Draco, Snape and Others: Castles in the air?

[vmonte]

No: HPFGUIDX 124734


Whiz:I tend to agree with you with one small exception. JKR's
appreciation of Jane Austen's work suggests that there are gothic
elements in the stories. Snape seems to be a shoo-in for Dark
Character who turns out to be a good guy, but I have my doubts. Like
you, I think he will turn out to be exactly what he looks like.

But I do wonder about Dobby. My thought is that one of the Malfoys
sent Dobby to Harry without the knowledge of the others. We know
Kreacher went to Narcissa who apparently made good use of him. We
also know that Lucius didn't want his son in Hogwarts, but rather out
of the way, in Durmstrang.

So will Lucius Malfoy be the gothic dark character who will surprise
us in the end? Or will it turn out to be Draco. Either way, it helps
explain Dobby's behaviour.

vmonte responds:
Interesting. I don't think that Dobby was sent by one of the Malfoys 
though. Dobby does seem to treat Harry as though he were his master, 
which may mean that Dobby was once a servant in James Potter's 
family. I also think that Dobby might be the one who heard the 
prophecy and without realizing what it was about told his new master, 
Lucius, about it. 

Vivian