House Elfs - why DID Dobby help Harry?

[Geoff Bannister]

No: HPFGUIDX 81992

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "laura" 
<strikethepose_vouge at y...> wrote:
> .......................
> now me (laura)
> 
> We know that Kreacher left 12 Grimmauld Place to join the branch of 
> the family more in keeping with his ideology. My theory is that the 
> Malfoys and the Potters are somehow related - canon tells us that 
all 
> the Pureblood families are interrelated via marriage.  I get the 
> impression that the Potter's were a Pureblood family sometime in 
the 
> recent past, thus would be related in some manner to the Malfoys.  
> Therefore, Dobby could seek out Harry, as he would be a branch of 
the 
> family more suited to his ideology.
> sorry if i've brought something screamingly obvious up...
> 

Geoff:
Surely Harry's half-blood status comes via Lily so saying that the 
Potter family was pureblood "sometime in the recent past" is wrong 
because they are /still/ pureblood. The elf connection would be from 
James.