pepper hair in curls. Her brown muddy eyes are anger and narrowed. The old woman is dressed for funeral with a very high dress code or that what it looks like to Harry and Elly. Black hat, shoes, black pearls necklace and earrings, black gloves. Very red lipstick.

"Hi Harry, its good ta see ya." She hugs Harry as if she has not seen him in years. "its good to see you too." Harry says a bit breathlessly.

"Good evening Mr. and Mrs. Dursly thank you both so much for having us over for diner. May I please come in?" Elly asked very sweetly beaming up at the Dursleys

Petunia seemed taken with her immediately "Oh what a delightful child! Oh course you may dear. Boys take the coats of our guests, please let us retire to the lounge our children can play together. " Petunia led the way

Vernon stayed behind to look at Elly like a thing on display "Your niece, is she from America?" Vernon asked over his shoulder as he studies Elly who waits while Harry is putting her aunt and grandmother's coat on the coat rack.

To Elly's credit she did not allow the great amount of anger and announces show, she instead smiled "Yes sir, I was born there but I was raised here and in the U.S"

"Elly.." Her grandmother begain

The doorbelll rang "Quick boys the door!" Petunia

Harry walked Dudley waddled to the door and answered it, it was of course the Masons a man and wife in their late 50's both with salt and pepper hair. "May I take your coat Mr. Mason?" Harry asked. 'Can I take your coat Mrs. Mason?" Dudley asked

"Such good children." Mrs. Mason said to her husband "Yes, good children. Ah there you are Vernon." Mr. Mason goes to Vernon and shakes his hand "Very good of you to invite Kathrine and I to diner."

The adults talked and became solical and reaccantied then Petunia announced diner.

It was incredibly dull for the children as the adults talked of many thing they had no knowledge of or care for. Like drills, companies, taxes, back to drill and other tools, new clouthes, bad wine, how excellent ...You get the picture. So when Elly had her fill she waited for a pause in the boring chatter "Exscuse me but may I please be exscused?"

"Yes, you may. Would it be alright if played in the den?" Elly's aunt Jenna looked to Petunia

"Yes of course, boys if you are finished you may play as well."

The kids got their plates, put them in the kitchen sink and ran off

"Slow down Ellieana!" Lloyd shoutes

Elly did slow down but only when in sight once out of sight and persumened ear shoot Elly rouned on Harry "God I can't belive how fake their being."

"What do you mean?" To him the Durselys were being their normal self, for better or worse they were themselves.

"My family is normally more.." She noticed that Dudley was quietly observing them with great interest in his beady eyes "Well I don't have words but their acting strange."

Harry had spooted Dudley and knew she didn't want to talk in front of him "Well I think everybody is on their best behavior at a diner party."

"Yeah, your right. So what's fun around here?" Elly asked

"We can watch Telly." Dudley offered with a strange smile

"Something else." Elly dismissed she could watch T.v anytime.

"We can't go outside, they won't like that." Harry

Elly was very disappointed but knew he was right "So now what?"

"Lets talk in the den."

"So...when do you guys go to school? You guys are in privet school by the sound of it." Elly

Harry smiled yes the adults talked much about the horrible shape the public education system is in.

"I'm going to Stonewall High I start the first of September." Dudley said smugly "How about you?" he asked Elly

"Oh I don't know my aunt and uncle are figuring something out." Elly said very noncommittally.

Harry didn't know what to say why Elly is a witch and knows he is going to Hogwarts but he was not allowed to talk about anything magic in the house. And they agreed to pretend to be muggles.

Elly sensed that Harry was having trouble making converstion "So I was making diner like I was told to do when my relatives, my grandma really who remembered that we had to come here for diner. wich is nice for me, if this goes well maybe we can have you guys over to diner tomorrow."

"You think so?" Harry asked with real hope

"Where do you live?" Dudley it had an interrogating voice

"Number 9 on Magnolia street. its red."

