The letter from Ministry & Dobby.

[finwitch]

No: HPFGUIDX 36666

--- In HPforGrownups at y..., "Debbie Westmerland" <westmerd at h...> wrote:
> The letter was from the ministry if you remember in PoA, when Fudge 
finds Harry on the bus. Harry was worried about getting expelled from 
school because he used magic and Fudge says it doesn't matter, Harry 
said to him about when he got the letter, Fudge said that the 
circumstances had changed but he didn't say anything about not 
sending a letter.
> 
> I hope that made sense :)

How about: Dobby stole most of the letters so they had to do so.
Circumstances...
a) Harry had saved Hogwarts school from a basilisk!
b) They discovered about Dobby doing the magic, not Harry (I guess 
Dobby told them)
c) Harry was extremely upset, and had NOT used his wand for anything 
except survival... Expelling would be death-sentence to Harry.
d) Fudge would get *lots* of hate-mail if he expelled Harry.
e) Escape of Sirius Black

I also figure that the rule about under-age wizards not allowed to 
use magic-- backfired transfiguration spell would be a risk - is not 
exactly considered much. They might have asked Harry to explain but 
Dobby stole the letter!

Speaking of Dobby... I think he was Potters' house-elf first. He's 
treating Harry much the way Winky does Mr. Crouch. Dobby's the /only/ 
house-elf in such awe for Harry. Now he wants to be free long enough 
for Harry to mature so he might get back to being a proper house-elf. 
He's also braver than Winky about his freedom... James Potter may 
have told him not to join them because the concealment Charm couldn't 
be done if you had a house-elf around...

I think there's two ways to sack a house-elf: Give him money or 
clothes. Money's better - it's giving a *good* rating when 
dismissing - clothes being *bad* rating.
Getting paid. You're not *bond* to the master, causing his property 
to end. Most house-elves consider this a disgrace, but Dobby wishes 
to regain his bond to Potters... Winky would want nothing more than 
to get back to Crouch! Maybe she's looking after the body of Mr. 
Crouch Jr. now that he's been Kissed...