Hogwarts Laundry

[zanooda2]

No: HPFGUIDX 163489

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "Bex" <kaleeyj at ...> wrote:

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> FWIW, I think that the Elves at Hogwarts were avoiding Hermione's hats
> because of 1) principles, and 2) because it would free them since she
> saw it that way. 


zanooda:

I was really sorry to snip your post, it was so funny, and I agree with 
most of it, except for this point. How can Hermione free the elves if 
they don't belong to her? You can't just go around freeing someone 
else's slaves. If this was the rule, Harry could have given Dobby the 
sock himself, he wouldn't need to trick Lucius Malfoy into it. The 
elves don't touch the hats because even Hermione's intent is insulting 
to them, not because they are afraid it will really free them, IMO.