CHAPTER DISCUSSION: Chamber of Secrets Chapter 18: Dobby's reward

[justcarol67]

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Carol:
Oops! I hit Send prematurely.

> 6. What did you think happened to big and scary Basilisk before DH?

Carol:
I never gave the Basilisk a second thought. It was dead.
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> 7. Harry is asking Dobby "Just promise never to try and save my life again." Did you expect a repeat performance from Dobby and did it live up to your expectations if any? In light of DH do you believe that JKR planned Dobby's character arc already when she wrote CoS? Why or why not?

Carol:
I didn't like Dobby and didn't think about his promise--which he breaks as early as GoF with the stolen Gillyweed. Since Dobby was "free," it wasn't a binding promise, I suppose. If the choice was between breaking his word and saving Harry's life, obviously, he'll choose the latter. If he'd been Kreacher under the same order, he'd have had to choose to obey.

Carol, with apologies for the previous unfinished post