How old is Dobby?
In both Dobby’s Wikia page (I know it's not the most reliable piece of canon), and also his Wikipedia page; there is no mention of Dobby's age or birthdate. And I'm sure that no mention of his age was made in the Books (IIRC).
Is there any other information? Has JKR told us? Is the information in Pottermore?
I would like to know; How old is Dobby?
harry-potter age dobby
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In both Dobby’s Wikia page (I know it's not the most reliable piece of canon), and also his Wikipedia page; there is no mention of Dobby's age or birthdate. And I'm sure that no mention of his age was made in the Books (IIRC).
Is there any other information? Has JKR told us? Is the information in Pottermore?
I would like to know; How old is Dobby?
harry-potter age dobby
edited Jan 21 '16 at 5:57
ibid
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asked May 13 '14 at 6:16
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I’m fairly sure there’s nothing in Pottermore about this, unfortunately.
– alexwlchan
May 13 '14 at 6:41
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@alexwlchan Perhaps there will be when we get to the scene where dobby dies.
– CandiedMango
May 13 '14 at 8:50
I think he is at least 1000 years old
– Kevin The Knight
Jun 3 '14 at 9:17
add a comment |
In both Dobby’s Wikia page (I know it's not the most reliable piece of canon), and also his Wikipedia page; there is no mention of Dobby's age or birthdate. And I'm sure that no mention of his age was made in the Books (IIRC).
Is there any other information? Has JKR told us? Is the information in Pottermore?
I would like to know; How old is Dobby?
harry-potter age dobby
edited Jan 21 '16 at 5:57
ibid
44.2k18224340
asked May 13 '14 at 6:16
MöozMöoz
32.6k23210365
In both Dobby’s Wikia page (I know it's not the most reliable piece of canon), and also his Wikipedia page; there is no mention of Dobby's age or birthdate. And I'm sure that no mention of his age was made in the Books (IIRC).
Is there any other information? Has JKR told us? Is the information in Pottermore?
I would like to know; How old is Dobby?
harry-potter age dobby
harry-potter age dobby
edited Jan 21 '16 at 5:57
ibid
44.2k18224340
asked May 13 '14 at 6:16
MöozMöoz
32.6k23210365
edited Jan 21 '16 at 5:57
ibid
44.2k18224340
asked May 13 '14 at 6:16
MöozMöoz
32.6k23210365
edited Jan 21 '16 at 5:57
ibid
44.2k18224340
edited Jan 21 '16 at 5:57
ibid
44.2k18224340
edited Jan 21 '16 at 5:57
ibid
44.2k18224340
44.2k18224340
asked May 13 '14 at 6:16
MöozMöoz
32.6k23210365
asked May 13 '14 at 6:16
MöozMöoz
32.6k23210365
asked May 13 '14 at 6:16
MöozMöoz
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32.6k23210365
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I’m fairly sure there’s nothing in Pottermore about this, unfortunately.
– alexwlchan
May 13 '14 at 6:41
6
@alexwlchan Perhaps there will be when we get to the scene where dobby dies.
– CandiedMango
May 13 '14 at 8:50
I think he is at least 1000 years old
– Kevin The Knight
Jun 3 '14 at 9:17
add a comment |
1
I’m fairly sure there’s nothing in Pottermore about this, unfortunately.
– alexwlchan
May 13 '14 at 6:41
6
@alexwlchan Perhaps there will be when we get to the scene where dobby dies.
– CandiedMango
May 13 '14 at 8:50
I think he is at least 1000 years old
– Kevin The Knight
Jun 3 '14 at 9:17
1
1
I’m fairly sure there’s nothing in Pottermore about this, unfortunately.
– alexwlchan
May 13 '14 at 6:41
I’m fairly sure there’s nothing in Pottermore about this, unfortunately.
– alexwlchan
May 13 '14 at 6:41
6
6
@alexwlchan Perhaps there will be when we get to the scene where dobby dies.
– CandiedMango
May 13 '14 at 8:50
@alexwlchan Perhaps there will be when we get to the scene where dobby dies.
– CandiedMango
May 13 '14 at 8:50
I think he is at least 1000 years old
– Kevin The Knight
Jun 3 '14 at 9:17
I think he is at least 1000 years old
– Kevin The Knight
Jun 3 '14 at 9:17
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As I said in the comments, we don’t have an exact age, but I’ve tried to pull together the scraps.
