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  "Socks are Dobby's favorite, favorite clothes, sir!"
Dobby agrees, but then begins throwing himself against a wall because he almost spoke indecently of his family.
Dobby hugs Harry, and says he is the greatest person he ever knew.
Dobby tells Harry he is the only elf who cleans Griffindor Tower because of the clothing hidden.
kids.pxi.com /courtney/dobby/dobby.html   (1052 words)

  
  Dobby - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Dobby first appeared in Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, where he was a central character in the story.
Dobby was also the only House-Elf who cleaned Gryffindor Tower since Hermione Granger began trying to set the House-Elves free, to further her Society for the Promotion of Elvish Welfare.
According to Albus Dumbledore, Dobby's existence under the Malfoys was as miserable as that of Kreacher under Sirius Black.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Dobby   (749 words)

  
 Dobby loom - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
A dobby loom or a handloom is a loom in which each harness can be manipulated individually.
This is in contrast to a treadle loom, where the harnesses are attached to a number of different treadles depending on the weave structure.
A Jacquard loom is an example of an adaptation to a dobby loom.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Dobby_loom   (122 words)

  
 SparkNotes: Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets: Chapter Two: Dobby's Warning
Dobby bursts into noisy tears at being treated like an equal by a wizard, and this noise causes the dinner party voices downstairs to falter slightly.
When Harry comments that Dobby must not know many nice wizards, the house-elf begins to bang his head on the window, explaining his behavior as a self-inflicted punishment for speaking disloyally of his masters, saying that he was bound to serve them until he died.
When Dobby drops the dessert and leaves Harry to be framed for it, we see the depths of injustice that are possible within the Dursley household.
www.sparknotes.com /lit/potter2/section2.rhtml   (768 words)

  
 Encyclopedia: Dobby   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
A dobby loom is a loom in which each harness can be manipulated individually.
Lucius Malfoy is a fictional character in the Harry Potter novels by J. Rowling.
This is in contrast to a loom, where the harnesses are attatched to a number of different treadles depending on the weave structure.
www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Dobby   (1772 words)

  
 Dobby the House Elf
Dobby is a houself - bound to serve one house and one family forever.
Dobby's lip trembled and Harry was seized by a sudden suspicion.
Dobby went scurrying in after him, crouching at the hem of his cloak, a look of abject terror on his face.
www.geocities.com /willowsevern/files/dobby2.html   (3609 words)

  
 HPL: House-Elves
Dobby has since come to work at Hogwarts, where he actually receives payment for his labors (GF21).
He is devoted to Harry Potter and also to Ron Weasley, who he refers to as Harry's "Wheezy." Dobby is particularly fond of socks and has begun using his earnings to buy yarn and knit them himself (GF23).
Dobby used his magic to enchant a Bludger, to close the magic portal that leads to platform nine-and-three-quarters, to interfere with Owl Post and steal someone's letters, and to knock Lucius Malfoy down a flight of stairs.
www.hp-lexicon.org /bestiary/house_elves.html   (1170 words)

  
 Precious Gift
Dobby has already carried bottles and boxes of evil-smelling things to the library and he fears what they plan to do with all of them.
Dobby will do this for his Master and it will count as a punishment he thinks, and then Dobby will go find the bottle of butterbeer he hid beneath the coal-chute.
Dobby is nearly moaning in anxiety by the time he makes his way out into the darkened estate.
www.geocities.com /thornescratch/writing/precious.htm   (3148 words)

  
 Dobby the house elf's Journal   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Dobby is hearing that Draco Malfoy is hurting Harry Potter and Harry Potter's friends.
Dobby is talking to Sebastian about diffenences between him and house elves like Winky and me. Dobby does not think Winky enjoyed herself very much though.
Dobby thinks he will talk to Professor Dumbledore about Winky to see if there is anything Dobby and Professor Dumbledore can do to make Winky happy.
www.livejournal.com /users/dobbytheelf   (580 words)

  
 Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets Script at IMSDb.
Dobby has heard of your greatness, sir, but never has he been asked to sit down by a wizard, like an equal...
DOBBY Harry Potter mustn't be angry with Dobby -- Dobby hoped if Harry Potter thought his friends had forgotten him...
The family is careful not to pass Dobby so much as a sock, sir, for then he would be free to leave their house forever.
www.imsdb.com /scripts/Harry-Potter-and-the-Chamber-of-Secrets.html   (9388 words)

