[HPforGrownups] Hogwarts elves/ Was:Dobby and Winkie sitting in a tree...

[puduhepa98 at aol.com]

No: HPFGUIDX 160302

>Zanooda
>snip>
>I don't know if I'm right, but if I am, I don't see the point  of
>Hermione giving her handiwork to the elves at all. If she is not  their
>master, they won't get free even if they took the clothes. If  anyone
>could give clothes to someone else's elves to free them,  Harry
>wouldn't need to trick Lucius Malfoy into giving the sock to Dobby,  he
>could just do it himself.

Nikkalmati:
Very good point here.  I think that HG, not being of the WW, has  
misunderstood the possible result of her actions.  She doesn't have elves  and so doesn't 
understand that she cannot free the Hogwarts elves.  The  elves themselves 
are so adverse to being freed (and kicked out of their no doubt  cushey job) 
that they will not take the chance by picking up her hats. ( If  the students 
could order the elves around they wouldn't need to sneak down to  the kitchens 
for food <g>).  Does this mean Ron knows that H is  wasting her time and just 
doesn't tell her or doesn't he give it any  thought?
Nikkalmati


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