[HPforGrownups] Re: House elves question

[Sherry Gomes]

No: HPFGUIDX 174602

Sherrie here:
 
Additionally, Hermione's actions were moot, anyway.  Technically, she  was
not the mistress of the house elves of Hogwarts - that would have been the
Headmaster.  Therefore, she could not free them - she just insulted them by
trying.
 
Sherrie




The other Sherry:
And now, after knowing Dumbledore's story, and the lengths to which he'll go
to achieve his end, it is no longer confusing to me that as headmaster he
would own slaves, uh, I mean house elves.  I always found it so hard to
understand why DD did not have only free elves working at Hogwarts, because
I'll never be able to get myself to accept that they actually like being
slaves of wizards.  After DH, I find it pretty much in character for DD.
That's one story line I wish had been resolved, the freedom for house elves.
oh well, if she'd tied up every possible story line, we'd probably all still
be trying to read the book, because it would be so long!

Sherry