House Elves' Real Power

[meckelburg at foni.net]

No: HPFGUIDX 15347

--- In HPforGrownups at y..., "crystal white" <jellycrys at h...> wrote:
> Here's an interesting theory - I got into a discussion about who 
will be on 
> what side when (IMO) Voldemort really starts going again.  I think 
Dobby 
> especially will be on the side of HP.  Doubly so when one considers 
how much 
> Dobby disliked working for the Malfoys.  Winky, on the other hand, 
poses a 
> puzzle to me.  She is working for Hogwarts (w/o pay, as she likes 
it) and 
> yet she still refuses to say anything even slightly derogatory about 
the 
> Crouches.  I don't think these seemingly weak characters should be 
> overlooked.  Remember at the end of CoS when Malfoy Sr. started to 
go after 
> HP for "losing him his house elf"......Dobby said "You will not harm 
Harry 
> Potter" and then flung Malfoy Sr. down the stairs.  This is definite 
> forshadowing to me.

I agree with you, that the House elves are not as weak as they look, 
just because they serve wizards. In GoF ForG said they had their own 
quite powerful magic, but cannot normally use them against their 
masters. Well, Dobby has decided to do what he thought was right long 
before he was freed. He punished himself for doing so, but went his 
way nevertheless, so maybe he can convince other House-Elves who work 
for evil wizards to turn on their masters too and support Dumbledore 
or Harry.

mecki
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