Hogwarts elves part 2

[Lana]

No: HPFGUIDX 160392

Here are my thoughts.

1. A house elf needs to be "given" clothing in order to be freed.  Doing laundry, picking up clothing off the floor, cleaning the common room etc..  This to me would be considered "doing their job".  I think it is much different than LM just handing a sock to Dobby setting him free.

2.  A child of the home would not be able to set the house elf free because someone long ago would have adjusted the law so it wouldn't happen.  I can't imagine them leaving their slaves open to being freed by their 3 year old child..LOL  I would think that only the eldest master of the home could do that.  Pure speculation though.

3.  Hermione leaving hats only upsets the elves.  I think Dobby states it at some point when they are all in the kitchen.  Can't find it in the book, but I am sure that I read that somewhere.  And something about Dobby being the only one that would clean the common room because of it. So, it must mean that it will not set them free, but it is an offensive behavior that the elves do not like.

Anyway, those are my thoughts.. LOL
  Lana



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