[HPforGrownups] Lily WAS muggle-born and what happened in CoS.

[Magda Grantwich]

No: HPFGUIDX 108512

>  Now, a question. I have read these books through at least 5 times 
> and I am an intelligent person but! I still don't understand WHY 
> Dobby tried to prevent Harry from returning to Hogwarts. I mean, 
> obviously, Dobby overheard his master talking about the diary and 
> knew(?) he was going to give it to Ginny(or was that just luck that
> she got it?) and Dobby knew(?) who Tom Riddle was when most of the 
> wizards in WW don't even know. 
> 
> Have a Happy Love Filled day   sad1199 



Well, I thought it was because Dobby realized that the purpose was to
let the Basilisk loose in the school to kill non-purebloods and Harry
is by DE standards not a pureblood.  Since Harry is revered in the
house elf universe, then Harry's demise would mean more to Dobby than
the fate of dozens of anonymous kids.  (Not that I'm implying that
Dobby wouldn't care about that, he'd just not be so emotional about
it.)

On the other hand, there's a great theory at Red Hen publications:

http://www.redhen-publications.com/Basilisk.html

that suggests that HARRY was supposed to be the recipient of the
diary so Riddle could take him over (if you can't kill 'em, join 'em,
I guess would be Voldemort's logic) and really possess him.  After
all, Voldemort is looking for a human body again and Harry would fit
the bill wonderfully and with a deliciously ironic twist to boot.

Lucius only shoved the diary in Ginny's textbook because he'd had
that dust-up with Arthur and was feeling particularly anti-Weasley at
that moment.  (Proof that Draco's gets his short-sightedness
legitimately.)  Interesting that Lucius didn't trust Draco to take
the diary to Hogwarts and get it to Harry anonymously.  Obviously
Lucius knows that Draco wouldn't have been able to resist poking into
the diary himself and the last thing Lucius wants is a son-and-heir
channeling the Dark Lord.

On a side note, it's also interesting that for all their supposed
closeness, Lucius didn't just give the diary to Snape to get to
Harry.  

Magda


	
		
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