How does dobby become free

Hermione Granger also met Dobby for the first time at the Hogwarts kitchens, where the latter worked. Hermione appeared to like Dobby, because he loved his freedom and because he wanted to make the other house-elves want freedom too.

However, the house-elves stopped cleaning those places once they found the first of the clothes, as they didn't want to take them. Thus, Dobby cleaned Gryffindor Tower by himself, taking and wearing all of Hermione's knitted clothes. Dobby then brought them to Shell Cottage but was killed by Bellatrix by her throwing a knife and stabbing Dobby during the Apparition.

Dobby was first seen with Winky, a female house-elf , in Winky excitedly told Harry that she knew Dobby, too; they evidently were friends previous to even though their relationship was only first displayed that year. It is likely that they met in the company of their masters, as Winky's master Barty Crouch was a high-ranking ministry official and Dobby's former masters the Malfoy family were well-connected and influential socialites.

Unlike Dobby, who loved his freedom, Winky was depressed and thought she was useless. So, Dobby tried in vain to convince her that she could live without serving the Crouch family by finding them both jobs at Hogwarts. Kreacher , whom he disliked and fought with. Dobby presumably met Kreacher, another house-elf , in late when Harry sent Kreacher to work in the kitchens of Hogwarts, and they did not have a good relationship.

In , they fought in the hospital wing because Kreacher had badmouthed Harry. Harry attempted to make them stop, but then Peeves appeared and encouraged them to hit each other. During the scuffle, Dobby managed to hit Kreacher in the mouth hard enough to knock out half his teeth — it is unknown how Kreacher grew them back or if he ever did.

Furthermore, Harry told both Dobby and Kreacher to go and spy on Draco Malfoy ; even then, they argued: When they reappeared to give a report, Dobby was angry that Kreacher hadn't informed him that he was going to Harry.

Dobby didn't want it to seem like he hadn't been helping, as Kreacher was trying to make it out. It is possible that, since Kreacher had contact with the Hogwarts kitchen house-elves, he had contact with Dobby, too, and their common ground caused a release of the bad blood, but it is unknown. Dobby might not have learned about Kreacher's change before he was killed in Kreacher looked like Dobby in appearance, but was angry and antagonistic in character.

Dobby started his work at the Hogwarts Kitchens in , a year after he was freed by Harry Potter. He loved his life as a free elf, something that the other house-elves who worked at the kitchens did not. They believed Dobby was mad and there was a great difference between their ideology and Dobby's, about a house-elf's life.

During the Battle of Hogwarts all the house-elves, with Kreacher as a leader, fought against the Death Eaters , without anyone ordering them to do so. Unfortunately, Dobby had died by then. Albus Dumbledore , his employer at Hogwarts. Albus Dumbledore, the Headmaster of Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry , was considered by many people including Dobby as the greatest wizard of all time.

Dobby always admired Dumbledore, because he was kind to everyone, even to the house-elves , and because he opposed Lord Voldemort. He also permitted Dobby to call him as he wanted such as "a barmy old codger". Dobby was very fond of Dumbledore and knew he would never insult him, but he was awed by Dumbledore's gift of freedom of speech. Aberforth Dumbledore , a good friend. Over the course of his employment at Hogwarts, Dobby became close friends with Aberforth Dumbledore , and spent much time at Aberforth's home in Hogsmeade , getting to and from the school through a secret tunnel.

As Aberforth was an old and grumpy person, he didn't have a good relationship with many people. However, Dobby offered friendship and someone to talk too. Aberforth himself stated that he liked Dobby. In , Harry Potter and his friends were captured by Snatchers and imprisoned at the Malfoy Manor cellar.

Harry asked for help while looking at a two-way mirror; Aberforth had the other mirror. He sent Dobby to rescue them; the house-elf did so, stating that "he would always be there for Harry Potter", but was killed by Bellatrix Lestrange.

Luna Lovegood , who respected him greatly for saving her life. According to the Oxford English Dictionary , a "dobby" is an old English word for a benevolent elf that would perform household tasks secretly in the night, like the elves in tales of the elves and the shoemaker. However, just as those elves disappeared when the shoemaker made them shoes, so the dobbies were said to disappear when offered clothing. Also called a Brownie. A dobby is also a small mechanical part in a loom that enables the weaver to create small geometric patterns.

Dobby as a POP! Dobby as he appears in Harry Potter: Wizards Unite. Harry Potter Wiki Explore. Rowling Story. Explore Wikis Community Central. Register Don't have an account? View source. History Talk Do you like this video? Play Sound. Dobby is a free elf, and Dobby has come to save Harry Potter and his friends! Dobby will have to punish himself most grievously for coming to see you, sir. Dobby will have to shut his ears in the oven door for this.

Dobby is always having to punish himself for something, sir. They lets Dobby get on with it, sir. Sometimes they reminds me to do extra punishments Lucius Malfoy : " Come, Dobby.

I said come. What did you say? Dobby likes freedom, miss, but he isn't wanting too much, miss, he likes work better. Dobby heard tell of it from the other house-elves when he came to Hogwarts, sir. Harry Potter : " I want you to tail Draco Malfoy. I want to know where he's going, who he's meeting and what he's doing.

I want you to follow him around the clock. And if Dobby does it wrong, Dobby will throw himself off the topmost tower, Harry Potter! Main article: Skirmish at Malfoy Manor. Dobby likes being free! He crashed down the stairs, three at a time, landing in a crumpled heap on the landing below.

He got up, his face livid, and pulled out his wand, but Dobby raised a long, threatening finger. Brief summary of scene: Hermione spends time in the…. Log in No account? Create an account. Remember me. Previous Share Flag Next.

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