Why SPEW will never work

[Debbie Roberson]

No: HPFGUIDX 90359

tiger_queen429 wrote:
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> Then, when I read OoP, I really started to dislike 
> Hermione and where she was taking SPEW. This is when 
> I began to realize that SPEW would never work out, 
> at least not in the time frame of these books. 

Debbie adds:

I haven't gone back to the other threads regarding SPEW, so this 
point has likely been brought up before, please bear with me if it 
has.  But it seems to me that the WW has subjugated in some way, 
shape or form all of the intelligent magical creatures at some point 
in the history of the wizarding world (references to various wars 
from Histor classes, etc) throughout the books have given some vague 
references as I recall.  I suspect that those Wizards-of-old acted 
out of fear intitially rather that a sense of superiority - Dobby 
showed us first hand that house-elves are a force to be reconed 
with.  The wizarding world is lucky that they are so inclined 
to "domestication."  I can't help but wonder what they were like 
before whatever agreement led to their current "servitude." 

I rather suspect we will find out in the coming books.

Debbie