"Maybe me and you can have tea some time and hang out." Duddley grins

"Oh I'm sure that will happen." Elly said in a growl but it went unnoticed by Dudley who seemed pleased.

"Elly were are leaving soon get your coat." Grandma said

The familes took forever to say good bye to each other Elly was thinking she sould just walk home but knew she would get in a lot of trouble but she kept thinking she would be home by now if she just walk. Elly went back to the living room were Harry was and thankfully Duddley was not.

"Dude were do you keep paper and pens?"

Harry got that out of the hutch and gave it to her. Elly thanked him, ripped the paper in half and wrote her phone number on one "Call me tomorrow but not tonight my aunt hogs the phone on fridays." She whipered in case others were around.

"Okay heres the homophone Harry gave the Dursley's number to her she wrote down.

"Elly were leaving!"

"Please call me." "I'm coming!"

Harry went straight away to his room and was about to through himself on the bed if there wasn't someone already no it

"Harry Potter!" the tiny creature with a tiny, high-pitched voice Harry was worried that the Dursleys would hear.

The little creature approched, hestiently but surly ever closer "So long has Dobby wanted to meet you sir...Such an honor it is..."

"Th-thank you" Harry always felt embracesd when faced with hero warship or fame. He slide himself in the desk chair next to Hedwig's cage who sleeps head in wing. Harry wanted to ask "What are you?" but that would feel that would be very rude "Who are you?"

"Dobby, sir. Just Dobby. Dobby the house-elf," Dobby the house -elf introduce himself.

"Oh hi Dobby, ah, um, to not to be rude Dobby but why are you here?"

"Oh well sir, ah Dobby."

"Sit down please.' Harry thought he was being polight but this had conscious he was not perpaired for..

Dobby went into a fit of sobbs and wails that Harry was very sure could be herd though out the house. But suprisingly there was no reacation

"I'm sorry, I'm sorry please sit down and tell me whats wrong."

"Never, never..."

"I'm sorry if I offened you."

"Offened Dobby?," He crocked in disbeilive "Never has I been tred like an equal by a wizard."

"Well than you can't have met many decent wizards then."

"No, I haven't; that's terrible thing to say."

Dobby begin beatig his head and shouting "Bad Dobby! Bad Dobby!"

Harry was truly mortified "Please stop! Please what are you doing?"

"Dobby had to punish himself sir. Dobby almost spook ill of his family." Dobby said miserably.

"Your family?" Harry being muggle raise did not understand.

"The family I must serve. House-elves surve one house and family for all their lives."

"That's horrible."

"Yes, it is." Dobby agreed and went back to punishing himself again "Bad! Bad Dobby, bad Dobby!"

"Stop they'll hear you!" Harry

"What the devil are you doing up there boy?" Vernon hissed he looks arond but finds nothing.

Harry had already thron Dobby into his closte Dobby for his part was smart enough to stay quite. "Be quite boy I don't want to hear another sound out of you." Vernon warns and slames the door shut.

When the door slamened Dobby came out from his hiding spot "Harry Potter sir, Dobby came t owarn you sir that you must not go to Hogwarts this year." Dobby whispered

Harry could not think of anything worse then not going back "No! I have to go its terrible here, Dobby I'm going back."

Dobby shock his head and his enormous ears flapped and swished "Harry Potter will not be safe, tiz not a safe place Harry Potter sir. Hogwarts cannot pertect sir, who is so good and valuable sir who cannot be lost to bad, terrible things must stay here where he is safe. Most terrible things are gonna happen sir and Harry Potter must be safe." Dobby knodds his head in agreement to his own statement.

'What bad and terrible things are going t happen?" Harry was not sure what frighten house-elves but Dobby seemened affrid of everything.

"Dobby can not say sir." Dobby manged through clenched teeth.

"Okay, but Dobby I will be safe Hogwarts gots Dumbledore, he's so powerful even Vol..."

"Please don't say that name sir!" Dobby shired in terror.

