Woopy shrugged at the teacher. Did this studier of Muggles really think floating books were an inconvenience? If anything, it ensured the shelves were free to make his life easier!

The elf then moved to the shelving and began dusting it, dismissing the teacher almost; "You cannot punish me. You not Woopy's master and Woopy has not been told to respect silly teacher like you," The elf shrugged once again.

Truly, it astounded him sometimes. People seemed to think Woopy was owned by the entire school; the teachers seemed to think he was their servant and the student, theirs. In truth, he was a servant to the school and his master was Phineas - and even that was a stretch.

And Phineas didn't seem to care what Woopy did as long as he was good at his job and stayed out of most trouble. Which the elf was doing.

Once the shelves had been cleaned, the books moved back onto them and Woopy grunted toward the teacher, "And you look silly if you tell on Woopy anyway! Oh no, Woopy being mean to me!" The house elf mocked before turning to face some of the desks, "Is there anything sir want Woopy to clean specifically?"

Woopy was always polite, at least.
Not respectful, but polite.

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