[HPforGrownups] Hermione's House Elf Hats: Question

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No: HPFGUIDX 80581

In a message dated 9/12/2003 11:29:45 AM Eastern Daylight Time, 
entropymail at yahoo.com writes:
Just a quick question: 

I know I must be missing something, but why does Hermione leave the
hats she's knitted for the house elves all around the Gryffindor
common room? Don't the clothes have to be given to the elves by their
master for them to be freed? In that case, wouldn't Dumbledore have to
give them to the elves, or else they wouldn't count? What have I missed?

:: Entropy ::
I think so, too. Dumbeldore would have to give out the socks in order for the 
house elves to be free, but it is still insulting to them. At least, that's 
what Dobby says when he talks about how he has to clean the common room by 
himself.


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