I know that everybody is going to want to talk about what happened last night

[alt_harry]

but I just want to say, what am I supposed to do with a Mudblood?

He slept at the foot of my bed last night and it was gross. I told him he wasn't allowed in the room any more but now he's just sitting at the foot of the stair.

What should I make him do?! Father told me I couldn't have him do my homework for me so.

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[alt_dennis]

I'm very good at laundry Master Harry. Shall I wash and press your robes?

[alt_harry]

I suppose you can do that.

[alt_dennis]

I could fetch you a tray in bed so you wouldn't have to go down to eat with the other students?

[alt_harry]

Thanks, Dennis, but I like eating breakfast with everybody.

Where are you going to eat?

[alt_dennis]

I eat in the kitchen with the house elves. They gave me extra this morning because I sang along to the making breakfast song.

[alt_harry]

How does the song go?

[alt_dennis]

Making breakfast
Making breakfast
Toast the bread
Toast the bread
Scramble all the eggs
Fry the black pudding
Don't forget the jam
Water's boiling
Water's boiling
Fix the tea
Fix the tea
Grill toms and mushrooms
Get the beans and kippers
And scones and oatcakes

The oatcakes part was new to me. We didn't make those at Buckingham Palace.

[alt_harry]

Do you sing each part as you do each job, or do you sing it over and over again?

You're right, I don't think I ever had oatcakes there. That's funny. I wonder why not. Maybe Father doesn't like them or something.

[alt_dennis]

We all sing it over and over again but we start at different times so only a couple are singing each part at the same time.

I don't know why we don't have oatcakes at the palace.

[alt_dennis]

Are you thirsty? I could bring you a cup of tea.

[alt_harry]

No thanks.

[alt_dennis]

I'm honoured to serve you, Master Harry. Is sitting on the step serving you? If it is, then I will do it as best I can.

[alt_harry]

Thanks.

I don't know. Let me think about it.

[alt_sally_anne]

Is he able to get into the girls' dorm? I heard this morning he thinks he's a house-elf and the house-elves can come in here of course. But house-elves are discreet and I like them and your mudblood well he's not a house-elf really.

You could have him carry your books for you, I guess, or run errands. Maybe you could think of lots and lots of errands. Somewhere outside the common room. Maybe the rest of us could help you think of some. Can he leave the Hogwarts grounds? Maybe there's something you need back in London?

[alt_harry]

I don't think he can get into the girls' dorm, he's a boy, isn't he?

I think I'm going to have to come up with a lot of errands because he's really bothering me. He just keeps staring.

[alt_draco]

Well I for one don't want to talk about what happened last night.

You should give him something to do so he stops asking, at least.

[alt_neville]

Thanks for pulling me out of the way when the troll fell, anyway. I could have been squished flatter than a piece of parchment if you hadn't.

Who's that kid that Harry's talking about? His father . . . gave him to Harry??

[alt_draco]

Ugh, he splattered me with something when he hit the ground, and I think it came from his nose. Anyway you're welcome.

He's a mudblood and Harry owns him now.

[alt_neville]

Wow. Seems strange to think of being given another person. What's he going to do with him?

[alt_draco]

People are give house elves sometimes, it's not much different. I don't know what Harry will do with him, though, especially since house elves already provide most of what we could possibly need. I guess the Lord just wanted to give Harry something special.

[alt_harry]

I think he was going to make a speech about how I was a good birthday pressent and so he wanted to give ME a pressent on his birthday.

I said thank you of course. I don't want to sound ungreatful.

[alt_pansy]

It's hard to think of you as a "birthday present".

[alt_neville]

That's . . . that's special, all right. I guess.

[alt_sally_anne]

I think Harry's wondering that same question.

I'm down in the common room and he's sitting on the stairs leading up to Harry's dormitory and staring around with this weird grin on his face.

Harry, maybe you could lend him to Longbottom and let Longbottom think up something to do with him? Then he'd at least be in their common room instead of ours.

[alt_harry]

I'm coming down to tell him to go to Honeydukes for us now.

[alt_sally_anne]

Oooh, Honeydukes, what an excellent idea. Are you sharing what he brings back?

[alt_harry]

Sure, he brought back loads, I can't possibly eat it all! Come find me after supper and I'll give you some.

[alt_sally_anne]

Wizard! I'll be there. Any chocolate?

[alt_harry]

If you like Frogs!

[alt_sally_anne]

I LOVE chocolate frogs!

[alt_neville]

Uh, no. No thanks. No offence, but the Lord Protector gave him to Marvolo, didn't he? I wouldn't want His Lordship to be offended 'cause he's waiting on me instead.

Besides, I wouldn't have any better idea what to with him.

(He does seem sorta eager to please, doesn't he?)

[alt_harry]

I've tried that. I wonder what he'll do. I'll go down and check. I don't want to be stuck up here hiding all morning.

[alt_draco]

Can he be sent to Honeydukes, you think?

[alt_harry]

That's brilliant!! Wait, let me ask him.

[alt_dennis]

Master Harry has asked. I will go.

[alt_pansy]

Think he'd be willing to do things for other people, if you asked?

[alt_harry]

What do you want him to do?

[alt_pansy]

My trunk is a mess and I haven't time to get it all organized again.

[alt_harry]

All right, I'll ask him to help you. Seems like he likes helping, anyway.

[alt_pansy]

He's certainly very... dedicated.

You okay after last night?

[alt_harry]

Yeah, I'm fine. It was kind of fun!

[alt_pansy]

I bet it was. You've been smiling about it all day.

[alt_ron]

You were given a person?

[alt_harry]

Yeah, weird, isn't it?

[alt_ron]

I was thinking wrong more than weird, m'self.

[alt_sally_anne]

Well someone's got to own him. I bet the mudblood would rather be owned by Harry than Professor Carrow someone mean.

[alt_ron]

I'd rather not be owned by anyone, thanks.

[alt_sally_anne]

Me either, but we're not mudbloods. Mudboods are going to be owned by somebody if they're not living in a camp so I'd imagine they'd prefer someone like Harry.