Dobby redux

[aggiepaddy]

No: HPFGUIDX 106251

Kneasy:
>What's with Dobby?
 
> Personally I can't stand the little creep.
> It may be movie contamination 

Aggie:
What were your thoughts on Dobby before seeing the movie?


Kneasy:

>  LARGE SNIP  >
 
> Still, that's never stopped a conspiracy theorist before, so...
> 
> Dobby is under orders from Lucius.

> LARGE SNIP  >


Aggie:
I've been thinking about this again and I was wondering if Dobby had 
been 'played' by Lucius just as he was by Crouch!Moody in GoF (Thanks 
Bonny for reminding me of the gillyweed!).  That Lucius made sure 
Dobby overheard a conversation or two, knowing (somehow) that Dobby 
would rush off and warn Harry.  Lucius would also know that Dobby 
couldn't tell Harry everything because of the 'code'. 

But there is something that I want to get straight in my mind and I 
do apologise for the ramblings of a newbie here as I'm sure it's been 
discussed before, sometimes new eyes though do see new things. . .ok, 
very rarely!!  ;o)

What was the whole point of opening the Chamber?  

If Harry wasn't at Hogwarts, if Dobby had said, 'Don't go' and he 
didn't, what would have happened?  It appears that most (including 
DD) believe that it was to discredit Arthur Weasley.  How would that 
have worked?  If Ginny hadn't thrown the diary away and TR had 
managed to drain her of her life force entirely, how would that have 
discredited Arthur?  How would TR have got everyone to believe that 
Ginny had petrified the students?  He couldn't have strolled into 
DD's office and said 'Aren't I a clever boy DD, I've caught the 
culprit again!! My, you have aged haven't you?  Just look at me, I 
keep getting told I don't look a day older than 16!!'

Even if he managed to get Ginny's body out of the Chamber, who would 
think that she's the Heir of Slytherin?  Likewise, if he had LEFT her 
in the chamber, how would that have helped?   

I realise that opening the Chamber would have helped LM discredit DD 
as well, and might have got him the sack and that TR had some fun 
with his pet snake but now i've thought about it a bit, it doesn't 
seem to satisfy!!!

Any thoughts?  I'm sure it's going to be a *D'oh* moment when I read 
all your replies but please help!!