SPEW (Society for the Promotion of Elfish Welfare)

[Carol]

Mrs. Lex Luthor (Red) wrote:
>
> Was anyone else horrible upset that they left out the entire Spew
story of out the movies? I mean i think that was Hermione's best goal,
she was so passionate about it that I think it radiated from the
books; trying to free the house-Elves. I think it changed Hermione
allot in the movies and it left you wanting more. Now if the directors
wanted to do more with Hermione's character they should have left that
in there. 

Carol:

True, House-Elf rights are Book!Hermione's passion, but I hated the
aptly acronymed SPEW from the moment I first read about it. Hermione
was trying to force freedom on creatures who didn't want it. Freedom
to a House-Elf and freedom to a human being are two different things,
or, at least, they're perceived differently. (I don't want to say any
more; We discussed House-elves on the main list so exhaustively that
most of us have had enough of the topic!) Anyway, far from being
horribly or even mildly upset when SPEW was left out of the movies, I
was happy. Plotwise, it didn't lead anywhere. If Hermione speaks up in
defense of Kreacher and Elf rights/Elf abuse in HBP, that will be
sufficient (with a brief reiteration in DH at 12 GP) to pave the way
for Ron's remark and THE KISS in DH. Or so I hope.

Carol, who thinks that Hermione's character traits have been
sufficiently established by the films, much more so than Ron's