Harry, Ron, Hermione and other prisoners are captured and taken to Malfoy Manor. Bellatrix suspects they have stolen Gryffindor's sword and tortures Hermione for information. Dobby apparates some prisoners to safety but is fatally stabbed by Bellatrix before he can save Harry and the others. They eventually escape but Dobby dies in Harry's arms from his wounds.

1. I. CHARACTERIZATION:
• Harry Potter - the son of James and Lily Potter and nephew of Vernon and Petunia
Dursley. At the beginning of the book, Harry is an unimpressive figure: skinny, sloppy,
isolated from his family, the constant victim of his cousin's bullying, and marked with a
lightning-shaped scar on his forehead (the result of Voldemort's failed attempt to kill him
during his infancy.
• Hermione Granger - Harry and Ron's best friend at Hogwarts. A first-year in Gryffindor
House, Hermione is Muggle-born, meaning that neither of her parents has magical ability.
Despite her background, Hermione gains a reputation of being one of the brightest witches
in her year, particularly because of her unfailing work ethic and determination to succeed
and perhaps because of her insecurity over her background
• Ron Weasley - the youngest son of the Weasley family and Harry's best friend.
Characterized by his modesty, occasional insecurity, and thirst to escape the ever-looming
shadows of his successful brothers, Ron proves himself to be a loyal friend to both Harry
and Hermione and a brilliant player of wizarding chess.
• Death Eaters - was the name given to followers of Lord Voldemort. The group primarily
consisted of wizards and witches who were radical pure blood supremacists, who practiced
the Dark Arts with reckless abandon and without regard to or fear of wizarding law.
• Draco Malfoy - a first-year student in Slytherin House and Harry's particular enemy while
at Hogwarts. Described as blonde with a pale, pointed face, Draco comes from an ancient,
wealthy wizarding family and makes no pretense of his negative view toward Muggles,
half-bloods, and "mudbloods." Harry first meets Draco in Madam Malkin's robe shop and
is struck by his arrogant and prejudiced personality.
• Bellatrix Lestrange - often gave the impression of being an utter psychopath, completely
and utterly lacking in anything regarding a conscience. She was an intensely sadistic witch
who at certain points seemed mentally unbalanced; for instance, she once killed a fox
because she was paranoid it might be an Auror in disguise.
• Fenrir Greyback - is a Werewolf, intent on trying to infect as many people with the curse
as possible. He believes that as soon as enough people have been turned to werewolves,
they will be able to take over the Wizarding world.

2. • Stan Shunpike - is the conductor of the Knight Bus. He seems to be only a few years older
than Harry, possibly 18 when Harry is 13. He is a tall, thin wizard with a regional accent
of some sort. He is also talkative, and a bit of a braggart.
• Lucius Malfoy - is the father of Draco Malfoy.
• Lord Voldemort - is perhaps the most notorious Dark wizard ever known and the most
powerful and dangerous of all time. It is said that the only wizard he ever feared is Albus
Dumbledore. Voldemort apparently believes nothing is worse than death; perhaps his
greatest weakness is his inability to love.
• Mr. Ollivander - is descended from a long line of wand makers, who he believes emigrated
from the Mediterranean to ancient Britain with the early Romans. Mr. Ollivander has
dedicated himself to crafting the most powerful wands known using only unicorn hair,
phoenix feather, and dragon heartstring for the cores.
• Luna Lovegood - is a Ravenclaw student in the same year as Ginny Weasley, one year
younger than Harry Potter.
• William "Bill" Arthur Weasley - is the eldest son of Arthur and Molly Weasley; he is
two years older than Charlie, the second son. He is tall with long, red hair tied into a
ponytail and a fang earring, both of which his mother disapproves of. At Hogwarts he was
in Gryffindor House and Head Boy in his seventh year. After Hogwarts, Bill worked as a
curse-breaker for Gringotts Wizarding Bank in Egypt.
• Fleur Isabelle Delacour - was once a student at the French magical school, Beauxbatons
Academy. She was chosen to be her school's Champion in the Triwizard Tournament that
was held at Hogwarts in book 4. A stunningly beautiful witch, she has wavy silver-blonde
hair that seems to float behind her as she walks. Many males seem unnaturally attracted to
her.
• Dudley Dursley - is the beloved son of Vernon Dursley and Petunia Dursley, who are
Harry Potter's uncle and aunt. Harry lives with them at Number Four, Privet Drive.
• Griphook - was a goblin who worked at Gringotts Wizarding Bank in Diagon Alley.
• Dobby - was a male house-elf who served the Malfoy family. His masters were Dark
Wizards who treated him cruelly.

