The house-elf's cries of pain grew quieter and quieter. He ran after the two, the destroyed diary in his hand. His plan had to work. When Harry caught up with them at the foot of the stairs, he breathlessly handed Mr. Malfoy the book. As hoped, he disinterestedly handed it to his servant Dobby and ordered him to come along. But the goal had already been achieved. Harry just had to ask the elf to open the diary. Inside, Dobby found one of Harry's socks, full of dirt and slime, and held it up, beaming with joy as if it were the most beautiful thing he had ever seen: 'Master has given Dobby a sock. Master has given Dobby clothes. Dobby is free!'

When the house-elf squeakily announced his liberation from the Malfoys, it not only moved many of us to tears but also marked the beginning of the unusual friendship between Dobby and Harry Potter. Reason enough, then, to capture this moment with the hand-painted Dobby statue. Measuring 23 cm in height, it is detailed from the pointed nose and bat ears to the individual folds of the pillowcase. And when we look into Dobby's sparkling round eyes, we are back at Hogwarts on that staircase, on the day the brave house-elf was finally free.