A few years ago, JK Rowling’s website listed the birthday of several characters, including Dobby. Sadly, she neglected to include a year, but we know he was born on 27 June, of an unknown year.
The other thing we get is this snippet from Dobby in Chamber of Secrets, when Dobby visits his hospital bed after the Gryffindor-Slytherin match.
“If he knew what he means to us, to the lowly, the enslaved, we dregs of the magical world! Dobby remembers how it was when He-Who-Must-Not-Be-Named was at the height of his powers, sir! We house-elfs were treated like vermin, sir! Of course, Dobby is still treated like that, sir,” he admitted, drying his face on the pillowcase. “But mostly, sir, life has improved for my kind since you triumphed over He-Who-Must-Not-Be-Named.”
This takes place before Christmas that year, which means the year is 1992, about twelve years after the fall of Voldemort. This means that Dobby is at least a teenager by this point in the books.
Another six or so years pass before his death in Deathly Hallows, which means he was at least a late teen when he died. But he must have spent a few years alive under Voldemort’s reign, so I think he’s probably older than that.
So he’s at least twenty, maybe older.
answered May 28 '14 at 14:13
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Maybe much older
– Valorum
May 28 '14 at 14:16
2
House elves are often said to serve wizarding families, this implied to me at least that their lifespans are much much longer than their masters'
– Liath
May 28 '14 at 18:12
An important point to consider here is that Kreacher, another well known elf must be very vey much older than the age you predicted. And, in the movies, both Dobby and Kreacher look similarly aged to me (umm, maybe Kreacher is a bit older). So, certainly, @Richard is right. He must be very very very much older than 20...
– user3459110
May 29 '14 at 6:42
2
@AwalGarg In the books, Kreacher is described as being very much older than Dobby. And Winky, who appears to be roughly around the same age as Dobby in appearance/description, gives the distinct impression (though never in so many words) that she has cared for the Crouch family at least since Barty Jr. was born and has known him his entire life.
– Janus Bahs Jacquet
Jan 21 '16 at 7:09
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As I said in the comments, we don’t have an exact age, but I’ve tried to pull together the scraps.
A few years ago, JK Rowling’s website listed the birthday of several characters, including Dobby. Sadly, she neglected to include a year, but we know he was born on 27 June, of an unknown year.
The other thing we get is this snippet from Dobby in Chamber of Secrets, when Dobby visits his hospital bed after the Gryffindor-Slytherin match.
“If he knew what he means to us, to the lowly, the enslaved, we dregs of the magical world! Dobby remembers how it was when He-Who-Must-Not-Be-Named was at the height of his powers, sir! We house-elfs were treated like vermin, sir! Of course, Dobby is still treated like that, sir,” he admitted, drying his face on the pillowcase. “But mostly, sir, life has improved for my kind since you triumphed over He-Who-Must-Not-Be-Named.”
This takes place before Christmas that year, which means the year is 1992, about twelve years after the fall of Voldemort. This means that Dobby is at least a teenager by this point in the books.
Another six or so years pass before his death in Deathly Hallows, which means he was at least a late teen when he died. But he must have spent a few years alive under Voldemort’s reign, so I think he’s probably older than that.
So he’s at least twenty, maybe older.
answered May 28 '14 at 14:13
alexwlchanalexwlchan
94.8k13387441
9
Maybe much older
– Valorum
May 28 '14 at 14:16
2
House elves are often said to serve wizarding families, this implied to me at least that their lifespans are much much longer than their masters'
– Liath
May 28 '14 at 18:12
An important point to consider here is that Kreacher, another well known elf must be very vey much older than the age you predicted. And, in the movies, both Dobby and Kreacher look similarly aged to me (umm, maybe Kreacher is a bit older). So, certainly, @Richard is right. He must be very very very much older than 20...
– user3459110
May 29 '14 at 6:42
2
@AwalGarg In the books, Kreacher is described as being very much older than Dobby. And Winky, who appears to be roughly around the same age as Dobby in appearance/description, gives the distinct impression (though never in so many words) that she has cared for the Crouch family at least since Barty Jr. was born and has known him his entire life.
– Janus Bahs Jacquet
Jan 21 '16 at 7:09
add a comment |
As I said in the comments, we don’t have an exact age, but I’ve tried to pull together the scraps.
