And as soon as an independent mother and her lovely 8-year-old daughter moved there, the new residents find out that their living space is not that ordinary, and that the real House Elf lives there.

Looking to get a few more laughs from your kids during the holiday season? Look no further than your trusty elf partner for ...

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In Dobby's case, he was beyond grateful to a free house-elf. However, Kreacher and Winky, were not happy when they had to let ...

In the Harry Potter series Dobby was given a sock to mark his freedom, leading fan to leave socks in tribute In the franchise, house elves are only freed from servitude if they are given clothes.