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So Dobby stopped us from getting on the train and broke your arm. . . ." He shook his head. "You know what, Harry? If he doesn't stop trying to save your life he's going to kill you.
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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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But Dobby shouted, "You shall not harm Harry Potter! ... He got up, face livid, and pulled out his wand, but Dobby raised a long, threatening finger. "You shall go now," he said fiercely, pointing down at Mr. Malfoy. "You shall not touch Harry Potter. You shall go now.
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Harry Potter asks if he can help Dobby . . . Dobby has heard of your greatness, sir, but of your goodness, Dobby never knew.
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Harry Potter mustn't be angry... Dobby hoped... if Harry Potter thought his friends had forgotten him... Harry Potter might not want to go back to school, sir...
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Harry Potter set Dobby free!" "Least I could do, Dobby", said Harry, grinning. "Just promise never to try and save my life again.
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Got a sock,” said Dobby in disbelief. “Master threw it, and Dobby caught it, and Dobby — Dobby is free.
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Harry Potter set Dobby free!
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You’d better get lost before my bones come back, Dobby, or I might strangle you.” Dobby smiled weakly. “Dobby is used to death threats, sir. Dobby gets them five times a day at home.
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Harry Potter is greater by far than Dobby knew!” he sobbed. “Farewell, Harry Potter!
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Dobby a reçu une chaussette, […] Alors Dobby est libre.
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Dobby, sir. Just Dobby. Dobby the house-elf, said the creature.
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If [Harry Potter] knew what he means to us, to the lowly, the enslaved, we dregs of the magical world! Dobby remembers how i was when He-Who-Must-No-Be-Named was at the height of his powers, sir! We house-elves were treated like vermin, sir! Of course, Dobby is still treated like that, sir, but mostly, sir, life has improved for my kind since you triumphed over He-Who-Must-Not-Be-Named. Harry Potter survived, and the Dark Lord's power was broken, and it was a new dawn, ir, and Harry Pote shone like a beacon of hope for those of us who thought the dark days would never end, sir. . . .And now, at Hogwarts, terrible things are to happen, are perhaps happening already, and Dobby cannot let Harry Potter stay here now that history is to repeat itself, now that the Chamber of Secrets is open once more -
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Not that I’m not pleased to meet you,” said Harry quickly, “but, er, is there any particular reason you’re here?” “Oh, yes, sir,” said Dobby earnestly. “Dobby has come to tell you, sir . . . it is difficult, sir . . . Dobby wonders where to begin. . . .” “Sit down,” said Harry politely, pointing at the bed. To his horror, the elf burst into tears — very noisy tears. “S-sit down!” he wailed. “Never . . . never ever . . .” Harry thought he heard the voices downstairs falter. “I’m sorry,” he whispered, “I didn’t mean to offend you or anything —
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«Dobby doveva punirsi, signore» disse l’elfo che era diventato strabico a furia di testate. «Dobby ha quasi parlato male della famiglia, signore...»
«La tua famiglia?»
«La famiglia di maghi presso cui Dobby è al servizio, signore... Dobby è un elfo domestico... costretto a servire per sempre una sola casa e una sola famiglia...»
«Loro sanno che sei qui?» chiese Harry curioso.
Dobby rabbrividì.
«Oh, no, signore, no... Dobby dovrà punirsi molto severamente per essere venuto a trovarla, signore. Dobby dovrà chiudersi le orecchie nello sportello del forno per quel che ha fatto. Se mai loro venissero a saperlo, signore...»
«Ma non si accorgeranno che ti chiudi le orecchie nello sportello del forno?»
«Dobby ne dubita, signore. Dobby deve continuamente punirsi per qualcosa, signore. E loro lasciano fare Dobby, signore. A volte gli ricordano di darsi qualche castigo in più...»
«Ma perché non te ne vai? Perché non scappi?»
«Un elfo domestico deve ottenerla, la libertà, signore. E la famiglia non darà mai la libertà a Dobby... Dobby servirà la famiglia fino alla morte, signore...»
Harry lo guardava con tanto d’occhi.
«E pensare che credevo non ci fosse niente di peggio del dover restare qui per altre quattro settimane» disse. «A sentire te, i Dursley sembrano quasi umani. Non c’è nessuno che possa aiutarti? Non posso aiutarti io?»
