Could Dobby be considered a domestic terrorist?
Under US law, domestic terrorism is an offense with multifarious classifications, yet many potentially apply to our favorite sack of foreskin, Dobby the House Elf. His biggest offense would be his tangential involvement in the Death Eaters (as he is a steward of Lucius Malfoy, a prominent sicario of the gang). Dobby had knowledge of his plan to murder multiple Hogwarts students and implicate the Weasley family in his terror attacks, all designed to cause murder and chaos under a framework of ethnocide. Instead of warning the Wizarding public (which it IS in his ability to do, given that he was able to warn Harry and disobey orders), Dobby instead directly abetted the Dursley's abuse of Harry, both by blocking his contact with the outside world, and by repeatedly attempting to force Harry to go back to his confinement at Privet Drive instead of attending Hogwarts. Furthermore, he grievously maimed Harry during the Quidditch match, earning him the charge of aggravated battery on a minor, and potentially elevating his rap sheet to RICO status. Of course, Dobby was enslaved, and did not try to collude in Lucius Malfoy's criminality, or directly advance the efforts of Lucius' criminal syndicate, an organization on par with Al Qaeda or Los Zetas. Yet we cannot easily separate this into direct intention vs active rebellion; this little walking piece of genitalia firmly acts within the grey area, aiming cannonballs at a 12 year olds limbs, augmenting Harry's isolation and further entrapment within an abusive household, and failing to prevent serial attacks on a school. I say throw the rhytid-riddled racketeer into Azkaban's most hellacious dungeon, after a lengthy trial in front of the Wizengamot. Thoughts?