And Then 3 Books Later It's Like 'Stop Trying To Free Them Hermione They Like Being Enslaved And Dobby Is Just Weird' - Tumblr Posts
8 months ago
sorry if it’s not clear enough, but i hate hate hate that they have slaves in the hp world. like…in a world of magic… they need slaves…?? and this whole thing is half treated like a joke plot (SPEW vs. elves loving being enslaved).
it’s gross! I sooo rarely put in house-elves in my fics because i just can’t deal with the ick of it. ‘Ooooooh you’re a BENEVOLENT slave owner? how progressive’
no thanks
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this is possibly the weirdest hp plot element
esp the retcon wrt to Dobby
(initially house-elf slavery is presented as a societal ill and Harry freeing Dobby from Lucius is a real Stick It To The Man moment)
and then 3 books later it's like 'Stop trying to free them Hermione they like being enslaved and Dobby is just weird'
i like to believe they were cursed or smth
idk