House Elves Freedom....& MORE....!

[Paula Gaon]

No: HPFGUIDX 83247


21Oct03

"S & R Ranch" wrote:

"If House Elves cook & clean then I would assume they also do the
laundry. So one would also assume that the act of handling clothes
while doing their duties would also not free them in anyway.
I believe they refused to clean the common room because they were
insulted that someone left clothes around thinking that they would
take it as a chance to leave. Their loyalty to Dumbledore, Hogwarts,
the staff and students was being insulted ..."

Paula now: Yes, this makes a lot of sense.  All throughout the series we see that house elves, by definition serve a house, ie family and take pride in doing so.  But, this fact still leaves us hanging.  Why was Dobby so ready and willing to leave the Malfoys?  Why did he choose to take the sock that Lucius inadvertantly passed him as his ticket to freedom and subsequent betrayal of his family?  What in Dobby's background made him the "Elf Exception" (quoting Grey Wolf)?  Even more to the point, why does Dobby love Harry so much in the first place?  As far as I can remember, throughout canon, we are never given a reason for Dobby's undying devotion to Harry.  To quote Granny Goodwitch, "we have not seen the last of this issue".  My personal theory is that Dobby has a past connection with the Potters and/or Evans.  Could it be that the Malfoys acquired him through unethical means?  Or, that somewhere in the past there was a schism in House Elfdom, those for and those against LV? 
 Personally, I favor the former, preferring to think that the Malfoy's (as well as all of the Death Eaters') conceit and duplicity will be their final undoing.  Any more theories?

Paula "Griff" Gaon



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