stocking up with food

[Emilie Silverfox]

Emilie made her way down to the kitchen. She tickled the pear, and watched the handle appear. She walked down some steps then into the familar surroundings. She couldn't see anybody yet, but she was sure she would at sometime. In the meantime, she walked over to a large cupboard. Hmm Emi thought to herself as she opened the doors What shall i get?. It was the Tri*cksters May meeting soon, so Emi thought that she would suprise Katie and Becca with some food. She scanned the cupboards looking for something that looked yummy.

 

[Ekky]

Ekky had been making beds in the Gryffindor dorms and was just about to do a round of the classrooms to see if he could sneak into any on the pretext of cleaning, but decided to first head on down to the kitchens. He knew this time of day was usually quiet in the kitchens, with most of the house elves doing laundry or having a rare moment to themselves, so he thought he'd go down and just make sure everything was up to scratch before it all got hectic again.

He whistled a short note and his beloved dog, Tip, rose from in front of the fireplace in the Gryffindor common room where she'd been resting while he saw to the dorms. He was disappointed not to have met many students yet, as he loved people. Ekky stood beside Tip, and at 2'4", he barely came up to the top of the large dog's legs. Placing his hand on her front leg, Ekky apparated to the kitchen. Instead of the normal 'crack' there was a strange squeaking sound. ((Fantail, number 8 on the list)) Tip, not a fan of apparating, gave a short growl and nipped at Ekky's ear.

 

[Emilie Silverfox]

Emi had been reaching up for a packet of chips when she heard a perculiar squeaking noise, followed by a growl. She spun round, to meet the face of a house elf with a particually large dog.

"Um, Hello" Emi greeted the elf, decideding that she better say something.

 

[Ekky]

Ekky was pleased to see a student in the kitchen. He wasn't sure if they were allowed down there, as he hadn't seen any before, but he was glad for the company. He heard what she said, or rather, misheard, as always, and jumped into action.

"A pie? Of course! Pies is in the 'frigerators! What flavour is mistress wanting? Ekky happy to make mistress a freshly pie if you is wanting something we don'ts already have! Meat pie or dessert pie? Steak and cheese? Blueberry? Ekky make for you, Ekky good as gold pie-maker!" he rushed over to the large refrigerators lining part of one of the walls and opened then one containing the pies. He couldn't reach the handle of course, so he just made it open with magic.

Meanwhile, Tip decided she might have better luck if she stayed away from Ekky for a while. She loved him, but she just wanted to lie down and snooze, and he was always on the go. She slowly padded over to the young girl and lifted her head towards her. Tip was almost as tall as the girl and nudged her shoulder with her nose to see what kind of reaction she would get.

 

[Emilie Silverfox]

Emilie was a little,gobsmacked, that the house-elf seemed to have gone on some kind of tangent about a pie. But he seemed so excited that she played along.

"Sure, I don't know, whats the best type of pie?" she asked curiously, as she watched him go to the refrigerator "And can I have three please?"

Meanwhile the house-elfs dog, or what looked to be his dog, came over and nudged her on the shoulder.

She smiled and rubbed behind his ears, then down his back.

"Hey girl" she murmered to the dog.

She looked up again at the house-elf.

"I'm Emilie by the way" she introduced herself "What's your name?"

 

[Ekky]

Ekky chattered away as he set about getting the ingredients together for making a pie. "Besty pies is meat pies! Tater' top pies! Mistress likey cheese? And mushrooms? Besty pies has mushrooms, chopped up teensy mushyroomies. Mince and cheesey tater-top pies! " As he spoke, ground beef flew out of another refrigerator, he carried cheese and mushrooms to a bench and jumped up to stand on the shelf that ran around the table so the house elves could work at the right height. A knife appeard in his hand and he started chopping up the mushrooms, looking to his new friend to be sure she wanted mushrooms. The cheese grated itself and some fresh pastry was being rolled out in mid air. Ekky looked at the oven to set it to the right temperature and some potatoes flew towards him, mashing themselves as they flew.

"Sea? Sea pies? Oh no Memily! Mistress Memily is wanting no sea pies. Ekky make tater-top pies for Mistress Memily! Memily! Funny little name for cheeky little witchy," he looked up happily to see her talking to Tip. "Ekky not know what shore name is. I is Ekarin the sixty seventh at your service! Mistress Memily wants pies for friendies? How many friendies? Memily's friendies thirsty?" A large jug appeared on the table and lemons started squeezing themselves above it, the juice dripping into it as it filled with water and sugar and started mixing itself.

 

[Emilie Silverfox]

Emilie was amazed, she loved Ekky already, he was so well awesome.

"Ekky, your the best" she said looking over at him working busily.

"Two friends please, Ekky" she said then paused "Yeah, they may be thirsty, and um Ekky can we make it takeaway?"