Subito dopo Harry desiderò di non aver parlato. Dobby si sciolse di nuovo in gemiti di gratitudine.
«Ti prego» bisbigliò Harry freneticamente, «ti prego, non far rumore; se i Dursley sentono qualcosa, se si accorgono che sei qui...»
«Harry Potter chiede se può aiutare Dobby... Dobby ha sentito parlare della sua grandezza, signore, ma della sua bontà Dobby non sapeva niente...»
Harry, che si sentiva il viso decisamente in fiamme, disse: «Qualsiasi cosa tu abbia sentito dire sulla mia grandezza... sono tutte stupidaggini. Non sono neanche il primo del mio corso, a Hogwarts. Hermione lo è; lei sì che...»
Ma si interruppe subito, perché pensare a Hermione gli faceva male al cuore.
«Harry Potter è umile e modesto» disse Dobby reverente, e i suoi occhi rotondi erano raggianti. «Harry Potter non parla del suo trionfo su Colui-Che-Non-Deve-Essere-Nominato».
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You'd better clear off before my bones come back, Dobby, or I might strangle you.'
Dobby smiled weakly.
'Dobby is used to death threats, sir. Dobby gets them five times a day at home.
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Master had given Dobby a sock," said the elf in wonderment. "Master gave it to Dobby
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There is a plot, Harry Potter. A plot to make most terrible things happen at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry this year,
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Dobby hid and watched for Harry Potter and sealed the gateway and Dobby had to iron his hands afterwards
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What’s that?” spat Mr. Malfoy. “What did you say?” “Got a sock,” said Dobby in disbelief. “Master threw it, and Dobby caught it, and Dobby — Dobby is free.
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Tis a mark of the house-elf’s enslavement, sir. Dobby can only be freed if his masters present him with clothes, sir. The family is careful not to pass Dobby even a sock, sir, for then he would be free to leave their house forever.
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Master has given a sock,” said the elf in wonderment. “Master gave it to Dobby.” “What’s that?” spat Mr. Malfoy. “What did you say?” “Got a sock,” said Dobby in disbelief. “Master threw it, and Dobby caught it, and Dobby — Dobby is free.
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Master has given Dobby a sock,
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Master has given Dobby a sock,’ said the elf in wonderment. ‘Master gave it to Dobby.
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Master has given Dobby a sock,’ said the elf in wonderment. ‘Master gave it to Dobby.’ ‘What’s that?’ spat Mr Malfoy. ‘What did you say?’ ‘Dobby has got a sock,’ said Dobby in disbelief. ‘Master threw it, and Dobby caught it, and Dobby – Dobby is free.
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Ah, if Harry Potter only knew!” Dobby groaned, more tears dripping onto his ragged pillowcase. “If he knew what he means to us, to the lowly, the enslaved, we dregs of the magical world!
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Harry Potter freed Dobby!' said the elf shrilly, gazing up at Harry, moonlight from the nearest window reflected in his orb-like eyes. 'Harry Potter set Dobby free!
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Dobby is used to death threats, sir. Dobby gets them five times a day at home.
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Harry Potter freed Dobby!" said the elf shrilly, gazing up at Harry, moonlight from the nearest window reflected in his orb-like eyes. "Harry Potter set Dobby free!" "Least I could do, Dobby", said Harry, grinning. "Just promise never to try and save my life again.
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ugly head. “Dobby was so shocked when he heard Harry Potter was back at Hogwarts, he let his master’s dinner burn! Such a flogging Dobby never had, sir. . . .” Harry slumped back onto his pillows. “You nearly got Ron and me expelled,” he said fiercely. “You’d better get lost before my bones come back, Dobby, or I might strangle you.” Dobby smiled weakly. “Dobby is used to death threats, sir. Dobby gets them five times a day at home.” He blew his nose on a corner of the filthy pillowcase he wore, looking so pathetic that Harry felt his anger ebb away in spite of himself. “Why d’you wear that thing, Dobby?” he asked curiously. “This, sir?” said Dobby, plucking at the pillowcase. “’Tis a mark of the house-elf’s enslavement, sir. Dobby can only be freed if his masters present him with clothes, sir. The family is careful not to pass Dobby even a sock, sir, for then he would be free to leave their house forever.
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asking for help, but Dobby called, “Harry Potter is safe there, sir!
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