The House-Elf

from Keep It Alive EP by The Potterwatch Project

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It's a little creepy when
Your hedge is staring back at you
And it's a little scary when
A house-elf's sitting on your bed and you
Didn't even know what a house-elf was
Until he told you
And then he says he stole your mail
To keep you from going to school
And then he drops desert on guests
To get you expelled from that wizard school
And then you can't get on the train
You have to take a flying car
Even though you're just twelve

You say "Dobby! Stop trying to save me!
Dobby! Stop trying to save me!
I appreciate the effort you make
But I'd rather not go home in a crate
Dobby, just leave me alone!"

When driving flying cars,
One should stay away from angry trees
Or else it beats you up
And afterwards the tree is the victim
And stay away from Quidditch
If a crazy house-elf's after you
Death by Bludger's not exactly
The way that I would choose to go
But evidently it is
Better to go home in pieces
Than to face the monster
Terrorizing all the students here
While it tries to kill Harry

"Dobby! Stop trying to save me!
Dobby! Stop trying to save me!
I appreciate the effort you make
But I'd rather not go home in a crate
Dobby, just leave me alone!"

But even that house-elf
Nearly got him killed more times than once
It still seemed quite unfair that the
House-elf should get kicked around by those
Stupid Malfoys
And so Harry made plans to set him free
He gave Dobby his sock, but

"But Dobby! Stop trying to save me!
Dobby! Stop trying to save me!
I appreciate the effort you make
But I'd rather not go home in a crate
Dobby, just leave me alone!"

"Dobby! Stop trying to save me!
Dobby! Stop trying to save me!
I appreciate the effort you make
But I'd rather not go home in a crate
Dobby, just leave me alone!"

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from Keep It Alive EP, released July 1, 2011
Written by Rachel MacAgy

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