More COS clues: Dobby related

[Pat]

No: HPFGUIDX 111819

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "Brenda" <luckdragon64 at y...> 
wrote:
> Pat:
> 
>   Is this some sort of foreshadowing that 
> > the house elves--or at least, Dobby, will be instrumentlal in 
> aiding 
> > Harry in the future?
> > 
> Luckdragon:
> 
>   I believe that all of the magical creatures will be forced to 
> choose a side before the end of the series and each of the 
different 
> species on Harry's side will be instrumental in some way in 
helping 
> the good side win over the dark side. I think each species will 
also 
> make sacrifices and suffer deaths in their efforts. I don't think 
> Dobby can stop the curse after it has been uttered, but it is 
> interesting that he is able to act before it happens although I 
> believe during the fight at the ministry there were several 
attempts 
> by deatheaters to use the death curse and they were stopped by 
> various means.

Pat here:

Yes, I thought of that too.  But I think the people doing the 
stopping were fairly powerful wizards--and then, the statues that 
had been enchanted by Dumbledore, or by someone else.  The part that 
I found significant was that Dobby had that kind of quickness or 
power--I think it might be some indication that the house elves will 
play an important role in the last two books.  And yes, I agree--I 
think everyone will have to make a choice (a prevalent theme 
throughout the books) about whether to join with the good or evil 
side.

Dobby seems to have made that choice already by coming to Harry's 
defense throughout COS--and then later in GOF.

Pat