She thought for a second

"Ekky, are you okay doing this for me? Like do you want some help?"

 

[Ekky]

Tip was glad that Ekky was occupied for moment. That meant no more apparating and she could lay down for a bit. She liked this person who was absentmindedly stroking her head, and lay down by her feet. Rest at last! Would her companion ever stay still for a moment?

Ekky was enjoying himself immensely. A pie tin flew out of a cupboard and the pastry settled itself in it. Memily spoke and he was shocked at her suggestion that he rest "Oh no Mistress Memily! Ekky no rest! Ekky full of energy! Besides, if Ekky rest, who makes Mistress Memily's pies? Tip no good at cooking!" and he laughed uproariously at his little joke. "Two friendies? Okey dokeys!" Two more pie dishes appeared on the table and the pastry laid itself into them. The mince and cheese and mushrooms mixed themselves up with a little gravy and cornflour and dished itself into the pastry bowls. The mashed potatoes were done, creamy and smooth and Ekky conjured them into a piping bag. He carefully swirled the potato topping onto the pies and flung them through the air into the oven, whose door opened to allow them in and swung shut with a little clang. Ekky clapped his hands clean and grinned at Memily, showing his toothless gums. "Takeaways is a-okays!" he gave her a thumbs up and some paper bags arranged themselves on the bench ready to receive the food once it was cooked. "Ekky love to help Mistress Memily! No helpy!" he smiled widely again, proud of himself, then fell backwards off the shelf and landed on his back on the floor.

He sighed, "Oh noes! Not again. Ekky always laying about on the job!" he chuckled as he got to his feet again and walked over to where Memily was standing. Climbing onto his sleeping dog to come a little closer to her height, he looked her in the eye. Tip snored a little but didn't stir, she was used to Ekky climbing all over her. "Mistress Memily is Ekky's friendy?"

 

[Emilie Silverfox]

Emilie smiled when Ekky laughed, at least he was enjoying himself. She watched him cook, he was really good. She was a little shocked when he fell onto his back.

"Are you ok Ekky, be careful!" she told him when he was back up.

When he climbed on Tip, Emilie was a little amazed, but the dog didn't stir.

"Of course, Ekky" she replied to him "The best, funniest, nicest, helpfullest, house-elf I've met yet!" she told him, she smiled as she had an idea, she stuck out her hand "Friends, Ekky?" she asked "But if we are friends, you can just call me Memily" she said, using the pronouciation that he used for her name.

 

[Ekky]

Ekky blushed underneath his wrinkles when Memily said all those wonderful things about him, then jumped for joy and clapped his hands together before taking the hand she offered him and pumping it up and down with all his might. Tip snuffled and twitched her ears and tail. She loved Ekky but she wished he'd grow old a little more gracefully.

"Oh friendy! Goodly friendy!" he laughed as he looked up at her with his huge eyes. "It's a dealio Miss- *ahem* Memily!" he cried, but then whispered, "but perhapsly when other witchies is around, Ekky be calling you Mistress Memily." He nodded sagely at her, then sighed. "Memily, do you be thinking that Ekky can be learning at Hoggywarts?"

 

[Emilie Silverfox]

Emi smiled at him, shaking her hand, like she was offering him some large amount of money or something.

She whispered back to him

"Good thinking, Ekky" and nodded back. She pondered his question

"Sure, ask Professor Rambolt, I don't see a problem though" she replied "You could join in with Hufflepuff, we wouldn't mind" she added.

[Professor Rambolt right...?]

 

[Ekky]

When Memily said she thought Ekky could learn at Hogwarts, and even better, join a house, he took it as a personal compliment. He swelled with pride and his eyes lit up. "Oh Memily is oh so kindly and goodly and wondrous and beauteous!" he gushed. He grinned and attempted a back flip to show his pleasure. Unfortunately, he had forgotten he was well into his second century and wasn't quite as spritely as he had been in his younger years. He landed on his shoulder, crashing down on Tip's head. She was alert in a flash, nudging Ekky with her nose to see if he was okay. The old house elf magically healed himself without a second thought, but decided not to try that again any time soon. "Oof, Ekky not so young as last century!" he commented.

The lemonade was mixed and was pouring itself into bottles that placed themselves in the paper bags. Ekky wished he could meet Memily's friends... if they were anything at all like Memily, he was sure they'd be perfect examples of witchies. He said to her earnestly "Memily be telling friendies about Ekky? All goodly things? Please be letting Ekky know if pies is not to Memily's liking! Ekky make again!" He nodded gallantly, knowing full well he would have to if she asked anyway, but wanting to make sure she understood he was perfectly willing to do anything for her.

