[HPforGrownups] Re: A sandwich

[Laura Lynn Walsh]

No: HPFGUIDX 178658


On 2007, Oct 29, , at 17:48, slytherin_jenn wrote:

> Laura:
>> If Dobby were still alive, would it make more sense to you?
>> Dobby would be ecstatic to serve Harry in that minor way.
>> This is Hogwarts, where the only way Harry knows to get a
>> sandwich is to either go down to the kitchens himself (a very
>> unusual undertaking and risking running in to people he
>> doesn't want to see) or asking a house elf to get him one.  If
>> he asked any other house elf to get him a sandwich, Dobby
>> would have been hurt.
>
> 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?

I don't think it takes any grand revelations about house elves'
natures.  Harry is hungry.  House elves fix food at Hogwarts.
Kreacher is at Hogwarts.  Kreacher can fix good food for Harry.
Harry is hungry and tired.  He wonders if Kreacher could fix
him a sandwich.  To me, it is that simple.

> Plus, add to this Harry's
> constant reluctance to have anyone help him.

As far as food goes, Harry has pretty much ALWAYS let
others help him (at least in the Wizarding World).  Does
he cook on the grand camping trip?  Does he cook at the
Burrow?

The only place we saw him cook was at 4 Privet Drive, IIRC.

> 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

How do you think would have been in character for him
to get food at that point?

Laura
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Laura Lynn Walsh    lwalsh at acsalaska.net
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