  
 MuggleNet | Character Biographies
Dobby, however, disliked his masters and sought to help Harry when he heard that they were plotting against him.
After enjoying his freedom for a while, Dobby went to work with the large house-elf contingent at Hogwarts, where he is regarded somewhat suspiciously by his peers--firstly for his lack of a submissive attitude, and secondly for the fact that he actually gets paid a nominal amount for his labours.
Neither Dobby nor Kreacher was happy about this arrangement, and at one point their warring loyalties came to blows.
www.mugglenet.com /infosection/characters/bios/dobby.shtml   (575 words)

  
 WeaveMaker User's Guide: Dobby Menu
Use Dobby Port to indicate which port on your computer is connected to the loom: modem or printer.
Once you have Dobby Port and Dobby Type set properly, use Dobby Weave when you are ready to start weaving.
Dobby looms from AVL have a cartridge (a box the size of a pack of cigarettes) which stores up to five peg plan patterns.
www.weavemaker.com /1/manual/11.html   (1330 words)

  
 Dobby's Xanga Site   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Dobby the house elf is rushing about stoking the fires for all the students.
Dobby the house elf has seen some very glum faces around the castle and Headmaster Dumbledore wanted to see what Dobby can do to brighten some faces!
Well, Dobby the house elf is off to deliver some tasty goodies to the each house.
www.xanga.com /home.aspx?user=Dobby   (304 words)

  
 A new day for born again Dobby Dobson - JAMAICAOBSERVER.COM
Few patrons, if any, who witnessed Dobby Dobson's stellar performance at "Starz 'R' Us" vintage concert at the Mas Camp on Sunday night and who shouted for more from the veteran singer, were aware that he is now a born again Christian.
Dobby Dobson who is one of the pioneers of Jamaica's popular music with a fan base not only at home, but also in Great Britain, Canada, and the Caribbean, is actually walking the Christian pathway for the second time.
The singer, born Highland Ralph Dobson, was in 1972, baptised in a Pentecostal Church on Wildman Street at the time when he was in the midst of a blossoming career as one of Jamaica's foremost balladeers.
www.jamaicaobserver.com /lifestyle/html/20031023t220000-0500_50648_obs_a_new_day_for_born_again_dobby_dobson.asp   (776 words)

  
 CNN.com - Does Putin have a case against the 'Harry Potter' house elf? - Feb. 3, 2003
Dobby, on the other hand, resembles a number of people (and creatures).
Finally, another problem with the contention that Dobby is a "likeness" of Putin is that his character and actions do not resemble Putin's at all.
Dobby is closer to parody than a violation of Putin's publicity rights
www.cnn.com /2003/LAW/02/03/findlaw.analysis.hilden.potter   (1177 words)

  
 Dobby Shirt - Compare Prices, Reviews and Buy at NexTag - Price - Review
Thanks to a relaxed cotton weave this Ojai dobby shirt is perfect for when you need to look good but don't want to feel stiff and confined.
Woolrich - This light and airy dobby pure cotton shirt is easy on the skin and a delight under sweaters or vests.
A bold shirt in fl and white, with contrasting stripes on the collar, cuffs and placket, and alternating red and white star pattern.French cuffs; cufflinks...
www.nextag.com /dobby-shirt/search-html   (413 words)

  
 DESIGN3 dobby
The distinctive aspect of Design3 dobby is the faithful reproduction of the pattern development process, the production calculation and the resulting fabric simulation.
Design3 dobby consists of two major segments: Color 2 where yarn data and color are created, and Dobby where the pattern is designed, the 3D fabric simulation is constructed and precise production data is transferred to the manufacturing process.
Seamless integration of Design3 dobby with RAMSETE III and Design3 Style enables both the visualization of print effects on the woven fabric and the total fabric effect in its final end use.
www.cis.de /prod01.htm   (205 words)

  
 Louet Magic Dobby   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
The built in shelf is on top of the castle on the opposite side of the dobby head.
With the mechanical dobby, additional program blocks can easily be added or removed as your pattern needs change.
After you exceed 45 bars, it is recommended to add a weight to the chain so that sufficient tension is maintained on the bars to ensure proper movement as the chain is advanced.
www.louet.com /looms4.htm   (583 words)

  
 Putin's Dobby / Analysis / Global alternative   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Dobby the house-elf could be taken to court because people think he looks like the Russian president.
They are angry because they think the filmmakers deliberately modelled Dobby on the face of Vladimir Putin.
Dobby, who first appears in Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, is not the most attractive of characters.
www.aglob.ru /en/events?id=63   (187 words)

