Why are Dobby and Grawp so annoying? (Was: Freedom for House-Elves)

[dumbledore11214]

No: HPFGUIDX 162264

> Sherry now:
> 
> Ok, I know exactly why Grawp bothers me, why I wish he had never 
entered the
> story, why I don't care if we ever see him again.  Besides the 
fact that he
> is just not interesting as a character, that is.  Because of 
Grawp, we, the
> reader, and Harry, missed Ron's big moment in Quidditch.  <SNIP>

Alla:

Oh, brilliant Sherry. :)



> Sherry now:
<SNIP>
Winky makes
> me want to shake her, and Kreacher ... well, I won't go there.  

Alla:

Heeee, yes, we won't go to Kreacher's territory, won't we? I wish 
Harry would have freed him and kicked him far far away and he would 
never come back, blasted elf.

Strangely, as I mentioned before from all three elves I am most 
sympathetic towards Winky - in a sense that I pity her at least 
somewhat.


Sherry:
Dobby's
> loyalty to Harry--not as a slave but just loyalty--endears me to 
him for
> some reason, that I really can't explain.  When we first met him 
again in
> the kitchens in GOF, I thought, Oh no, not again.  But by the end 
of that
> scene I was hooked on him.  Maybe it was the contrast between 
Dobby and
> Winky.

Alla:

I totally know what you mean about loyalty to Harry - usually I am 
very sympathetic towards the characters who are loyal to Harry, who 
love him, since I love Harry's character so much, the attitude of 
the other characters towards him certainly influences my sympathies, 
but as I said funnily enough with Dobby annoyance factor wins even 
over his loyalty to Harry. ( Never try to save my life again indeed, 
hehe - is it movie contamination? It is way too late here and I just 
came from birthday party, so not checking the book right now)