Dumbledore's Army = House Elves

[Karen]

No: HPFGUIDX 82694

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, Scott Santangelo 
<owlery2003 at y...> wrote:
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> Dumbledore's Army will turn out to be a loyal group of Hogwart's 
house elves. I suspect they may receive some sort of "uniform" 
(ie:clothes!) in recognition of their new status as (free) members 
of the school staff (ie: they are "asked" to stay/work/be paid 
vs. "enslavement"). Elves are powerfully magical, with a natural 
(wandless!) ability that even wizards are fearful of (see Malfoy, 
Sr.). Therefore, under the Direction of Dumbledore, they would be a 
formidable (and doubtless a defensive) weapon in the Order's arsenal.
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Glad to know I'm not the only one to get this idea! Especially since 
Dumbledore made his statement about never being gone as long 
as "those who remain loyal to me" are at Hogarts. Who are the most 
loyal to Dumbledore besides the students and faculty? The house 
elves! They have powerful magic, they can operate independently when 
they want, and they know every inch of Hogwarts. These are some 
powerful allies if Hogwarts itself is ever under siege.

I expect to see a lot of House Elf action eventually, whether it is 
Hermione who organizes them or they take action on their own!

Karen