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

[Scarah]

No: HPFGUIDX 161925

> Carol responds:
> I don't think that the hats and scarves are still lying around for the
> taking (Dobby has them all), and there were never enough to free all
> the house-elves, anyway. Nor do I think, based on the ending of HBP,
> that Hermione will be in Hogwarts in Book 7 to knit and distribute
> more hats and scarves. It seems clear that both she and Ron will
> remain with Harry.

Sarah:
I've always thought that all of the trio will end up spending some
significant amount of time at Hogwarts, even if it's not a normal
school year for them and even if they don't plan on it currently.
After all, it's always been the plan that "each of the books would
deal with a year of Harry's life at Hogwarts."

Carol:
> I think and hope that SPEW is as dead as a doornail, but someone,
> perhaps Hermione, will speak up for their right to be treated fairly
> and by timeframe of the Epilogue, the Fountain of Magical Brethren
> will cease to be a lie. Either that or it will be rebuilt (reforged?),
> with the magical beings depicted as equals.

Sarah:
If SPEW is done, then I agree with the rest of your post.  Part of me
would also say good riddance to SPEW.  But why devote so much page
time to a subplot that is never to go anywhere?  I confess that I'll
be a little annoyed if we've all spent so many pages reading about
SPEW if it has no story arc of any discernible shape and just sort of
trails off to be replaced by a house-elf storyline on which SPEW had
no bearing at all.

Sarah