A/N: written for the Hideaway, it is a drabble about a character's birthday, in this case Winky's, and an egg. Thank you for reading! -Sprinks
The sun was not yet up when Winky returned from the Head Girl's room. Miss Hermie had left her an egg, a chocolate Easter egg, by the fireplace Winky lit each morning. She had been afraid to touch the egg, wary of Miss Hermie's attempts to free her, but Miss Hermie had assured her it was not clothes and so Winky had taken the egg.
The sun was not yet up when Winky returned from the Head Girl's room. Miss Hermie had left her an egg, a chocolate Easter egg, by the fireplace Winky lit each morning. She had been afraid to touch the egg, wary of Miss Hermie's attempts to free her, but Miss Hermie had assured her it was not clothes and so Winky had taken the egg.
Winky entered her room and gently placed the egg on her night stand, gazing at it thoughtfully. Though it was meant as an Easter present, the egg was also the first gift Winky had ever received on her birthday.
Winky had been ashamed when she had come to Hogwarts and though Miss Hermie and Dobby had been very nice to her, she still often felt like she was beneath such treatment. She had not been behaving as a house elf should and, as Winky stared at her gift, she realized that it was about time she tried to act like herself once more.
Just then there was a knock at her door. It was Dobby. He handed her a pair of pink socks with red hearts. Smiling shyly, he kissed her cheek.
"Happy Birthday, Winky."