Mrs Crouch

*Deborah groggily raises her head off the pile of blankets*

'Hrr...what happened...'

*Deborah lifted herself onto her side, blinking rapidly to try and regain the best vision possible through the darkness*

'I remember now...I came into the attic...to look for...Winky'

"Winky'!"

*Deborah jumps up off the pile of blankets, simultaneously shrieking as she notices her nakedness. Winky also appears at her feet*

"Yes, Mrs Crouch"

*Deborah throws both arms across her chest, trying to obscure her milky jugs from the little elf's view. Then squeezes her thighs to keep her shaven womanhood hidden as well*

"Where are my clothes?!"

"They got dirty when you fell Mrs Crouch, I-err, Winky washed them."

*Deborah stumbles over her own feet*

"My underwear?!"

"Yes, when Mistress's dusty clothes came off, undies also got dusty"

*Deborah preoccupies herself with providing a physical cover for her body, even whilst trying to remember the events before losing consciousness*

"What was that rag about? Did you ATTACK ME!?"

"Never Mrs Crouch, Winky would never attack."

"Well something did!"

"Was a Boggart ma'am"

*Deborah frowns and stares through Winky*

"A Boggart?"

"Yes, it was hiding in the boxes. That's what jumped on you Mrs Crouch"

"But the rag?"

"It was retrieved by the Boggart after you threw it Ma'am"

*Deborah was still a little groggy, and more than a little embarrassed, just enough to buy the makeshift cover story*

"Right...Boggart, dirty attic. But what about you Winky? Where did you get the audacity to ignore my calls?"

"Winky' is very sorry. Winky' felt very sad, and only wanted peace and quiet."

*Deborah absorbs the information, the anger and irritation fading as her kind nature was lightly exposed*

"Oh...well umm, you still could've told me instead of hiding"

"Yes Mrs Crouch. It was wrong of Winky to hide and ignore her Mistress."

"Right...just, don't let it happen again. You are forgiven Winky, but you will still answer to Mr Crouch. You know he won't be as lenient as I"

"Yes Mrs Crouch"

*Deborah shifts uncomfortably again as she took further notice of her disposition*

"Are you certain it was necessary to wash my clothes whilst I was wearing them? And could I have them back now?"

"Winky' did not think Mrs Crouch. Winky' is sorry again."

"Okay, I accept that, but Winky...can I have some clothes please?"

"Of course Mrs Crouch"

*Winky pops away then reappears in the space of three seconds*

"Mrs Crouch's clean clothes"

"Thank you Winky...erm, why...why were you sad in the first place?"

*Winky places the clothes down on a box and neatly unfolds them*

"No matter, it is just Winky being silly"

*Deborah's full caring nature is dominant, she forgets she's supposed to be dressing herself*

"I want to know Winky. You have never ignored any of us before, and if you say you're sad then it must be something serious."

"No. It's not serious"

"Winky. Don't make me order you"

*Winky plays the hesitant act a little bit longer, before pretending to give in*

"Winky was overwhelmed Mrs Crouch, by feelings"

"What kind of feelings?"

"The kind that makes Winky's heart go boom-boom"

*Deborah hides an amused smirk at Winky's description of romantic feelings*

"So Winky is in love, is that right?"

"Winky thinks so"

"Do I need to know who with, or would you prefer not to say?"

*Winky delays for several seconds, pretending to be deliberating*

"Is not appropriate, that's why Winky cannot say"

"Well it's not going to be hard to work out Winky. There's a couple of house-elves that we know, and one of them is old enough to be your grandfather."

*Winky glances up uncertainly*

"Is neither of them."

*Deborah scrunches her face in puzzlement*

"You know another house-elf?"

"No Mrs Crouch. No other house-elf."

*Deborah is visibly baffled*

"You're confusing me Winky, just tell me who the lucky elf is?"

"They are not an elf"

*Deborah startles but quickly composes herself*

"Not an elf. Alright...so what then? Goblin?"

