Dobby Vs. Kreacher

[Wanda Sherratt]

No: HPFGUIDX 74844

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "Steve" <bboy_mn at y...> wrote:
> Remember what Dobby said, that in the heyday of Voldemort's first
> reign, house-elves were treated like vermin. Have you really 
stopped
> and tried to understand the full impact of that statement. Let me 
give
> you a hint. When we were young we used to go out to the city dump, 
and
> shoot rats for the fun of it. In that vein, I can see wizards elf
> hunting or for target practice while they learn spells or torturing
> them just for the sport of it. That's what it means to be treated 
like
> vermin. 
> 
We don't have to use our imagination too much to find such instances 
in real life, either.  There was an awful story out of the Congo, 
where things are so bad "civil war" isn't even a sufficient word to 
describe what's going on.  Apparently, pygmy-hunting and cannibalism 
have become a fad there amongst the armed thugs running around.  
Lest anyone think this is just an urban legend, here is a link to 
the story on the AP wire:  
http://www.timesleader.com/mld/timesleader/news/world/5919720.htm

Gruesome. Makes The Quibbler's allegations that Fudge baked goblins 
into pies almost seem level-headed!

Wanda