"kay right sorry I forgot."

"But Dobby Dumbledore really is the greatest wizard there is he will keep me safe."

"Oh Harry Potter sir, Headmaster Dumbledore is a great and powerful wizard indeed sir but Professor Dumbledore will not be able to safe you from..." Dobby seemed unwilling or able to go on.

"Well whether you like it or not I'm going. When the Dursleys tried stopping me last year they set someone to get me. Dobby you should tell Dumbledore just in case it might help but you can't stop me from going even if I didn't want to go." Harry hoped that sounded gentle and not threating.

Dobby hung his head and seemed to be thinking hard "Yes, sir may be right if he knew...And Harry Potter sir Dobby is sorry but he has your letters sir."

"You what?" That did not make any sense to Harry "You what?!" But he got it soon enough

"Dobby was planning sir," Dobby was back away fro Harry now "to use them if you would not do what Dobby asked but..." Dobby was gone with a crack and a tiny pop his letters appeared on his bed.

Harry lounged for the bed and swooped up his letters as if they might vanish. There were several from Ron, Hermione and Hagrid. There were early birthday cards and letter small and large. Harry read over each of them and as he did he felt so much. Love for his friends, ashamed that he ever thought they didn't care, his heart was bursting with joy to have his letters his soul was angry at Dobby for withholding them. He reread them three times before sending them all two letters a response to every letter they wrote and an explaintion of his new friend and the house -elf who perverted his mail from getting to him. Writing the letters took some time he had forgot about Hedwig.

Hedwig had been paceint and gave Harry time to himself but she wanted out she flapd her wings and clicked her beak. At first Harry didn't know what was wrong but he remember "Alright, I'll let you out but Hedwig please be quite or I'll be in so much trouble." Harry unlocked the cage and Hedwig softly fluttered out and allowed Harry to tie the letters to her leg. Harry opened the window very carefully and watched as his beautiful owl soar high and watched her till he could not see her. He had so much to tell Elly in the morning and had to wait anxiously for Hedwig to return.

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The Dursleys came home with a lot of sound and loud, excited conversation. The door opened with a BANG and the noise the Dursleys were making got even louder "Boy! Harry get down here now!" Vernon shouted

Harry put his book down and in his mind told himself the page number he was on again and again '107, 107, 107, 107, 107...' Harry was on the landing of the stairs "Yes, Uncle Vernon?"

"B-Harry there has been a change in ...today, tonight." Vernon was having trouble so Petunia took over for him "Harry there are going to diner guest tonight and there is going to be not just the Masons but also the Ross family they tell me you have made friends with their niece." There was something strangely accusing in her tone, her eyes narrowed.

"That's right boy and remember other than you we are a normal family and the Ross and Mason family are good, normal people and you will not make it know to them of any of your abnormalities. This is going to be one, if not the most important thing for my career, you will do nothing that ruins it." Vernon's tone was deadly

"Yes uncle Vernon."

"Now, there isn't much time to get things perspired Dudley and I will get the new diner jackets if think it would be best we go to try them on to make sure they fit. " This was said to Petunia Vernon rounds on Harry "Now, know that you would ordinary would be locked in your bedroom and not allowed to out till the diner party was over but since they know about you already you will attended but you will say nothing unless spoken to. Do you understand boy?" Vernon hissed

"Yes, uncle Vernon. I understand." Harry was not in the least intimidated. But why rock the boat?

"Please Petunia help the boy pick something good and normal so he will not embraces us." Vernon asked his wife kindly.

"Of course dear now run alone I wish to see my men back looking so dashing and handsome.." Petunia became teary eyed

Vernon and Petunia kissed for a second and Vernon left with Dudley in tow and the door snapped shut behind them.

"Alright Harry to your room so we can pick an outfit."

Harry was pretty sure he had nothing that neither Petunia and Vernon would find anything suitable for any diner party. But he said nothing as his aunt went through this wardrobe with gusto.

