Hermione's Hats

[S Handel]

No: HPFGUIDX 78394

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "l3al3y_Doll_3" 
<Kiss2Kiss1 at a...> wrote:
> --- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "Joe" <c4bchief at y...> wrote:
> > <snip>
> > But then how are the hats and socks that Hermione is knitting and 
> > hiding around the Gryffindor 
> > > common room supposed to free them, since once again the elves 
> would 
> > > only pick them up themselves?  
> 
> Now Me-
> 
> Because Hermione genuinely believes simply making the hats as gifts 
> from her to the elves would set them free. > was too preoccupied...
  
> (Dobby said the elves were annoyed 
> > > and would not clean the Gryffindor common room, but was it just 
> > > because someone was trying to trick them?  They weren't in any 
> > > danger of being freed.)  
> 
> Me again-
> 
> I think they were more annoyed at what Hermione believed she was 
> doing, because technically they weren't being tricked. .
> 
> 
> -Maritza (who doesn't believe Hermione's as well-rounded and 
> wonderful as everyone tries to make her out to be, but still likes 
> her)

now Susan:
I think Maritza is very right.  The house elves ran away from the 
trio and pushed them out of the kitchen when Hermoine went on one of 
her SPEW tirades in the kitchen.  I think this is Hermoine's big 
flaw.  When she feels strongly about something she becomes narrow 
minded and cannot understand the "other" side of the coin so to 
speak.  She cannot fathom that a house elf truly is happy being a 
house elf.  Therefore, she is blinded to the reality that she cannot 
free the elves.  The house elves are ecstatic having a lot of work to 
do.  Granted some of them realize that the masters they serve may be 
nasty but that does not discount the fact that they love hard work.  
I love Hermoine but when she gets off on a tangent her immaturity 
shines thru.  I also think they are resentful of her for trying to 
force them to do something they are so very against and that is why 
they refuse to touch the items she makes or clean the Gryffindor 
tower.
Susan  just my 2 cents.