Chapter Discussion: Chapter Twelve, Goblet of Fire: The Triwizard Tournament

[Geoff]

No: HPFGUIDX 192148

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, Bruce Mull <bpmull at ...> wrote:

Ceridwen: 
> I'd completely forgotten about Dobby in CoS when I wrote that - not my favorite character.  So, thanks, everyone, for answering!  :D

 Bruce:
> Aaaaw. How could you not like the little pest? 

Geoff:
Quite easily....

Bruce:
After all he tried to injure Harry in so many ways. 

Geoff:
But that's the whole point. He didn't *try* to injure Harry. 
He just did manage or nearly manage to hurt him:

'"Not kill you, sir, never kill you!" said Dobby, shocked, "Dobby wants 
to save Harry Potter's life..."'
(COS "The Rogue Bludger" p.133 UK edition`)

'"Harry Potter freed Dobby!" said the elf shrilly...
..."Least I could do, Dobby," said Harry grinning, "Just promise never 
to try and save my life again."'
(COS "Dobby's Reward" p.249 IUK edition)

He was a blithering idiot, absolutely cack-handed at trying to save 
Harry and seemed, certainly in his earlier interaction, to be an accident 
looking for somewhere to happen!