Petunia stopped at black slacks that Harry did not know he had "These," Petunia said leaving no room for argument. She rummage around more and stopped at a dark blue, long sleeve shirt. "And this, were good shoes, diner is at eight."

And with her chore done Petunia left in a hurry as if she just realized she was sanding in a poisoned filled room.

Harry went back to reading his alarm clock saying he had almost an hour to read before he had to change. Harry picked up his book and went to page 107 and picked up were he left off.

When the book was nearly finished Harry dressed in the clutches his aunt picked out for him and got on the only pair of dress shoes he had. Harry didn't think they would fit but somehow they did. He suspected that his magic did was helping him just as it when Petunia tried to force a hideous brown sweeter on him, insistently the sweeter had ugly orange puffballs. Yup magic is a wonderful thing.

Harry came down to see his family. Vernon and Dudley wearing matching suites, bow ties and diner jackets, Petunia in a salmon- pink cocktail dress. "Hello, er you guys look good." Harry was trying to be polight maybe things would go okay if they were buttered up.

Just then, the doorbell, it rang "Get the door." Vernon said as if to anyone but it was clear who was spouse to get it get it

Harry opened the door and found his spirits rise it was Elly and her family Elly looked very pleased to see him. Elly stands in front doorway in a teal dress that ends an inch below her knees a black sash ties to a bow on her side and she has black, leather shoes that have a bow on the top.

Lloyd Ross her uncle is short for a man, equal to his average height wife. His hair is short and the same shad of aburn as Elly's his eyes are brown, a dull color like tea with a lot of milk or cream. His black tuxedo is to much (in Harry's opion) for this diner party. Jenna her aunt by marriage is also over dressed her dark black hair is pulled up and in bun her eyes are blue and covered in makeup. she wears a huge diamond necklace and her black cocktail dress is not off-the rack- like Petunia's but tailored made. Elly's grandmother is a tall, sour looking woman with a straight back and salt and pepper hair in curls. Her brown muddy eyes are anger and narrowed. The old woman is dressed for funeral with a very high dress code or that what it looks like to Harry and Elly. Black hat, shoes, black pearls necklace and earrings, black gloves. Very red lipstick.

"Hi Harry, its good ta see ya." She hugs Harry as if she has not seen him in years. "its good to see you too." Harry says a bit breathlessly.

"Good evening Mr. and Mrs. Dursly thank you both so much for having us over for diner. May I please come in?" Elly asked very sweetly beaming up at the Dursleys

Petunia seemed taken with her immediately "Oh what a delightful child! Oh course you may dear. Boys take the coats of our guests, please let us retire to the lounge our children can play together. " Petunia led the way

Vernon stayed behind to look at Elly like a thing on display "Your niece, is she from America?" Vernon asked over his shoulder as he studies Elly who waits while Harry is putting her aunt and grandmother's coat on the coat rack.

To Elly's credit she did not allow the great amount of anger and announces show, she instead smiled "Yes sir, I was born there but I was raised here and in the U.S"

"Elly.." Her grandmother begain

The doorbelll rang "Quick boys the door!" Petunia

Harry walked Dudley waddled to the door and answered it, it was of course the Masons a man and wife in their late 50's both with salt and pepper hair. "May I take your coat Mr. Mason?" Harry asked. 'Can I take your coat Mrs. Mason?" Dudley asked

"Such good children." Mrs. Mason said to her husband "Yes, good children. Ah there you are Vernon." Mr. Mason goes to Vernon and shakes his hand "Very good of you to invite Kathrine and I to diner."

The adults talked and became solical and reaccantied then Petunia announced diner.

It was incredibly dull for the children as the adults talked of many thing they had no knowledge of or care for. Like drills, companies, taxes, back to drill and other tools, new clouthes, bad wine, how excellent ...You get the picture. So when Elly had her fill she waited for a pause in the boring chatter "Exscuse me but may I please be exscused?"

