Dobby Is a Free Elf

Ryan is quite content taking a walk in Nottingham Forest, his own forest.

As a bystander, he certainly replenished his energy from all the gossip.

Lucius Malfoy reacted quickly enough, recovering from his panic and analyzing the situation rationally.

Upon seeing this youthful version of Tom Riddle, he immediately thought of the Horcrux he had given away.

Furthermore, he possessed strong analytical skills. From the unexpected choice of the Defence Against the Dark Arts Professor mentioned in his previous daily conversations with Dumbledore, he quickly understood why it was unexpected and that the chosen person was Tom Riddle — the Dark Lord's unknown past.

He was also very proactive; once he calmed down, his first thought was to gather information—to deliver a gift to Hogwarts.

In contrast, Narcissa Malfoy's reaction was much slower. After learning of the suspected existence of the Dark Lord and her family's current allegiance, her first reaction was simply to change how she addressed her cousin, "remember" Ron's name, and send gifts to them and Harry.

Unfortunately, Dobby ran away halfway through the conversation, unaware that his master had already switched sides to the camp of his second most admired person (Albus Dumbledore).

He was eager to do one thing—to get Harry Potter to give up going to Hogwarts.

Dobby is a free House-elf.

I don't know when this thought began to awaken, was it because of the sacrifice of my parents? — They sacrificed their lives just to satisfy the magical experiments of that person whose name I cannot say.

Or is it the apathy of one's own compatriots?

Why don't they shed tears or feel sorrow? Instead, they feel excited and proud because of the death of their family members.

Perhaps it was on the night of October 31, 1981?

He survived, having been supposed to sacrifice himself alongside his parents for the glory of the Malfoy family —because of the disappearance of You-Know-Who.

Harry Potter survived that person's clutches, a new beginning has begun, and the evil sorcerer's magic has been broken!

At that time, he remembered that name deeply— Harry Potter.

Before this, people treated these House-elf like pests.

Although they still treated Harry Potter the same way after he defeated the villain whose name couldn't even be mentioned, their lives had generally improved.

For those among them who believed the dark days would never end, Harry Potter shone like a beacon of hope.

Perhaps that's how he began to realize the value of freedom and began to yearn for it.

Therefore, he began to punish himself—burning his hands with an iron; locking his ears in the oven door; or, most commonly, banging his head against the wall.

This is wrong; it's something a House-elf shouldn't even dream of.

Surprisingly, his hosts were not surprised by this; sometimes they would even remind him to punish himself more severely.

However, this also made the owners aware of Dobby's thoughts, and they became even more careful, not even giving him a pair of socks.

Ten years passed like this, and during those years, a little master came to live in the house.

However, unsurprisingly, the little master is a bad apple.

Soon it will be time for the little master to go to Hogwarts. Will he meet Harry Potter?

The thought flashed through Dobby's mind, and he threw himself back into his hard work and self-harm.

During the days he kept talking about Harry Potter, he heard many stories about Harry Potter —defeat the professor, kill the Troll, and become the Seeker.

But one thing made him realize Harry Potter's greatness again: his young master actually became friends with Harry Potter!

The noble and benevolent Harry Potter actually condescended to befriend this scoundrel of a young master.

The little master was also guided onto the right path by the great Harry Potter!

During one of his routine self-harm sessions, his young owner actually stopped him.

"Your body is also the property of the Malfoy family. If you want to hurt yourself again, clean the house again—whether it's clean enough or not."

This is all Harry Potter!

Even though he already knew how great Harry, he still didn't expect that he, a mere first-year wizard, would once again defeat that villain whose name he couldn't mention!

Although the young master said it was the remnant soul of that villain, it still doesn't diminish Harry Potter's greatness!

But what did Dobby hear today?

That devil!

He's reappeared at Hogwarts, and he's even going to become a professor!

We must stop Harry Potter!

He can't go to Hogwarts!

From Ryan's perspective, Dobby successfully arrived at Harry's house and even intercepted a letter delivered by Ron.

He seemed to think that by blocking Harry Potter's communication with the outside world, Harry would think he had no friends, and might even drop out of school.

Dobby didn't even know that his little master was coming to Privet Drive to pick up Harry on July 21st, even without the letter.

However, this also made Ryan very interested. There was something Ryan hadn't noticed before, and that was the mechanism of the protective charm on Harry.

This wasn't something Ryan hadn't anticipated; it was a mechanism that Ryan could quickly understand after some 'thinking'. However, once it was understood, the surprise of discovering a blind spot would be lost.

Ryan is now experiencing the delightful surprise of opening blind boxes and finding great items.

The protective charm on Harry Potter was created by Lily Evans sacrificing herself, using the power of her bloodline to continue the lineage.

In the original timeline, it exhibited a kind of fuzzy Wisdom.

It doesn't actually have self-awareness, but it can detect the malice of others, just like the automatic defense sand that Gaara's mother gave him by sacrificing herself in Naruto.

Its principle differs from the Fidelius Charm; it's not like being in another dimension where people who don't know the address simply can't reach or perceive it.

While its effect meant that any Ministry of Ministry of Magic employee or Order of the Order of the Phoenix member would know Harry's address, no wizard with malicious intent could approach Privet Drive.

This is why Harry was able to meet wizards when he was a child, and why Dobby could go directly to Harry.

If the original timeline had been followed, the reason why the Dementors from 5 years ago were able to get to the vicinity was simply because they didn't actually have any malicious intent.

Its orders were simply to appear before Harry Potter and inhale some of his pleasure.

This is related to Fudge's faction of Ministry of Magic employees, who just wanted to provoke Harry Potter into retaliating in an attempt to break Harry wand and expel him from the Wizarding World.

Even if it doesn't succeed, it can still annoy Dumbledore.

The mechanism of this protective charm is now clear: everything above proves that it only prevents Harry from acting maliciously. Well-intentioned acts like Dobby's will naturally not trigger its power.

And so, under Dobby's protection, Harry began a life of isolation.