A few years ago, JK Rowling’s website listed the birthday of several characters, including Dobby. Sadly, she neglected to include a year, but we know he was born on 27 June, of an unknown year.
The other thing we get is this snippet from Dobby in Chamber of Secrets, when Dobby visits his hospital bed after the Gryffindor-Slytherin match.
“If he knew what he means to us, to the lowly, the enslaved, we dregs of the magical world! Dobby remembers how it was when He-Who-Must-Not-Be-Named was at the height of his powers, sir! We house-elfs were treated like vermin, sir! Of course, Dobby is still treated like that, sir,” he admitted, drying his face on the pillowcase. “But mostly, sir, life has improved for my kind since you triumphed over He-Who-Must-Not-Be-Named.”
This takes place before Christmas that year, which means the year is 1992, about twelve years after the fall of Voldemort. This means that Dobby is at least a teenager by this point in the books.
Another six or so years pass before his death in Deathly Hallows, which means he was at least a late teen when he died. But he must have spent a few years alive under Voldemort’s reign, so I think he’s probably older than that.
So he’s at least twenty, maybe older.
answered May 28 '14 at 14:13
alexwlchanalexwlchan
94.8k13387441
9
Maybe much older
– Valorum
May 28 '14 at 14:16
2
House elves are often said to serve wizarding families, this implied to me at least that their lifespans are much much longer than their masters'
– Liath
May 28 '14 at 18:12
An important point to consider here is that Kreacher, another well known elf must be very vey much older than the age you predicted. And, in the movies, both Dobby and Kreacher look similarly aged to me (umm, maybe Kreacher is a bit older). So, certainly, @Richard is right. He must be very very very much older than 20...
– user3459110
May 29 '14 at 6:42
2
@AwalGarg In the books, Kreacher is described as being very much older than Dobby. And Winky, who appears to be roughly around the same age as Dobby in appearance/description, gives the distinct impression (though never in so many words) that she has cared for the Crouch family at least since Barty Jr. was born and has known him his entire life.
– Janus Bahs Jacquet
Jan 21 '16 at 7:09
add a comment |
As I said in the comments, we don’t have an exact age, but I’ve tried to pull together the scraps.
A few years ago, JK Rowling’s website listed the birthday of several characters, including Dobby. Sadly, she neglected to include a year, but we know he was born on 27 June, of an unknown year.
The other thing we get is this snippet from Dobby in Chamber of Secrets, when Dobby visits his hospital bed after the Gryffindor-Slytherin match.
“If he knew what he means to us, to the lowly, the enslaved, we dregs of the magical world! Dobby remembers how it was when He-Who-Must-Not-Be-Named was at the height of his powers, sir! We house-elfs were treated like vermin, sir! Of course, Dobby is still treated like that, sir,” he admitted, drying his face on the pillowcase. “But mostly, sir, life has improved for my kind since you triumphed over He-Who-Must-Not-Be-Named.”
This takes place before Christmas that year, which means the year is 1992, about twelve years after the fall of Voldemort. This means that Dobby is at least a teenager by this point in the books.
Another six or so years pass before his death in Deathly Hallows, which means he was at least a late teen when he died. But he must have spent a few years alive under Voldemort’s reign, so I think he’s probably older than that.
So he’s at least twenty, maybe older.
answered May 28 '14 at 14:13
alexwlchanalexwlchan
94.8k13387441
As I said in the comments, we don’t have an exact age, but I’ve tried to pull together the scraps.
A few years ago, JK Rowling’s website listed the birthday of several characters, including Dobby. Sadly, she neglected to include a year, but we know he was born on 27 June, of an unknown year.
The other thing we get is this snippet from Dobby in Chamber of Secrets, when Dobby visits his hospital bed after the Gryffindor-Slytherin match.
“If he knew what he means to us, to the lowly, the enslaved, we dregs of the magical world! Dobby remembers how it was when He-Who-Must-Not-Be-Named was at the height of his powers, sir! We house-elfs were treated like vermin, sir! Of course, Dobby is still treated like that, sir,” he admitted, drying his face on the pillowcase. “But mostly, sir, life has improved for my kind since you triumphed over He-Who-Must-Not-Be-Named.”
This takes place before Christmas that year, which means the year is 1992, about twelve years after the fall of Voldemort. This means that Dobby is at least a teenager by this point in the books.
Another six or so years pass before his death in Deathly Hallows, which means he was at least a late teen when he died. But he must have spent a few years alive under Voldemort’s reign, so I think he’s probably older than that.
