3 unrelated OOP questions

[potioncat]

No: HPFGUIDX 96535

leb wrote:
>snip> 
> 1.  Does the Knight Bus get from place to place partially by
> apparating?  >snip<  The Knight Bus jumps from place to
> place with a loud "bang".  Ch 24 (Occlumency) of OOP describes 
this: 
>snip<

Potioncat: What a great idea!  I'd never put that together.


>2 snip  "sunny Jim".  Is this just some type of british phrase that 
I'm
> unaware of or is it an allusion to his father James and the fact 
that
> they look so much alike?

Potioncat:
Oh, good, I wondered that too! Can I add a question here?  Is there a 
comedy team called the Fat 
Ladies in Britain and does it have some connection to the Fat Lady of 
Gryffindor Tower?  My poor chubby 9 year old always thinks it is 
rude to call the portrait the Fat Lady. We have to call her the lady 
in the fancy dress.
> 
3. snip<
 Am I way off base and trying to read too
> much into this scene or is Dobby taking a direct order from Harry 
as 
> if Harry were Dobby's master?  I've read this book countless times
> now and this bit just really jumped out at me this time.  

Potioncat: I never thought of that either.  It could make sense, but 
how do you suppose he came to be in Malfoy's service?