The Riddle Diary

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No: HPFGUIDX 30196

Klawz wrote:
>   As I recall, Dobby's logic for having denied the involvement 
of "You-Know-Who" was that the diary belonged to Tom Riddle, and Tom 
Riddle had not yet become "You-Know-Who." House Elves appear to be 
very literal thinkers -- Dobby considered himself free simply because 
he had caught a sock which Lucius threw down. The fact that it wasn't 
a sock Lucius actually owned, and that he wasn't intentionally given 
to *anybody* didn't count to Dobby. What mattered was that the a 
sock, which Lucius did not intend to keep, passed from master's hands 
directly into elf's hands. He got off on a technicality. Dobby should 
be a defense lawyer!!


You're right, of course -- I just reread that part and realized that 
Dobby did indeed say at the end that he knew it had to do with "You-
Know-Who."  However, the argument that Voldemort somewhat severely 
chastises Malfoy for never trying to contact him while he was "taking 
some sick leave" is better evidence that Voldemort himself couldn't 
have been behind the plot in CS.

Joshua Dyal