House Elves

[Indigo]

No: HPFGUIDX 19462

--- In HPforGrownups at y..., Amber <reanna20 at y...> wrote:
> 
> --- Barbara Purdom <blpurdom at y...> wrote:
> > I know.  The house elves are very Jar-Jar Binks.  Sets
> > my teeth on edge.  
> 
> <grin> I rather agree. I've never liked the house elves, especially
> their manner of speaking. I was hoping they'd disappear after CoS 
but
> no such luck. 
> 
> On the other hand, I think our list elves are swell. <grin> 
> 
> Does anyone particularly like the house elves? If so, why? Just
> curious; I could be looking at things wrong.
> 
> ~Amber
> 

I like them.

I think that, like many other slaves, they just aren't afforded 
education, so don't realize their manner of speaking is incorrect 
[and thusly grating on folks who are concerned with such].

Dobby, I just love.  I was horrified in CoS when it was revealed that 
Dobby had caused Harry to miss the train, and Dobby had been the 
reason the bludger broke Harry's arm.

It was a great relief to see that okay, those were terrible things 
Dobby did, but with the best intentions at heart, even if they were 
misguided.

Winky, on the other hand, completely drove me up the wall.  She seems 
spineless to me.

Yes, I know other house-elves consider her more the standard and 
Dobby the oddball when it comes to the house elf standing on "happy 
workers, joy is in our industry"  -- but Winky got other work to do, 
and is still miserable because she's that attached to a family that 
didn't treat her well at all...and had her doing things that were 
illegal in a major way.

She thought the world of Barty Crouch Senior who is obviously a man 
whose ambitions outweigh his love [or at least acting loving] for his 
family [as a Sirius fan, I can't help pointing out Sirius mentioned 
this!]...and actually believed that Barty Jr was a good boy.

In short, she was a sweet nitwit who didn't think.

Dobby, on the other hand, thinks quite a lot, and the difference is 
telling in my mind.

Indigo