3 unrelated OOP questions

[lark_austin_black]

No: HPFGUIDX 96566

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "Andrew" <nepenthales at y...> 
wrote:
> leb2323 wrote:

<snip>  

> > 3.  When Dobby has warned the DA that Umbridge is on her way and 
the
> > members are all scattering while Dobby is "punishing" 
> > himself for warning them, Harry grabs him up and says, "Dobby -- 
> > this is an order -- get back down to the kitchen with the other 
> > elves, and if she asks you whether you warned me, lie and say 
no!" 
> > said Harry.  "And I forbid you to hurt yourself!" he added, 
> > dropping the elf as he made it over the threshold at last and 
> > slamming the door behind him.  "Thank you Harry Potter!" 
squeaked 
> > Dobby, and he streaked off. (ch 27).  Now, I am of the opinion 
that 
> > Dobby at one time was the Potter house elf before he was 
relocated 
> > to the Malfoys after James & Lily died.  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.  
> 
> I don't think Dobby was ever in the service of the Potters.  
Didn't 
> he mention during CoS how poorly house elves were treated before 
the 
> downfall of LV, and say that he is *still* treated like that. 
(note: 
> I know this happened in the movie, but I don't remember if it was 
the 
> same in the book.)  I can't really see the Potters treating their 
> house elf the same way the Malfoys do.
> 
> It may just be that, as a Hogwarts elf, Dobby considers himself to 
be 
> in the service of all of the wizards in the school.  In any case I 
> think he would do anything Harry asked of him to show his 
gratitude 
> for freeing him.
> 
> -Nepenthales

I keep thinking about how "non-traditional" Dobby is--I personally 
think that he does what Harry says because he freed Dobby from the 
Malfoys, and Harry is his first "friend"

I like your theory though =-).

~Lark