[ SECRET POST #2262 ]

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⌈ Secret Post #2262 ⌋

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Comments

[sugar_spun]

Hm...

I don't know if we're really disagreeing here.

I am objecting to the idea that a species that only desires to serve (or be a slave, if you prefer) is wrong somehow. They're not human, and as far as we know they have no human parallels, unlike that extremely racist alien species from that manga from yesterday. They're based on brownies, so it's not even that Rowling herself came up with the concept.

I agree that more could be done to protect house elves. It's apparent that a House Elf, once freed, does not need to be compelled to work, and does not necessarily consider themselves the slaves of the house that takes them in next.

What's not apparent is the nature of the slavery. Once freed, are elves unable to bind themselves to other wizards or households? Do they do so with permission from the wizard only? How does it come about that they choose or find a family or person? Exactly what is the nature of their need to obey? Is it a spell cast over them, or something inherent in their nature?

An obvious compromise is that all wizards must free their elves, who can stay on if they choose, but that might not work if an elf immediately considers themselves a slave if they want to be a slave, and remains compelled.

So, basically, I do not agree with OP that the concept itself is the issue. It is the ambivalence of their situation that might be the issue.