No: HPFGUIDX 21067 > Perhaps Lucius didn't notice Dobby's strange behavior because he was > too busy to care ... or didn't care *what* his house-elf did as long > as he was satisfied with its work. That seems Malfoy-ish to me. Certianly. Also, remember that the mark of a good house-elf is that you don't know it's there. Ken