Dobby house elf for Potters? (Was Re: Why were Harry's parents so rich?)

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No: HPFGUIDX 117338


--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "mimbeltonia" 
<mimbeltonia at y...> wrote:
> 
 
> Could the Malfoy Estate be the original "Potter Estate", somehow 
> tricked or forced from James' parents by the Death Eater Malfoy 
> during the first WW?? The house elf went with the house for some 
> complex reason (maybe also the reason why Dobby can't tell Harry), 
> but James was able to save an important part of the fortune...
> 
> What do you think???
> 
> 
Inkling now:

Inspired idea, Mimbeltonia!  Only if that's the case, Draco must not 
know about it.  Otherwise he'd be throwing it up to Harry morning 
noon and night.  Maybe "slippery" Lucius quietly pulled a fast one 
at the time of Harry's grandparents' death.  Got the house on a 
legal technicality or something.  Still you'd think it would be more 
widely known if that happened (excuse the rambling tone, it's early 
and I'm just thinking out loud)

It's strange how little is said about Harry's grandparents.  In 
OOTP, when Sirius mentions that he used to stay with them after he 
left his own family, Harry finally has a chance to find out about 
them from someone who knew them first hand -- and he doesn't even 
ask!  Does this strike anyone else as very, very odd?  Sorry is this 
has been discussed before, I can never keep up.

Inkling, early on a Saturday morning...