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Topic	In Harry Potter, would you consider it cruel to free house elves?
thronedfire2 12/17/17 6:03:37 PM #6:	DK9292 posted... Gafemage posted... The Malfoys threatened Dobby's life multiple times a day & had him perform cruel punishments on himself for the fun of it. Explain how you could possibly condone something like that, TC. A later book (Order of Phoenix, IIRC) showed that Dobby is the exception precisely because of that abuse. Most House Elves love to be servants, and are offended and disgusted when ~~Hermione~~ starts freeing them. ..because they're brainwashed into being slaves. House elves have magic the humans can't even touch but they don't use it because they're so used to being slaves --- I could see you, but I couldn't hear you You were holding your hat in the breeze Turning away from me In this moment you were stolen... <cite>thronedfire2 posted [p:892396800] in In Harry P... [t:76109597]...</cite> <quote><cite>DK9292 posted...</cite> <quote><cite>Gafemage posted...</cite> <quote>The Malfoys threatened Dobby's life multiple times a day & had him perform cruel punishments on himself for the fun of it. Explain how you could possibly condone something like that, TC.</quote> A later book (Order of Phoenix, IIRC) showed that Dobby is the exception precisely because of that abuse. Most House Elves love to be servants, and are offended and disgusted when Hermione starts freeing them.</quote> ..because they're brainwashed into being slaves. House elves have magic the humans can't even touch but they don't use it because they're so used to being slaves --- I could see you, but I couldn't hear you You were holding your hat in the breeze Turning away from me In this moment you were stolen...</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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