[HPforGrownups] Re: Freedom for House-Elves (Was: Kreacher the Plot Device Elf)

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No: HPFGUIDX 161896

Sarah:

I agree that house elves are not directly analogous with historical
slavery in the U. S.  (I would add that the U. S. doesn't have a
monopoly on historical slavery, anyway.)  It reminds me of discussions
where people try to draw direct parallels between the characters in
the MWPP generation and the characters in the trio's generation.  The
peg will just never quite fit all the way in the hole.  In some ways
Harry is the obvious James, but in other ways Ron is the James and
Harry is the Sirius.  And I really hate to make Neville the Peter.

Here's what I think is the simplest way to wrap up the SPEW storyline.
 In year 7, set it up so that there's a headmaster the elves really
don't like.  He/she has to be worse than Umbridge, at least from the
elves' point of view.  If they really get enough, they'll be ready to
take all those hats and scarves (which had too much time devoted to
them to not really be anything other than filler/comic relief).  Then
they can do anything they want, like fight in a war for example.
Their heroics on the battleground could be more of a catalyst for
social change than anything Hermione could do singlehandedly.

Sarah