"Yes, you may. Would it be alright if played in the den?" Elly's aunt Jenna looked to Petunia

"Yes of course, boys if you are finished you may play as well."

The kids got their plates, put them in the kitchen sink and ran off

"Slow down Ellieana!" Lloyd shoutes

Elly did slow down but only when in sight once out of sight and persumened ear shoot Elly rouned on Harry "God I can't belive how fake their being."

"What do you mean?" To him the Durselys were being their normal self, for better or worse they were themselves.

"My family is normally more.." She noticed that Dudley was quietly observing them with great interest in his beady eyes "Well I don't have words but their acting strange."

Harry had spooted Dudley and knew she didn't want to talk in front of him "Well I think everybody is on their best behavior at a diner party."

"Yeah, your right. So what's fun around here?" Elly asked

"We can watch Telly." Dudley offered with a strange smile

"Something else." Elly dismissed she could watch T.v anytime.

"We can't go outside, they won't like that." Harry

Elly was very disappointed but knew he was right "So now what?"

"Lets talk in the den."

"So...when do you guys go to school? You guys are in privet school by the sound of it." Elly

Harry smiled yes the adults talked much about the horrible shape the public education system is in.

"I'm going to Stonewall High I start the first of September." Dudley said smugly "How about you?" he asked Elly

"Oh I don't know my aunt and uncle are figuring something out." Elly said very noncommittally.

Harry didn't know what to say why Elly is a witch and knows he is going to Hogwarts but he was not allowed to talk about anything magic in the house. And they agreed to pretend to be muggles.

Elly sensed that Harry was having trouble making converstion "So I was making diner like I was told to do when my relatives, my grandma really who remembered that we had to come here for diner. wich is nice for me, if this goes well maybe we can have you guys over to diner tomorrow."

"You think so?" Harry asked with real hope

"Where do you live?" Dudley it had an interrogating voice

"Number 9 on Magnolia street. its red."

"Maybe me and you can have tea some time and hang out." Duddley grins

"Oh I'm sure that will happen." Elly said in a growl but it went unnoticed by Dudley who seemed pleased.

"Elly were are leaving soon get your coat." Grandma said

The familes took forever to say good bye to each other Elly was thinking she sould just walk home but knew she would get in a lot of trouble but she kept thinking she would be home by now if she just walk. Elly went back to the living room were Harry was and thankfully Duddley was not.

"Dude were do you keep paper and pens?"

Harry got that out of the hutch and gave it to her. Elly thanked him, ripped the paper in half and wrote her phone number on one "Call me tomorrow but not tonight my aunt hogs the phone on fridays." She whipered in case others were around.

"Okay heres the homophone Harry gave the Dursley's number to her she wrote down.

"Elly were leaving!"

"Please call me." "I'm coming!"

Harry went straight away to his room and was about to through himself on the bed if there wasn't someone already no it

"Harry Potter!" the tiny creature with a tiny, high-pitched voice Harry was worried that the Dursleys would hear.

The little creature approched, hestiently but surly ever closer "So long has Dobby wanted to meet you sir...Such an honor it is..."

"Th-thank you" Harry always felt embracesd when faced with hero warship or fame. He slide himself in the desk chair next to Hedwig's cage who sleeps head in wing. Harry wanted to ask "What are you?" but that would feel that would be very rude "Who are you?"

"Dobby, sir. Just Dobby. Dobby the house-elf," Dobby the house -elf introduce himself.

"Oh hi Dobby, ah, um, to not to be rude Dobby but why are you here?"

"Oh well sir, ah Dobby."

"Sit down please.' Harry thought he was being polight but this had conscious he was not perpaired for..

Dobby went into a fit of sobbs and wails that Harry was very sure could be herd though out the house. But suprisingly there was no reacation

"I'm sorry, I'm sorry please sit down and tell me whats wrong."

"Never, never..."

"I'm sorry if I offened you."

"Offened Dobby?," He crocked in disbeilive "Never has I been tred like an equal by a wizard."

