[HPforGrownups] S.P.E.W. (responding to Liz's comments

[Dave Hardenbrook]

No: HPFGUIDX 37172


Friday, March 29, 2002, 6:29:19 PM, Ahketsi at aol.com wrote:

Aac> As for the actual debate of Elf rights, I don't know what to think. It seems 
Aac> like a lost cause since the elves' refuse to defend themselves, but if they 
Aac> are truly brainwashed, as Hermione believes, then they are deserving of the 
Aac> same status as witches and wizards, as members of the magical community. 

The question I have is, are the House Elves really so universally in favor of
their own enslavement, or is it only the impression one receives when most
of the HE's one encounters work for Dumbledore?  Maybe the House Elves
of Death Eaters (like Dobby once was) would be warmer towards Hermione's
cause.

In any case, Hermione better be ready for hefty opposition from the
very people she seeks to help.  After all, the Suffragettes met with
almost as much ridicule from women as from men.

-- 
Dave