Dobby amd Memories

[Hollydaze]

No: HPFGUIDX 34895

> 2.  How could Dobby disappear at the end of CoS when Hermione has 
> stated that apperating/disapperating cannot be done inside Hogwarts 
> (PoA)?
I never really saw that as Apperating. We have already been told that House elves have their own set of magic (that is "quite powerful" but they are only allowed to sue it if their masters tell them so (usually) and have to punishthemsevles if they use it without permission. I don't think it was apperating but some form of Elve transport, different from Wizard apperating but the same in apperance. perhaps they are born with the ability to dissapear in one place and reapear somewhere else, while wizards have to learn it or whatever. I personally feel that this "haouse elf magic" will be important in future books. I don't knwo why but I just feel it can't have been mentioned just as a side plot. Dobyy can't have been introduced just as a way of attempting to keep Harry from school (we could have done without that, it wouldn't have changed the story much other than harry wouldn't have lost the bones in his arm becuase the bludger wouldn't have attacked him) and Although Winky was important to some extent, she was not exactly a MAJOR feature. I just feel house elves have been introduced for a reason thatw e don't know yet.


> 3.  Why does HP seem unsure of what is happening in the Pensieve, 
> when he has spent time in Tom Riddle's memory - in the same vein are
> AD's memories edited to HP's consumption?
He only seems unsure to begin with, then he works out that it is the same as Riddle's memories. I think this is a case of having to explain to the reader what is going on without it sticking out like a saw thumb. If JK had jsut written "Harry had fallen into Dumbeldore's memory" we would all be asking "how on earth did Harry work that out?". I think it makes more sense the way it is ebcuase I know that I would be doing the same thing as Harry if it had been me. it owuld have taken a while but I would work it out in the end.


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