Something Odds in Hogwarts

[Ken Hutchinson]

No: HPFGUIDX 168456

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, Nabilah Adani <seiryu_diggory at ...> wrote:
>
> Everybody knows that we can't Apparate or Disapparate in Hogwarts. But... have you 
ever thought, why does the fairy-house such as Dobby Apparate or Disapparate in 
Hogwarts? What do you think about this?
> 

It is never mentioned that the elves are using portkeys and you often hear a
*crack* when they appear and disappear so I think they are apparating.
I want to say that JKR has confirmed this somewhere and offered the dodge that
elf magic is different but that may be my imagination. Perhaps someone else
can confirm or refute this.

What I think about this is that the vaunted security of Hogwarts has more holes
in it than Windoze. House elves are a big part of that. Hogwarts' armor has other
chinks in it as we saw in HBP.

House elves in general are a perfect fifth column for one side or the other to 
use in DH. It would be a little bit disappointing if they do not play a role. If 
Dobby has much influence they will serve the good side. The thing that makes
them perfect is that everyone in the Potterverse ignores them until they need
a flunky or someone to blame. They are very powerful and could play a decisive
role if they were to revolt against their masters. They are so easy to ignore that
the author may well ignore their potential too.

Ken