On Monday, October 11, 2004 at 9:37:15 AM UTC-7, Elizabeth Martinez wrote:   
   > "brand"  wrote in message news:...   
   > > I hope I don't need a spoiler, but since the book and movie have both been   
   > > out for quite some time, I fgure I'm safe.   
   > >   
   > > My question is, how does Dobby stop and get Harry's letter the summer   
   before   
   > > his second year?   
   > > How would he know when an owl was going to Harry's house?   
   > > I could almost see stopping Hermione's letters. She would have more than   
   > > likely used muggle mail, and Dobby could have spelled it. But owls from   
   Ron?   
   > > How could he have stopped an owl coming from Ron's house?   
   > > And would Dobby have stopped a Hogwarts owl had Harry stayed at the   
   > > Dursley's?   
   >   
   > We see mail intercepted all the time in OotP.  Why would it be strange   
   > here for Dobby to intercept mail addressed to Harry?  Dobby has been   
   > watching Harry, and trying to bring down his spirits by making it seem   
   > his friends have forgotten him, so he wouldn't want to go back to   
   > school.  When that didn't work, Dobby decided to speak to Harry   
   > directly.   
      
   I am imagining Dobby having to camp just outside Harry's home 24/7, waiting   
   for owls to arrive bearing letters.  How would he do that, without neglecting   
   his duties to the Malfoys?   
      
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