*Winky genuinely wrinkles even further with disgust*

"Eeeerrr, no, disgusting"

"That's a relief then. So what?"

*Winky falls right back into the act*

"Winky says it's inappropriate"

*Deborah's mouth morphs into a perfect O shape, understanding what was being implied*

"I see, you're in love with a different type of being altogether. A human."

*Winky shyly nods*

"Yes, I can see how that would be quite...unheard of. And I know you know there's no way it can ever happen. Is that why you were sad?"

"Yes Mrs Crouch"

"Not to worry, you're allowed to be sad too. I won't say anything to anyone."

"Thank you Mistress, you're very kind to Winky. Just like Miss Crouch."

*Deborah chuckles at Winky's words*

"You're about the only person that girl of mine actually likes in this house, it's like we the parents are non-human to her"

*Winky forces a blush on her face*

"Really? Miss Crouch likes me that much?"

"She adores you."

*Winky blushes more, trying to throw clues at the oblivious mother*

"She loves me?"

"Yeah..."

*Deborah's smile suddenly drops as she finally takes the bait*

"Tell me I'm looking at this wrong."

*Winky treats Deborah's words like an order*

"You're looking at this wrong Mrs Crouch"

*Deborah raises a hand to her temple, displaying the heavy breast that was still without a material covering it from view*

"Winky, are you in love with my daughter? With Courtney?"

*Winky answers by shrinking into herself, looking like a cowering bald hedgehog in rags*

"Winky won't say"

*Deborah sighs*

"I think it's best to try and forget about today. About you going missing, all THIS, and that we had this conversation."

"Yes Mrs Crouch"

"Give me my clothes now"

*Winky sobs on demand, ready for what she hopes is the clincher for her plan to succeed. Deborah sighs compassionately*

"I know it's hard Winky, but even if it could happen, I won't allow it. Do you understand me?"

"Okay Mrs Crouch. I'm sorry, Winky is confused. Miss Crouch felt you may be okay with it, but Winky always knew her Master’s would never. Elf and human is not appropriate."

*Deborah tenses up, her eyes sharpen*

"She said what?"

"Miss Crouch...she said Winky could call her Courtney when alone...she says Winky is pretty...nobody has ever called Winky pretty"

"I see...but she didn't say...I mean to say she wasn't trying to say you could be together... she's just extra friendly Winky"

"She wants to do those things that Mrs and Mr Crouch do, like...umm, kissing...and...Winky cants remember the others."

*Deborah lets out a long, tense breath*

"Go on Winky, what else did she say?"

"Miss Crouch says Winky is special. Says Winky understands her unlike others. When Winky says Winky can't ever be beautiful, Miss Crouch gets cross with Winky. Says she's prettier than many witches she knows. Miss Crouch kisses Winky's cheeks as proof."

*Winky begins to feel internally bad, for using both fake things and real thing completely out of context, in order to manipulate Deborah*

"Did she ever directly say that she wanted a relationship with you?"

*Winky feels mightily guilty despite having made the secondary plan successful*

"Yes Mrs Crouch. Miss Crouch has said that to Winky. Said that Winky need only wait for her to complete Hogwarts. Said only two more months, then Miss Crouch would move into her own place and take Winky with her."

*Deborah deliberates deeply and stern-faced, her kind nature and family values clashing in a storm of indecision. Deborah tries to think of many solutions, but can only see one viable option*

"Winky, you may keep those clothes"

"Yes Mrs Crouch, Winky will fetch you some others"

"No Winky. I mean, those clothes are yours now. As the Lady of the house of Crouch, I'm hereby releasing you from your enslavement. You are a free elf."

*Winky's jaw falls open, completely stunned that the plan actually worked*

"But...Mrs Crouch...Winky doesn't understand..."

"You are free to go where you please, live your own life and even earn a living. On the conditions that you leave this house, and cut all contact with this family."

