Riddle of the Sphinx 15 - CLOSED

Welcome to my latest riddle! As always, the answer will be a magical creature. If you think you know the answer, PM Duck the Duck. As a festive treat, there will be a whopping forty points for the first person to PM me with the correct answer, and twenty for everyone else who gets it right.

Good Luck!

Twas the night before Christmas and all through the house,
Not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse.
The stockings were hung by the chimney with care,
In hopes that St Nicholas soon would be there.

A place of hiding, you would find their bed,
Nestled ‘neath stairs, or under bedspread.
No clothing permitted, not even a cap,
Though wearing a teatowel in which they are wrapped.

The household of children, all of a clatter,
Though of their feet, hear not, nor their patter.
They move from each room, like a thunderbolt flash,
Sometimes this Creature makes its own secret stash.

And now in the depths of winter and snow,
If you come in the house, their willing will grow.
Should mess or rubbish or dirt appear,
Then you can bet your eyes, they will be near.

And now as we come to the end of our rhyme,
Can you name me the creature whose life deals with grime?
They cook and they clean and they sew with glee,
But come, now tell us, who are we?

This riddle is now closed. The answer was House Elf.

Well done to jennifer williams who was the first person to PM me with the correct answer. She receives 40 points for her house. Everyone else who got the answer right will get twenty points:

Snapes_girl
Castledown
KatieBellaTrix
LilyFlower
Siriusly Smooth
Streams of Silver
Dancingsunset
Just_Ginny
WaterLily
littleprincess_01
AuroraEvangelineValentine
skatinglils
ukphoenix
Kit

Well done everyone!