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[Tiffany B. Clark]

No: HPFGUIDX 178657

Celoneth:

No, it wouldn't have made sense to me - my problem isn't the
house-elves, its Harry's behaviour. I wouldn't expect Harry to honour
a house-elf by having him serve him, even if that would be the highest
compliment(which I think it would be). Harry's never really
understood, tried to understand or been around house-elves to
understand their nature. He treats them mostly like he does human
beings - correct or not, that's how he acts, why all of a sudden,
exhausted and after major battle with many lives lost, would he have
grand revelations about house-elf nature? Plus, add to this Harry's
constant reluctance to have anyone help him. I just don't think it
makes sense for his character to call on a specific house-elf and have
him serve him, or even think it  - doesn't seem to be the time or
place for it - regardless of whether  it's right or wrong.  

Celoneth

Tiffany:

I had issues with Harry's behavior also & it's rare for me to 
criticize a protagontist's behavior in a novel.  If you don't 
understand the house-elves, that's all fine with me because there's 
more than enough time to learn about them, but be dignified in the 
way you behave around them.  Harry's also been very reluctant when 
someone else has tried to help him out.  I don't dislike his 
character at all, but wish that Harry would make some smarter 
decisions at times.