Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - the SPOILER thread!

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Who was winky? can't remember that character

winky was barty crouch's house elf

She was Mr Crouch's HE who got sacked for letting his son escape and cast the dark mark during the Quidditch World Cup. Dobby took her to work with him at Hogwarts but she became addicted to Butterbeer.

she was placed in hogwarts kitchen when he was murdered by his son..........she kept gettin arseholed off butter beer

ooooooooooh no it wasnt when he was murdered he kind of disowned her her and she was distraught

Yes I think she loved Mr Crouch and his family poor thing, which is why I think she'd be happier with a new family than at Hogwarts.

he disowned her because he though she had cast the dark mark at the quidditch world cup with harrys wand

Blimey I don't remember any of that is that in this last book?

I can see me having to read it again

no its in the goblet of fire

Ah... that explains it then

Must be alone in the fact then that I found Dobby quite irritating?
Wasn't glad he was killed or anything but I never really warmed to him, the subservience thing was a bit sickly for me. The rescue was good though, but I would have preferred another character to do that.Can't think who though.
I liked Kreacher though - perhaps because he had more spirit than Dobby, more his own man/elf!

alipotter
Dobby was so his own elf that he disobeyed his family and warned Harry in CoS. Hardly subserviant. He did it because he didn't like the Dark Arts and Voldemort, and believed in Harry and DD. He had a mind of his own and to disobey an order is a huge deal for a HE but he did it anyway

Aaah sorry everyone, thought I might be sticking my neck out a bit with my Dobby thoughts.
I think it was more his manner with Harry rather than his deeds, which were, you're right a big deal. I think the comic side of his actions and words in the previous books were overplayed a bit which I found annoying.

Yes, perhaps he was a bit grovelley with Harry. Esp in CoS.

But he was still lovely and I cried when he died

Dp agrees with you Ali.

Dobby gets on his nerves.

He loves Kreacher though.

Loved it when Kreacher used to mutter under his breath, just what I did with my parents as a teenager!
The idea of him preparing steak and kidney pudding (was it that? resisting urge to run downstairs and check in book) for them, made me laugh, what a turnaround!

Wasn't he great when he was happy.

Can someone explain (or point me in the direction of where it is explained) why Harry did not die at the end when V "killed" him. I find all that "you cannot die but you must die but you wont die" stuff a bit confusing

Also why was the ring cursed and ultimately would have left to Dumbledore's death but none of the other horcruxes were?

led to Dumbledore's death

I know it's kind of the point but does anyone else get annoyed that Hermione only believes certain things and dismisses other stuff, such as the DHs as rubbish. Just reading the bit at the Lovegoods' and she is really irritating me.

And that Harry's wand can't have done magic by itself.

Voldemrot had used Harry Potter's blood to bring him back to life, so when he "killed" him, all he did was kill the Horcrux within HP. Becasue V was still alive, then Harry could still live.

Thanks Prettybird. Still don't get it really though. I mean it must be something magical because if H had given some of his blood to V via a transfusion, their lives would not be linked. I know I am being obtuse, but I just find all that quite hard to understand. Do children understand it I wonder?

Well I loved both Dobby and Kreacher

Actually I hated kreacher in the 5th book becuase of sirius but as soon as I saw him on screen I thought he was lovely