3. II. SETTING
• Forest – where Harry, Ron, and Hermione are caught.
• Malfoy Manor - is the Wiltshire home of Lucius Malfoy, and his wife Narcissa and son
Draco. The home of the Malfoy family, latterly co-opted by Lord Voldemort for his
headquarters.
• Seaside – where Harry, Hermione, Ron, and Dobby went to.
III. PLOT
a.) Introduction
Escape is impossible. The best Hermione can do is put a jinx on Harry to render
him unrecognizable before the Snatchers come and pull them out. Harry can barely see
what's going on; he's lost his glasses in the scuffle. He recognizes one of their captors by
his voice, though – Fenrir Greyback, an evil werewolf who's a kind of low-grade Death
Eater. Harry, Ron, and Hermione all lie about their names, and are bundled in with some
other prisoners, who turn out to be Dean Thomas and Griphook the goblin. Harry lies and
says that he's a Slytherin and the son of a Ministry official – and for a hopeful moment, it
seems like it might work.
b.) Rising Action
However, when the bad guys are raiding the tent, they discover a few things – um,
like Gryffindor's sword. And they realize from a picture in the Daily Prophet that Hermione
isn't Penelope Clearwater, as she claimed to be, but is Hermione Granger, known to be
Harry's companion. They then deduce that they've also caught Harry.
Greyback decides to take the captives to Malfoy Manor, which Voldemort is using as a
base. Being a non-human, Greyback isn't given the privilege of the Dark Mark, the tattoo
that acts as a kind of telepathic communication device that real Death Eaters are given.
Harry simultaneously succumbs to terrible pain in his scar; he sees a vision of a dark tower,
and a sleeping, emaciated figure…
The captors and captives Disapparate, and find themselves at the gates of Malfoy
Manor. Harry's vision continues. The figure awakens, and mockingly smiles at Voldemort,
claiming that this journey was pointless – he never had what Voldemort is looking for (the
Elder Wand?).
Back at Malfoy Manor, Narcissa, Draco, and Lucius all examine Harry, trying to
figure out if he's actually Harry Potter underneath his swollen, jinxed face. Draco's parents
are eager for him to confirm that the captives are Ron, Hermione, and Harry. Draco,
however, won't commit to a firm answer. He's reluctant, and actually seems like he doesn't
want to take part in all of this – can it be that part of him doesn't want to betray Harry and
his friends? Is there actually a shred of decency in Draco Malfoy?
Bellatrix Lestrange, Narcissa's sister, bursts in, and is about to summon Voldemort.
Lucius, who's trying to get back into Voldemort's good graces, challenges her for the right