All of a sudden, he was overtaken with joy again, at Memily's opinion that he could learn something at Hogwarts. It took all of his concentration not to apparate directly to Headmistress Rambolt's office and ask her right then and there. He squeaked and skipped over to the oven to check on the pies.

((I have no idea ))

 

[Emilie Silverfox]

Emilie, didn't blush, she rarely ever did, but she was a little embarrassed. Ekky thought she was so wonderful, she wasn't that great really. She smiled at Ekky

"Thank you, Ekky, same to you" she replied. A look of shock replaced her face as he attempted a back flip and fell on his shoulder.

"Are you ok?" she asked while Tip nudged his shoulder. She gave a smile "Hm maybe not" she replied to him "Be careful!" she then advised him.

Emilie smiled "of course!" she grinned nodding "And I'm sure they will love your pies!" she then assured him.

She then watched his skip over to where the pies were, and secretly hoped that Professor Rambolt would let Ekky in the classes.

"Ekky, do you think that I should come with you? To Professor Rambolt's office?"

[haha, I checked; It is ]

 

[Ekky]

"Oh, Memily would do that for Ekky? Memily is bestest friendy ever!" Ekky started singing the Hogwarts song to himself:

"Hogwarts! Hogwarts! Hoggy Warty Hogwarts!
Teach us something please..."​

It looked as though the pies were about ready, so as he sang, he opened the oven and pulled them out.

"AAAAIIIEEEEE!" he cried, throwing the pie in his hand across the room and shoving his burnt fingers in his mouth. Tip pulled herself to her feet and let out a single bark. Ekky came to his senses in just enough time to stop the pie he'd thrown through the air from splattering all over Memily and Tip and burning them, too. He righted it in the air and let it hover a little, gathering his wits, before sending it gently into one of the paper bags he'd set out on the table. Using his magic instead of his hands, he placed the other two pies in the other two bags and apparated with a squeak to a sink where he ran cold water and tenderly held out his burnt fingers to the stream of liquid pouring from the tap.

Looking sheepishly at Memily, he said quietly "Young witchies should be waiting before eating pies. "Allow to cool half hour," " he quoted in a funny voice. It was something he'd read off the back of a bag of flour one time.

 

[Emilie Silverfox]

Emilie smiled, if she ever had a bad day, she knew who she would be coming to.

"Are you okay?!" Emi said when he cried out, then braced herself for a pie in the face, thankfully Ekky saved her.

"Ekky, you really have to be more careful!" she said to him, watching him run his hands under the water "You'll make me worry!"

"Allow to cool half an hour, sounds good" she said and gave him a wide smile "Thank you so much Ekky, your the best pie maker ever!"

 

[Ekky]

Ekky decided it was best to just stay where he was. His magic was much more reliable than his physical self, so from a safe distance he closed up the bags with the pies and bottles in them and sent them floating towards Memily. Tip had made her way over to Ekky and stood looking up at him standing on the bench. Ekky reached down with his good hand to pet her on the head, assuring her he was alright. "Oh Memily no worry, Ekky goodly powerful magic. 'sokay!" he grinned at her and held up his hand as he magically cooled the skin from the inside out and the blister that had begun to form vanished completely. "See? All goodly. Memily no worry!"

He grinned widely as another couple of house elves apparated into the kitchen at just the moment Memily said he was the best pie-maker. Winking, Ekky said in a stage whisper "Thanking you Memily, but don'ts be telling everyone! Memily make Ekky is blushing!" and the wrinkled skin either side of his wrinkled nose burned bright with no more than a magical thought. As part of the joke, Ekky pretended to fan himself but let the hot pink 'blush' spread further and further until it covered every inch of the little old house elf.

The other house elves gave Ekky a strange look, but they were used to his tricks by now and tried their best to go about their business. "Memily's friendies be getting hungry and kitchen-rooms is getting busy now, oh Memily, Ekky so happy to be friendy of such wondrous witchy! Perhapsly in the newly school year Ekky can be learning," and he hopped off the bench onto Tip's back, whereupon he rode her like a horse back to where Memily was. "Memily promise to help Ekky with requesting of the learning to Hoggywarts Headmistress? Perhapsly next year, firsty things, hmm?" He held out his still-hot-pink-hand for her to shake to seal the deal.

 

[Emilie Silverfox]

Emilie laughed as Ekky 'blushed'. She herself was a joker, so she understood, and she loved it. She wished she knew how to do that.

"Next year sounds good, I hope she says yes!" she replied to Ekky, shaking his hand, and sealing the deal. She then was suddenly wondering how they would convince her. But it was all good, she had all summer to think about that!

 

[Ekky]

Ekky winked at Memily and giggled as he directed Tip with his toes towards the exit of the kitchen. He still had to clean all the professors' robes before the day was out. "Bye-byes Memily friendy," he called as Tip pushed open the door with her nose and they left the kitchen.