House Elves (are like serfs)

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--- In HPforGrownups at y..., "Mindy, a.k.a. CLH" <mindyatime at j...> wrote:
> Where and how does one go about requiring house-elves? And are they
> indentured servants for life? Boy, I could sure use one.

They come with a house. Like (actually, very much like) the ancient serfs of yore, they are bound to the land (building.)

Getting house-elves after they are freed is, for some odd reason, not easy. I'm not sure why, but GoF, seems to say (I'll quote it later) that it isn't easy for house-elves to get a new job. So, it seems that people can't just say, "Hi. Do you want to be my house-elf?" If that was so, the Weasely's would obviously have a house-elf.

Just look at the name of my reply.... I really like the comparason I came up with.