Dobby and Harry.....just something that has been driving me CRAZY lol

[corinthum]

No: HPFGUIDX 83170

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "lynnfaragher78"
<jamielynncarlson at h...> wrote:
> I was wondering about something.....well it has been driving me
> crazy..........In SS/PS how was it that Dobby had Harry's letters
> from his friends.....I thought that letter carriers (owls) deliver
> just to whom the letter is intended for....How did Dobby do this????

Little nitpick: This takes place in CoS.  

Anyway, we were shown in OoP that owls can be intercepted, e.g.
Umbridge injuring Hedwig.  Obviously, Dobby isn't quite so violent. 
He may have simply convinced the owls that he was working for Harry;
I'd assume that families with house elfs would delegate the task of
receiving mail to their servents and read it at their own convenience,
rather than having owls interrupting meals, meetings, etc.  I'm sure
Errol would be easy to fool, and wouldn't put up much of a fight if a
letter were taken from him physically.  Also, we know Hermione doesn't
own her own owl, so any bird she used would be unfamiliar with Harry's
usual mail-accepting habits.

-Corinth