24. House Elf
The Ravenclaw blonde whirled round with a start. “Uh… Oh… I’m sorry…” She stammered in surprise. “I… didn’t see you there.” She paused, nervous but interested. Truth be told, the poor Eagle was trying desperately hard not to stare. Before her, re-fuelling the Ravenclaw fire, was a House Elf. Despite being Pureblood, Niamh’s family had never had a House Elf. There was a rumour that the very first Anfields had one, but there was no record of what happened to it. And then the family had branched off with the Hopes and become a new family with a new name.
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