house elves

[pandrea100]

No: HPFGUIDX 105375

niekycrins <n.crins at p...> wrote:
> Remember what DD said when HP asked him what he would want to see 
> in the Mirror of Erised? DD would like to see himself holding a 
> pair of thick, woollen socks. Socks? Dobby? Clothes?


Ohmigod!  Dumbledore is an enchanted oversized house elf, bound to 
Hogwarts and secretly longing for socks to free him!
;-)

Heh.  I do like the idea of house elf spies, though.  I feel that 
Hermione's ongoing liberation efforts are definitely going somewhere, 
as well of course as revealing more of her personality (because not 
EVERYthing in the books is simply plot-driven).  That, coupled with 
Hagrid's efforts with the giants, the defence of Buckbeak and Lupin 
and the Animagi theme, all seem coupled, as if the strength of the 
good side is partly in its diversity.  That seems like a very JK kind 
of idea, a sort of multicultural fightback against the pureblood and, 
so far, entirely human ranks of Voldemort (apart from snakes - snakes 
in the grass, traitors to the magical creatures?).

But precisely what part they will all play, I don't know.  And so 
far, the other house elves have shown no signs of wanting to follow 
Dobby's example - what would it take for them to suddenly change 
their minds?  Surely it would have to be a free choice, ordering them 
to fight for the good side would be wrong (like ordering slaves to 
fight in the US Civil War).  Maybe only Dobby and Winky will help 
out.  Maybe that example, with them ending up as war heroes, will 
inspire other elves to 'be all they can be'.

Pandrea