[HPforGrownups] Re: Hermione's Hypocrisy?(long)

[Susanne]

No: HPFGUIDX 129144



Hi,

Wednesday, May 18, 2005, 4:14:30 PM, a_svirn wrote:

>> Betsy:
>> Ooh, I'm going to have to strongly disagree with you here.  I
> don't 
>> think Ron sees house-elves as people at all.  I think he ranks
> them 
>> up there with garden gnomes - a bit more useful, but not capable
> of 
>> too much thought.  

> a_svirn:
> Yes, you are probably right about Ron. 
 
Hm, I'm not so sure of that assessment.

If you compare Ron's and Harry's reactions to Dobby at
Christmas time in GoF and his actions in OotP, when Hermione tries to
trick them, I don't see Ron treating them as not capable of
too much thought.

No more than Hermione, who thinks the elves need
to be tricked into freedom, instead of talking things over
with them, learning more about their history first hand and finding out
their reasons for not wanting to rush over into her camp.

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 Susanne                           mailto:siskiou at vcem.com