So he’s at least twenty, maybe older.
answered May 28 '14 at 14:13
alexwlchanalexwlchan
94.8k13387441
answered May 28 '14 at 14:13
alexwlchanalexwlchan
94.8k13387441
answered May 28 '14 at 14:13
alexwlchanalexwlchan
94.8k13387441
answered May 28 '14 at 14:13
alexwlchanalexwlchan
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9
Maybe much older
– Valorum
May 28 '14 at 14:16
2
House elves are often said to serve wizarding families, this implied to me at least that their lifespans are much much longer than their masters'
– Liath
May 28 '14 at 18:12
An important point to consider here is that Kreacher, another well known elf must be very vey much older than the age you predicted. And, in the movies, both Dobby and Kreacher look similarly aged to me (umm, maybe Kreacher is a bit older). So, certainly, @Richard is right. He must be very very very much older than 20...
– user3459110
May 29 '14 at 6:42
2
@AwalGarg In the books, Kreacher is described as being very much older than Dobby. And Winky, who appears to be roughly around the same age as Dobby in appearance/description, gives the distinct impression (though never in so many words) that she has cared for the Crouch family at least since Barty Jr. was born and has known him his entire life.
– Janus Bahs Jacquet
Jan 21 '16 at 7:09
add a comment |
9
Maybe much older
– Valorum
May 28 '14 at 14:16
2
House elves are often said to serve wizarding families, this implied to me at least that their lifespans are much much longer than their masters'
– Liath
May 28 '14 at 18:12
An important point to consider here is that Kreacher, another well known elf must be very vey much older than the age you predicted. And, in the movies, both Dobby and Kreacher look similarly aged to me (umm, maybe Kreacher is a bit older). So, certainly, @Richard is right. He must be very very very much older than 20...
– user3459110
May 29 '14 at 6:42
2
@AwalGarg In the books, Kreacher is described as being very much older than Dobby. And Winky, who appears to be roughly around the same age as Dobby in appearance/description, gives the distinct impression (though never in so many words) that she has cared for the Crouch family at least since Barty Jr. was born and has known him his entire life.
– Janus Bahs Jacquet
Jan 21 '16 at 7:09
9
9
Maybe much older
– Valorum
May 28 '14 at 14:16
Maybe much older
– Valorum
May 28 '14 at 14:16
2
2
House elves are often said to serve wizarding families, this implied to me at least that their lifespans are much much longer than their masters'
– Liath
May 28 '14 at 18:12
House elves are often said to serve wizarding families, this implied to me at least that their lifespans are much much longer than their masters'
– Liath
May 28 '14 at 18:12
An important point to consider here is that Kreacher, another well known elf must be very vey much older than the age you predicted. And, in the movies, both Dobby and Kreacher look similarly aged to me (umm, maybe Kreacher is a bit older). So, certainly, @Richard is right. He must be very very very much older than 20...
– user3459110
May 29 '14 at 6:42
An important point to consider here is that Kreacher, another well known elf must be very vey much older than the age you predicted. And, in the movies, both Dobby and Kreacher look similarly aged to me (umm, maybe Kreacher is a bit older). So, certainly, @Richard is right. He must be very very very much older than 20...
– user3459110
May 29 '14 at 6:42
2
2
@AwalGarg In the books, Kreacher is described as being very much older than Dobby. And Winky, who appears to be roughly around the same age as Dobby in appearance/description, gives the distinct impression (though never in so many words) that she has cared for the Crouch family at least since Barty Jr. was born and has known him his entire life.
– Janus Bahs Jacquet
Jan 21 '16 at 7:09
@AwalGarg In the books, Kreacher is described as being very much older than Dobby. And Winky, who appears to be roughly around the same age as Dobby in appearance/description, gives the distinct impression (though never in so many words) that she has cared for the Crouch family at least since Barty Jr. was born and has known him his entire life.
– Janus Bahs Jacquet
Jan 21 '16 at 7:09
add a comment |
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I’m fairly sure there’s nothing in Pottermore about this, unfortunately.
– alexwlchan
May 13 '14 at 6:41
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@alexwlchan Perhaps there will be when we get to the scene where dobby dies.
– CandiedMango
May 13 '14 at 8:50
I think he is at least 1000 years old
– Kevin The Knight
Jun 3 '14 at 9:17