[HPforGrownups] Goblins

[manawydan]

No: HPFGUIDX 53614

Ladycrookshanks wrote:

>Goblin Liaison Office is mentioned briefly in Goblet of Fire, and we
>are told that Cuthbert Mockridge leads this department. One of the
>few historical events we hear anything about from professor Binns is
>the Goblin Rebellions. And finally, we know Bill Weasley works for
>Gringotts, and so far, he has probably had the fewest appearances out
>of the Weasleys. So are the Goblins, and Gringotts, going to be
>taking on more important roles later on?

The other interesting point is that the pub in Hogsmeade was used as a
headquarters during the Goblin Rebellions. Which suggests that if there
isn't a goblin settlement nearby now, there probably was in the past (Like
so many others, I fell asleep in Professor Binns's lecture on the
subject...)

But I agree with you that there is a lot we don't know about goblin history.
My suspicion is that they have had a parallel history to that of humans, and
may well have had to deal with the WW and its doings irrespective of who has
been in power (and I think that there have been differences in the WW regime
over the centuries, more or less liberal or authoritarian, or even
influenced by one or the other magical path). So they are (IMO) quite happy
to stay neutral in the WW's power struggles (and expect the WW to stay out
of theirs). Powerful allies if you can get them though I would have thought

cheers

Ffred


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