"Well than you can't have met many decent wizards then."

"No, I haven't; that's terrible thing to say."

Dobby begin beatig his head and shouting "Bad Dobby! Bad Dobby!"

Harry was truly mortified "Please stop! Please what are you doing?"

"Dobby had to punish himself sir. Dobby almost spook ill of his family." Dobby said miserably.

"Your family?" Harry being muggle raise did not understand.

"The family I must serve. House-elves surve one house and family for all their lives."

"That's horrible."

"Yes, it is." Dobby agreed and went back to punishing himself again "Bad! Bad Dobby, bad Dobby!"

"Stop they'll hear you!" Harry

"What the devil are you doing up there boy?" Vernon hissed he looks arond but finds nothing.

Harry had already thron Dobby into his closte Dobby for his part was smart enough to stay quite. "Be quite boy I don't want to hear another sound out of you." Vernon warns and slames the door shut.

When the door slamened Dobby came out from his hiding spot "Harry Potter sir, Dobby came t owarn you sir that you must not go to Hogwarts this year." Dobby whispered

Harry could not think of anything worse then not going back "No! I have to go its terrible here, Dobby I'm going back."

Dobby shock his head and his enormous ears flapped and swished "Harry Potter will not be safe, tiz not a safe place Harry Potter sir. Hogwarts cannot pertect sir, who is so good and valuable sir who cannot be lost to bad, terrible things must stay here where he is safe. Most terrible things are gonna happen sir and Harry Potter must be safe." Dobby knodds his head in agreement to his own statement.

'What bad and terrible things are going t happen?" Harry was not sure what frighten house-elves but Dobby seemened affrid of everything.

"Dobby can not say sir." Dobby manged through clenched teeth.

"Okay, but Dobby I will be safe Hogwarts gots Dumbledore, he's so powerful even Vol..."

"Please don't say that name sir!" Dobby shired in terror.

"kay right sorry I forgot."

"But Dobby Dumbledore really is the greatest wizard there is he will keep me safe."

"Oh Harry Potter sir, Headmaster Dumbledore is a great and powerful wizard indeed sir but Professor Dumbledore will not be able to safe you from..." Dobby seemed unwilling or able to go on.

"Well whether you like it or not I'm going. When the Dursleys tried stopping me last year they set someone to get me. Dobby you should tell Dumbledore just in case it might help but you can't stop me from going even if I didn't want to go." Harry hoped that sounded gentle and not threating.

Dobby hung his head and seemed to be thinking hard "Yes, sir may be right if he knew...And Harry Potter sir Dobby is sorry but he has your letters sir."

"You what?" That did not make any sense to Harry "You what?!" But he got it soon enough

"Dobby was planning sir," Dobby was back away fro Harry now "to use them if you would not do what Dobby asked but..." Dobby was gone with a crack and a tiny pop his letters appeared on his bed.

Harry lounged for the bed and swooped up his letters as if they might vanish. There were several from Ron, Hermione and Hagrid. There were early birthday cards and letter small and large. Harry read over each of them and as he did he felt so much. Love for his friends, ashamed that he ever thought they didn't care, his heart was bursting with joy to have his letters his soul was angry at Dobby for withholding them. He reread them three times before sending them all two letters a response to every letter they wrote and an explaintion of his new friend and the house -elf who perverted his mail from getting to him. Writing the letters took some time he had forgot about Hedwig.

Hedwig had been paceint and gave Harry time to himself but she wanted out she flapd her wings and clicked her beak. At first Harry didn't know what was wrong but he remember "Alright, I'll let you out but Hedwig please be quite or I'll be in so much trouble." Harry unlocked the cage and Hedwig softly fluttered out and allowed Harry to tie the letters to her leg. Harry opened the window very carefully and watched as his beautiful owl soar high and watched her till he could not see her. He had so much to tell Elly in the morning and had to wait anxiously for Hedwig to return.