JKR says no, and she's no Dobby (was: Prince of Walpurgis ...)

[Phil Boswell]

No: HPFGUIDX 103907

"Steve" <asian_lovr2 at y...> wrote:
[snip]
> JKR said '...not Harry or Voldemort...', but in CoS, Dobby also
> said,(paraphrased) '...not Voldemort...' when he meant Tom Riddle.
> That sets a precedence in the book for regarding them as separate
> entities. That doesn't guarantee that 'separate entities' is
> correct, but it does set a precedent. JKR could be doing the same
> thing again.

Not a good precedent for us to follow. IMNSHO this was deliberately
shown to have been a *mistake* on Dobby's part because it obscured the
truth from Harry.

IIRC what Dobby actually said was something like "not ...
HE-WHO-MUST-NOT-BE-NAMED ..." whilst giving Harry a significant look
which Harry totally failed to spot. This was in response to a direct
question from Harry the precise phrasing of which fails me now but I
expect someone out there has the book surgically attached to their
keyboard :-)

I think certain people will just have to give in gracefully and
abandon their pet theory that--despite JKR's clearest indication to
the contrary--Voldemort/Riddle is the HBP. JKR has said NO and that
should mean no.
HTH HAND
-- 
Phil