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Lucius Malfoy
A house-elf who works for the Malfoys. Dobby is abused by Lucius and Draco and has heard of Harry’s greatness, and so when he realizes that Lucius is plotting against Harry, Dobby goes to warn Harry that he should not return to Hogwarts this year. He also tries several schemes to prevent Harry from staying at the school: during the summer he stops Harry’s letters to make Harry think that he has no friends; he destroys Aunt Petunia’s pudding with a Hover Charm to try and get Harry expelled for using magic outside of school; he closes the barrier at platform nine and three quarters to prevent Harry and Ron from passing through it; and finally he enchants a Bludger to try and injure Harry enough to send him home. Even though these events cause Harry a great deal of trouble, Harry understands that Dobby is causing them to try to protect Harry. At the end of the book, Harry repays Dobby’s kindness by tricking Lucius into freeing Dobby.
Dobby Quotes in Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
The Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets quotes below are all either spoken by Dobby or refer to Dobby. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
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Chapter 1
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More than anything else at Hogwarts, more even than playing Quidditch, Harry missed his best friends, Ron Weasley and Hermione Granger. They, however, didn’t seem to be missing him at all. Neither of them had written to him all summer, even though Ron had said he was going to ask Harry to come and stay.
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Chapter 2
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“Offend Dobby!” choked the elf. “Dobby has never been asked to sit down by a wizard — like an equal—”
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“Harry Potter is valiant and bold! He has braved so many dangers already! But Dobby has come to protect Harry Potter, to warn him, even if he does have to shut his ears in the oven door later…Harry Potter must not go back to Hogwarts.”
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Dobby Quotes in Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
The Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets quotes below are all either spoken by Dobby or refer to Dobby. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
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Chapter 1
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More than anything else at Hogwarts, more even than playing Quidditch, Harry missed his best friends, Ron Weasley and Hermione Granger. They, however, didn’t seem to be missing him at all. Neither of them had written to him all summer, even though Ron had said he was going to ask Harry to come and stay.
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Chapter 2
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“Offend Dobby!” choked the elf. “Dobby has never been asked to sit down by a wizard — like an equal—”
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“Harry Potter is valiant and bold! He has braved so many dangers already! But Dobby has come to protect Harry Potter, to warn him, even if he does have to shut his ears in the oven door later…Harry Potter must not go back to Hogwarts.”
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