[HPforGrownups] Dobby's motives in C of S

[Whirdy at aol.com]

No: HPFGUIDX 32661

In a message dated 1/3/02 12:25:20 PM Eastern Standard Time, 
elizabethlouiseday at hotmail.com writes:


> If Lucius has been plotting to enable the diary to be used to 
> reopen the chamber then why not get Draco to do it? If he has cooked 
> an elaborate and somewhat unreliable scheme and been talking about it 
> at home, then this would suggest that Dobby would be aware of the 
> possible danger to Harry, but why should a dark wizard's house elf 
> want to protect Harry Potter?
> 
> 
Because, IIRC, LM wanted the "muggle-loving" Weasleys to be blamed for it; 
the death of Ginny was just an extra.  Besides, I don't think that Lucius 
trusts Draco - "uneasy lies the head full of DA."

As for Dobby, he must be unique among house elves, perhaps a mutant, who 
realizes there may be a higher authority than his master.  We see the more 
usual house elf in Winky, who never wavers in her loyalty to BC, senior and 
junior.

And isn't it written that even the lowliest of magical creatures suffered 
under the reign of terror of LV and the DEs.  And Dobby never really betrayed 
his house as his ears and fingers attest, but perhaps adopted HP into the 
Malfoy menage to protect him and safeguard himself.

Perhaps Malfoy's plan was to have the CoS opened and have the Big Snake 
dispose of HP.  Ginny's involvement was just a bonus.

PS - Shouldn't the MOM have been informed about the misuse of muggle 
artifacts by LM, as soon as HP returned it to him?

whirdy



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