Do House-Elves Guard Houses?

[Indigo]

No: HPFGUIDX 19999

--- In HPforGrownups at y..., Melanie Brackney <ilovbrian_99 at y...> wrote:
> I truly believe that a house elf's main job is to be a servant to 
them...I have never seen any evidence of anyone guarding the houses 
(except Dobby guarding Harry).  But it is possible there is a house 
elf on guard at the Dursley residence...
> 
> 
I'm inclined to doubt it.

The House-Elves usually look after *all* members of the family.

Dobby has already gone to some lengths to make sure Harry Potter is 
known, respected, and beloved of house elves high and low; if there 
was a House Elf in the Dursleys, I don't believe that elf would've 
let Dobby near Harry at the beginning.

Harry has had to have birthday snacks and treats sent to him by his 
wizard friends so he'd survive the Dudley diet treatment.

Surely if there were a house elf, they'd have done everything they 
could to make Harry's stay at the Dursleys unobtrusively comfortable?

Indigo