[ SECRET POST #6755 ]

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⌈ Secret Post #6755 ⌋

Warning: Some secrets are NOT worksafe and may contain SPOILERS.


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[X-files/Inside Reagan]



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04. [OP warned for discussion of menstruation, not sure if that merits a general content warning, but here's a note]




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05. [WARNING for discussion of abortion]

[The Alters]



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06. [WARNING for discussion of transphobia/JKR]






















Notes:

Secrets Left to Post: 00 pages, 00 secrets from Secret Submission Post #965.
Secrets Not Posted: [ 0 - broken links ], [ 0 - not!secrets ], [ 0 - not!fandom ], [ 0 - too big ], [ 0 - repeat ].
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Comments

Re: Hard disagree

[(Anonymous)]

So we're just ignoring all of house elves at Hogwarts who make up the majority of the house elves in the series and are the main target for Hermione's efforts of elf liberation? That's convenient.

Re: Hard disagree

[(Anonymous)]

I don't recall any of them being major characters?

Yes, of course there were house elves that were fine with their situation because they liked being slaves and didn't end up being treated like Winky or Kreacher. It's the fact that any elf COULD end up like Winky or Kreacher if their owner decides to fire them, dies, or decides to treat them like trash, that shows how precarious their position is and how it isn't necessarily good for them. They aren't all unhappy, but there's nothing to protect them from ending up in an unhappy situation.

Re: Hard disagree

[(Anonymous)]

Who said anything about major characters? We're talking about a race of characters, which includes the ones whose names you don't remember, all of whom love being slaves except the one weirdo who died. Winky and Kreacher were mistreated and still wanted to be slaves more than they wanted to not be mistreated. You can try to make as many loopholes and exceptions as you want, but you're not going to get around the fact that JKR modified an existing myth specifically to add in the bit where this entire race of people exists solely to be slaves to another race of people and most of them love it so much that the one human who thinks there's a problem with it is ridiculed for it by all the other protagonists so she learns her lesson and drops it.

Re: Hard disagree

[(Anonymous)]

The major characters are the ones whose situations are clearly shown to the reader.

I'm not making up loopholes and exceptions. I'm pointing out how the examples of Winky and Kreacher show that all elves were in a precarious situation and could easily end up in a bad one.

Yes, most elves were happy, but most of them weren't in Kreacher or Winky's position - but all of them could end up in it.

I do think she should have had Hermione continue to advocate for house elves, but learn how to do a better job of it as she matures, including listening to the house elves about what they want instead of just trying to free them all right away.