Musings on Dobby,Horcruxes, and MPD!LV Was:Snape and use of "The Dark Lord"

[Zara]

No: HPFGUIDX 167159

> va32h here:
> 
> You know, what suddenly occurred to me as I read your post - how does 
> Dobby know that Voldemort was Tom Riddle? You'd think Lucius must 
know, 
> because Voldemort gave the diary to him. But if Voldemort's past life 
> as Tom Riddle is so obvious, why does Dumbledore tell us that "few 
> knew" about it. And why is Bellatrix still horrified when Harry calls 
> out Voldemort as a half-blood in the ministry?

zgirnius:
An interesting question, and one I had not considered before. A 
possible solution is that Dobby is no spring chicken. Malfoy in OotP is 
41, but Dobby could be a lot older. His former master/mistress could 
have had ties to Voldemort dating back to his days as Tom Riddle. Or, 
Dobby could have learned things from his predecessor in the role of 
Malfoy family elf (based on what we see in 12 GP, likely his father or 
mother).