Meanwhile, in the kitchens, Deputy Headmaster Botros says the elves need to work harder:
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Okay okay, whoa, everybody was here at the same time and they looked heartbreakingly hardworking and sad and scared. Botros leaned on the counter behind him and gestured with his hands for them to calm down and stop what they were doing to listen to him. "No, no, thanks. I don't need anything, thank you." Ahem, so precious those creatures, Ab just wanted to hug them all.
"I know, I know. You're all good elves, you've been at this school for generations but--" he cleared his throat, feeling a little sad that he had to do this. Why didn't Annie just stroll down here and gave them one of HER natural lectures?? Why did he have to do it?? "--everybody's been.. complaining.. cobwebs are found almost everywhere, guys, we--you need to try and clean faster..." Or something? He scratched his bald head. "Classrooms. Dorms. Those are the priorities, alright? And the offices. The entire school, actually. Please, please be sure to rid us of all those dirty cobwebs. That is your job," he added gently with a small smile.
and the house elves are... upset
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Schmoop "Elfses cleans ALL DAYS Master Professor. Webs COME BACK. Schmoop doesn't even have time to make COOKIES" Schmoop spoke without thinking and clasped his little elfie hands over his mouth.
Eyes wide, Schmoop started to tremble. "Schmoop should not have talked back, no no Schmoop should not have. Schmoop is SORRIES."
Schmoop deserved to be punished.
The wall seemed like it would do. And so Schmoop did thwack his ickle elfie head against the wall.
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Toddles Toddles walks intos Kitchens. Todddles hears elfsies haven't been doing there duties. Toddles been cleanings. Tinka can speaks for Toddles. Toddles has been cleanings common rooms and bedrooms. Toddles beens good elfs. Toddles sees Master and bows towards Master Bostros. "Toddles is sorries. Toddles will cleans master." Toddles will moves his feetsies right now.
Toddles has works to dos nows.
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Quirly Quirly wants to keep Hogwarts clean, but it is hard. She is glad that she is not being punished. Quirly has punished herself for being a bad house elf. Yes, she has.
"Quirly sorry, master! She will try harder to clean up the dusts and cobbywebs." Theys keep coming back. Quirly doesn't know what to do. She gets very tired from the cleaning of Hogwarts for Masters and Mistresses.