*The broken bond is already taking effect, the rags falling off of Winky of their own accord and leaving her naked also*

"I'm sorry Winky, I hate to do this. I speak for myself, and I'm sure my husband would agree, you've been a wonderful servant. I've loved having you in my home for many years. But this growing relationship with my daughter cannot be allowed to continue. I can't control what she does, so this is the only way. I hope you understand."

"Yes Deborah. I understand. And thank you as well"

*Deborah seems stupified by Winky's lack of despair, as well as the new way of speaking*

"Riiiiggghhttt, I best get changed then"

"Don't do that, there's more we need to discuss"

*Deborah spies the new guest, appearing out of thin air a few feet to the right of Winky*

"The names Dobby. Formerly the house-elf to House Malfoy, liberator of unhappy house-elves."

*Deborah gawps in a complete breakdown of function and expression*

"I was set-up?"

*Dobby tries willing his growing erection into idleness as time for explanations takes precedence*

"I'm sorry for lying Mrs Crouch, I don't really love Miss Crouch, and she has no feelings for Winky either. I wanted to be free, and now I am."

"You tricked me. How could you Winky?! We were your family!"

"Yes, you were Winky's family. You and Miss Crouch, but not Barty...I hate him."

"Is this his doing? Did that traitorous elf put you up to this?"

*Deborah glares at Dobby*

"Did you not hear my introduction? "Liberator of unhappy elves"? I discovered Winky was unhappy as a slave to the Crouch family, so I helped her to break her connection.“

*Winky steps in front of Dobby protectively, as well as to focus Deborah's attention on her*

"It's not Dobby. I am not happy with Barty as my master, with you or Courtney as my masters I would've been happy"

"You ungrateful little-!"

*Deborah collapses in a slump, conscious but barely. Winky furiously glares at Dobby after hearing his fingers click*

"What? She's not gonna calm down, and I'm hard as a troll's club down here"

"You're still going to molest her?!"

"I was thinking more than that actually, but Winky...there's a point to this“

"To teach her a lesson?! You know she's done nothing wrong, she doesn't deserve what you did to Mrs Malfoy!"

"No Winky. You saw the way she looked at you when she thought you were with Courtney, even though she likes and cares for you, she was disgusted at the thought of human and elf. That's society's view. Elves are merely creatures like dogs or cats, sometimes a lot less."

"Well...we are not humans“

*Dobby grimly shakes his head, disapproval etched across his features*

"That has to dismiss us as equal? We speak their languages, and feel their emotions in ourselves. We're every bit as human.”

"So what?"

"So, it's time they saw us more equally in all ways. Treatment, value and human rights. Why should an elf mating with a human be disgusting? But we won't talk them into believing different, only the experience will change them."

*Winky is still reluctant, rubbing her left wrist with her right hand*

"I don't know Dobby, it feels kinda wrong to me, so it should be wrong to them even more"

"Deborah and Courtney are female, and you're into males. Barty isn't a great example of a male. But what if Courtney did express her love to you, and you felt the same, wouldn't it feel right for you both."

*Winky shrugs, a non-committing gesture of agreement*

"Imagine I was a human. Our relationship and sexual experiences remain the same, but I'm a wizard. How does that make you feel?"

*Winky's resulting blush and dimpled smile answers the question*

"Exactly Winky. We can only imagine, they don't let themselves imagine. Nobody is going to molest or force anyone. But a small bit of sleepiness so that they don't think too much, and feel more."

*Winky clearly doesn't fully believe in this objective. Dobby points at the drowsy naked Deborah*

"How about her? If we help her out sexually, it might make her feel more worthy about herself. If we do it right, we could free her also."

*Winky stares ponderously at Deborah*

"Free Mrs Crouch from Barty? Free from Barty? You promise you won't hurt her, push her?”

"You can lead. I'll do whatever you say. I will stop immediately when you tell me to. Just give it a chance."

*Winky glances at Dobby's member, far bigger than the size she takes. Then glances at Deborah's exposed thick pussy lips and hefty breasts*

"Alright. Treat her like you do me, and I'll talk her through it."