4. to summon their Lord. However, when Lucius is about to call Voldemort, Bellatrix notices
something very bad – she sees that they have Gryffindor's sword, which she was pretty
darn sure was locked away in her Gringott's vault. She can't understand how they got it,
and knows that if Voldemort finds it there, they'll all be in deep, deep trouble.
c.) Climax
The prisoners are thrown into the cellar, except for Hermione, who Bellatrix keeps
around for questioning. Ron totally flips out, but Harry manages to keep his cool. In the
cellar, they find some familiar faces – Luna and Mr. Ollivander. Ron releases some light
from the Deluminator, and Luna unties all of the new arrivals. From above, they can hear
the terrible sounds of Bellatrix torturing Hermione, trying to get her to reveal how they got
the sword. They even overhear her using the unspeakably horrible Cruciatus Curse.
Harry, desperate, feels around in Hagrid's moleskin pouch, looking for something
to use – the shard of magic mirror he'd put in their back in the day falls out, and he catches
a glimpse of a blue eye – Dumbledore's. Harry, frustrated, yells at the mirror, telling it their
location and demanding help. The eye blinks and disappears. What the what?
Hermione tells Bellatrix that the sword is a copy; Lucius tells Draco to come down
and get the goblin for confirmation (since the original sword is goblin-made, Griphook
should be able to tell – as we know from his story earlier, he has already distinguished that
the sword in Bellatrix's vault is the fake).
Harry hurriedly tells Griphook that he has to agree that it's a fake. Draco drags
Griphook upstairs for questioning before he can respond. As Draco leaves, Ron releases
the light from the Deluminator again, revealing Dobby the house-elf, who's just Apparated
into the cellar. Harry doesn't waste any time being confused. He tells Dobby to take Dean,
Luna, and the ailing Mr. Ollivander to Bill and Fleur's house, Shell Cottage, then come
back. Dean and Luna are reluctant to leave, but Harry forces them to, saying that they'll
meet up at Bill and Fleur's.
The sound of Dobby Apparating reaches the Malfoys upstairs. They send Wormtail – the
former Peter Pettigrew, James and Lily Potter's betrayer – down to check on the prisoners.
Ron and Harry make a quick plan to tackle Wormtail and take him down. Wormtail
opens the door and, as planned, Harry and Ron pin him. His magical silver hand (a gift
from Voldemort in Book 4, Goblet of Fire) starts to strangle Harry. As it squeezes, though,
Harry reminds Wormtail that he once saved his life. Wormtail hesitates for a moment and
Harry breaks away. Ron takes his wand, and the tables are turned.Before anything else can
happen, though, Wormtail's silver hand moves of its own accord – apparently, any gift from
Voldemort can't be trusted. Having betrayed Voldemort by letting Harry go, Wormtail's
magical Voldy-hand turns upon its owner and strangles him before Ron and Harry's
horrified eyes.
Harry and Ron creep upstairs, armed with Wormtail's wand. They spy Bellatrix,
intently watching Griphook, who's examining the sword. He confirms Hermione's lie,
telling them that it's a forgery. Phew – everyone's relieved, from Bellatrix to the unseen

5. Harry and Ron. Bellatrix touches her finger to the Dark Mark on her forearm, summoning
Voldemort. Right – nearly forgot about that.
Harry's scar sears with pain, and again he sees what Voldemort sees: the old man
taunts him, saying that the wand will never be his, and Voldemort shoots a Killing Curse
at him. Bellatrix tells Greyback that he can have Hermione as a reward; this is too much
for Ron, who bursts in the room and disarms Bellatrix. Harry catches her wand as it flies
through the air, and manages to Stun Lucius. However, Bellatrix makes a quick recovery
and holds a knife to Hermione's throat, saying that she'll kill the girl if Harry and Ron don't
put down their wands. They do.
Harry can feel Voldemort approaching. Time is short. Bellatrix sends Draco to pick up the
dropped wands.
d.) Falling Action
However, as all of this is about to happen, a creaking noise comes from above – the
huge crystal chandelier that lights the room trembles and falls, unfortunately right on top
of Hermione and Griphook, who's still clutching the important sword. Ron pulls Hermione
out, and Harry seizes the moment, picking up Draco's, Bellatrix's, and Wormtail's wands,
and Stunning Greyback with all three.
Bellatrix and Narcissa are distracted by Dobby's appearance in the doorway. We
remember that Dobby used to be the Malfoy family house-elf, before he was liberated by
Harry in Book 2, Chamber of Secrets. Bellatrix and Narcissa berate Dobby, but he Disarms
Narcissa, and stands up to his former mistresses.
Harry's almost overwhelmed by pain from his scar – Voldemort is almost there –
but he manages to pull Griphook and the sword from the wreckage of the chandelier, grab
Dobby's hand, and Disapparate. As they spin away, he sees a flash of silver as Bellatrix
throws her knife…
e.) Ending
They arrive at some place that Harry hopes is Bill and Fleur's cottage on the seaside.
Harry lets go of Dobby and gently sets the injured Griphook down. Harry has never been
to Shell Cottage, and asks Dobby if they're at the right place. No response. Harry looks at
his old friend, and sees that Bellatrix's knife found its mark – in Dobby's chest.
The little elf sways and falls into Harry's arms. He screams for help, regardless of who's
there. Dobby dies in Harry's arms. The brave elf's last words are his beloved hero's name:
Harry Potter.
IV. CONFLICT
Bellatrix notices something very bad – she sees that Harry, Ron, and Hermione have
Gryffindor's sword, which she was pretty darn sure was locked away in her Gringott's vault. She
can't understand how they got it, and knows that if Voldemort finds it there, they'll all be in very
big trouble. Bellatrix torturing Hermione, trying to get her to reveal how they got the sword.