Something Small: 3 Theories

[JoAnna]

No: HPFGUIDX 93056

Hi, all!  I'm sort of new; I was very active in HPfGU back in 
June/July 2000 (right before/after GoF came out) but real life got 
in the way and I'm just now returning to my pre-GoF state of HP 
obsessiveness.  I'm very glad to be back.

(Incidentally, in case you didn't know, this list is directly 
responsible for my marriage.  See 
http://www.geocities.com/jwalsvik/howwemet.html for more details).

Now, on to list discussion:  

Chelle said:

>>>
My theories:

1) Dobby and Winky are both small ;)

2) In book 4 Moaning Myrtle tells Harry 'all sorts' live in the lake.
The Durmstrang ship appeared in the lake. Where else can you travel 
to
in the lake?

3) In book 5 Arthur Weasley wrote a report on firearms. We all know
how much he tinkers with things. I actually worried when I read that
line. The last thing Arthur needs is a gun. Or a magically enhanced
one, for that matter.
>>>

Here's my theory, which came to me a few nights ago as I was re-
reading CoS.  (The following quotes are completely from memory, btw; 
I don't have a copy of the book handy right now as I'm at work.) 

Near the very end of CoS, right after Harry helped free Dobby, Harry 
says to Dobby, "You said this didn't have anyting to do with You-
Know-Who.  But..."

Dobby replies, "Was giving you a clue, sir.  The Dark Lord, before 
he was given his name" ['took his name?'  I can't remember the exact 
wording], "could be freely named, you see?"

Harry doesn't understand what Dobby means and shrugs this off as a 
bit of house-elf weirdness, and it's not mentioned again.  However, 
as we all know, these "little things" usually end up being important 
plot points two or three (or four) books down the road.  

As to WHAT Dobby means, I'm not certain... though we do know that 
names in the HP universe are very well thought-out and have deep 
significance for those that bear them (e.g., Sirius is the Dog Star 
and Sirius Black is a dog Animagus).

Thoughts?