They treated Dobby with unkindness and cruelty, often reminding him to perform extra punishments on himself when he did something disagreeable to them.

Sometimes they reminds me to do extra punishments.' - Dobby telling Harry Potter about his miserable life with the Malfoys ĭobby was the resident house-elf of Malfoy Manor, serving Lucius Malfoy, his wife Narcissa, and their only son Draco.

Dobby is always having to punish himself for something, sir. If they ever knew, sir -' Harry Potter: ' But won’t they notice if you shut your ears in the oven door?' Dobby: ' Dobby doubts it, sir. Dobby will have to shut his ears in the oven door for this. Dobby will have to punish himself most grievously for coming to see you, sir. Harry Potter: ' Do they know you’re here?' Dobby: ' Oh, no, sir, no. Harry dug Dobby's grave without magic, in the gardens of Shell Cottage and carved into the headstone of the grave ' HERE LIES DOBBY, A FREE ELF.' During this rescue he was fatally wounded by Bellatrix Lestrange's knife, but successfully apparated Harry and Griphook to safety at Shell Cottage.

In 1998, he went on Aberforth Dumbledore's orders to save the lives of Harry and his companions from Death Eaters at Malfoy Manor. In 1997, Dobby helped Harry spy on Draco Malfoy along with Kreacher. He had been accompanied to Hogwarts by his friend Winky (who had recently been dismissed) and so began Dobby's new happy life nearby his closest friends: Harry, Ron, and Hermione. Dobby requested some compensations for his work and eventually he and Dumbledore came to an agreement.ĭobby went on to work in the kitchens at Hogwarts, for which he was paid one Galleon a week and got one day off each month. At Hogwarts he could come and go as he liked, did not have many tasks, and those he did have were fairly simple. Dobby was ecstatic to be out of the abusive hands of the Malfoys, but equally pleased to join the Hogwarts staff. He was generally pleased to be free, although he did enjoy working as a hobby. Lucius disgustedly ripped the sock off the book and threw the sock into the air, where Dobby caught it.ĭobby suffered a period of unemployment, during which he was often ostracised for having no 'proper shame' in regards to being out of work. He came to know this via the contact between his masters and Lord Voldemort.Īt the end of that school year, after Harry had vanquished the memory of Tom Riddle and slayed the basilisk in the Chamber of Secrets, he tricked Lucius Malfoy into freeing Dobby. In 1992, he disobeyed his masters and tried to warn Harry Potter of the plot to have the Chamber of Secrets reopened. His masters were Dark wizards who treated him cruelly. ' Dobby has no master! Dobby is a free elf, and Dobby has come to save Harry Potter and his friends!' - Dobby's pride of being a free elf, and his loyalty towards Harry Potter ĭobby ( 28 June (year unknown)– March 1998) was a male house-elf who served the Malfoy family.