  
 Dobby The House Elf
When Dobby next saw Harry Potter Dobby was in Professor Dumbledore's office(great man he is) My master was ferious that Dumbledore had returned to Hogwarts.
I kept looking at it and then at Harry Potter tring to get him to know it was my master's (bad Dobby must not talk bast about master) Harry Potter followed us as we left Dumbledore's office to give the diary back to my master.
Harry Potter told me it was the least he could do and made Dobby promise to never try and save his life again.
www.angelfire.com /magic/dobby   (354 words)

  
 dobby
He didn’t want to be discovered talking to Dobby nor did he want to think about not returning to Hogwarts.
Dobby hasn’t given him his birthday gift yet.” Dobby had simply waved his hand and Harry was frozen to the spot.
Dobby started to pout; he looked like he was about to cry.
www.tp.org /~shannon/dobby.html   (2225 words)

  
 Dobby Road - a Harry Potter filking of Abby Road
Dobby the house-elf is nimbly keeping Ron and Hermione's letters out of Harry's reach, while he is singing...
Dobby lets the pudding fall to the floor with a crash, splattering the room and Harry with the creamy concoction.
Being lulled to sleep by the sound of crickets chirping outside, he fitfully dreams that he is in a locked in a cage, starving and weak, laying on a bed of straw, with a sign on the cage that says...
home.att.net /~coriolan/dobby-road.htm   (1413 words)

  
 Adoptable Dog / "Dobby, House Elf" on Flickr - Photo Sharing!
Dobby the House Elf (formerly Dauber) is a neutered fl, 4 year old pugboy who is very talkative and playful.
Dobby is: Housebroken but since he will have to be supervised for a while in case he wants to mark his territory.
For instance Dobby does NOT tolerate toenail grooming and will have to be taken to a groomer, but he will submit to baths and brushing.
www.flickr.com /photos/axis/26159223   (654 words)

  
 Asia Times
PRAGUE - To hear Dobby, the friendly, computer-animated elf who stars in Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, Warner Brothers' latest film about the schoolboy wizard, you might not get a sense of the controversy the character is currently stirring.
With his long nose, buggy eyes and somewhat dour expression, the computer-generated house elf bears a startling resemblance to Vladimir Putin, president of Russia.
If news of the suit proves true, it wouldn't be the first time concerned Russian citizens have taken the image of their president to heart.
www.atimes.com /atimes/Central_Asia/EA29Ag01.html   (497 words)

  
 Goblet of Fire: Dobby
Dobby let go and stepped back a few paces, beaming up at Harry, his enormous, green, tennis-ball-shaped eyes brimming with tears of happiness.
Dobby likes work, but he wants to wear clothes and he wants to be paid.
Harry seized Dobby by the back of his tie and pulled him away from the table.
www.marauders-map.net /dobby4.html   (1280 words)

  
 Nasubionna's Harry Potter Tribute
Dobby the house elf was a source of great exasperation to Harry Potter in the beginning of his 2nd year at Hogwarts.
Bound by house-elf code to serve one wizarding family throughout the generations, Dobby was unlucky enough to be born to the abusive Malfoy family.
Dobby pops up in Harry's life every now and then, as he is the only elf willing to clean Gryffindor Tower (due to Hermione's elf-liberating efforts).
www.nasubionna.net /hp/characters/dobby.html   (337 words)

  
 CBBC Newsround | WORLD | Potter lookalikes cause problems in politics
Dobby the house-elf could be taken to court because some people think he looks like the Russian president.
They are angry because they think the filmmakers deliberately modelled Dobby on the face of Russia's boss, Vladimir Putin.
A Russian newspaper has even reported lawyers are preparing a legal case against the special effects people who created Dobby.
news.bbc.co.uk /cbbcnews/hi/world/newsid_2677000/2677981.stm   (177 words)

  
 RUSNET :: CIS Today :: 2003/02/03 :: Putin, Dobby and the Axis of Weirdness
The president of Russia holds a fl belt in judo, once worked for the K.G.B. and has been known, when angered, to make pointed allusions to killing enemies in their outhouses and telling journalists to undergo a bris by a surgeon with lousy aim.
The decidedly liberal Moscow daily reported on Jan. 20 that a major Moscow law firm was preparing to sue Warner Brothers, the factory that churns out the Harry Potter movies, for adapting Mr.
Putin, depending on one's view of the K.G.B. But Dobby is also a wizened midget with bulging green eyeballs and floppy ears who wears a pillowcase.
www.rusnet.nl /news/2003/02/03/society02.shtml   (462 words)

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