SPEW (was: Freedom for House-Elves )

[a_svirn]

No: HPFGUIDX 161943

> 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.

a_svirn:
As for me, I'll be a little annoyed if that SPEW thing is revived in 
the book 7. I am pretty sure that elves story-line will become very 
important, though. The thing with SPEW was that it was all wrong; 
fist, because Hermione was dishonest in her dealing with elves (she 
has the most peculiar dislike for being open and above-board as a 
rule), and second, because her actions were irresponsible to a 
rather remarkable degree. As Carol very justly pointed out freedom 
is of no use to anybody without security. Yet Hermione set 
about "freeing" elves not only without bothering to find out about 
the nature of their bondage, but also without giving a single 
thought about their fate after the "liberation". Either she wasn't 
interested in their well-being at all, or she figured Dumbledore 
would be forced to sort it out somehow. Either way it doesn't do her 
much credit. I think in the book 7 we'll see elves doing their bit 
and being liberated properly.