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Harry Potter
Dobby
Dobby is the series' most uncomfortable idea and its most beloved character, which is a strange combination the books never fully reconcile. He is an enslaved being whose entire species is bound to families, cannot be paid, and punishes itself for disobedience — and the wizarding world regards this as normal, including most of the characters the reader is meant to like.
- First appearance
- Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (1998), Bloomsbury
- Created by
- J. K. Rowling
- Also known as
- Dobby the House-Elf
- Universe
- Wizarding World
- Appears in
- books, film, games
Who is Dobby?
Dobby is the series' most uncomfortable idea and its most beloved character, which is a strange combination the books never fully reconcile. He is an enslaved being whose entire species is bound to families, cannot be paid, and punishes itself for disobedience — and the wizarding world regards this as normal, including most of the characters the reader is meant to like. His freedom comes from a sock, which is played as comedy and is in fact the plot of an abolition story compressed into one gesture. Hermione's later campaign on the subject is treated by other characters as an embarrassing hobby, and the series is notably unresolved about whether she is right. The film version is a fully computer-generated performance, unusual for 2002, and his death is the moment the adaptation is most often praised for.
Dobby: the details
- First appearance
- Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, July 1998
- Created by
- J. K. Rowling
- An enslaved species
- House-elves are bound to families, cannot be paid, and punish themselves for disobedience
- The wizarding world accepts it
- Including most of the characters the reader is meant to like — which the books leave unresolved
- Freed by a sock
- Played as comedy, and structurally an abolition story compressed into one gesture
- Hermione's campaign
- Treated by other characters as an embarrassing hobby; the series does not settle whether she is right
- Fully computer-generated
- An unusually ambitious digital character performance for 2002
Why Dobby endures
The vehicle for the series' most uncomfortable and least resolved theme, and one of the few characters in children's fiction whose liberation is the emotional centre of a whole book.
What Dobby looks like on a shirt
Signature motif: A small elf with enormous eyes and ears, wearing a pillowcase; a single sock
The sock is the graphic — a single object standing for the whole arc, and one of the few genuinely emotional minimal marks in this catalogue. Large-eye character illustration is the alternative and dominates children's sizing.
A single sock is the graphic — one of very few genuinely emotional minimal marks in this catalogue. Large-eye character illustration is the alternative and dominates kids' sizing. Tan, cream and pale blue.
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Sizes: kids to adult
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| Band | Ages | US sizes | Search |
|---|---|---|---|
| Toddler | 2–4 years | 2T, 3T, 4T | Search toddler sizes |
| Kids | 4–7 years | XS (4/5), S (6/7) | Search kids sizes |
| Youth | 8–14 years | M (8), L (10/12), XL (14/16) | Search youth sizes |
| Adult | 15+ | S–3XL | Search adult sizes |
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Who has played Dobby
| Performer | Production | Year | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Toby Jones | Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets | 2002 | Voice |
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Who created Dobby?
Dobby was created by J. K. Rowling, first appearing in Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets in 1998 (Bloomsbury).
What does a Dobby T-shirt usually look like?
A small elf with enormous eyes and ears, wearing a pillowcase; a single sock. A single sock is the graphic — one of very few genuinely emotional minimal marks in this catalogue. Large-eye character illustration is the alternative and dominates kids' sizing. Tan, cream and pale blue.
Are Dobby T-shirts made for children?
Yes — Dobby appears on our kids pages, and shirts are commonly made from US toddler 2T up through youth XL.
Who has played Dobby?
Dobby has been voiced by Toby Jones (Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, 2002).
How much does a Dobby T-shirt cost?
Dobby shirts we currently track start from around $13.51 on amazon.com. Every price on this page is dated, because they move.
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