S.P.E.W. Term XVII, Activity #2: The Logistics of Freeing House-Elves

[mandyloo.livejournal.com]

By popular demand, I bring you our next activity- a discussion!

Activity: The Logistics of Freeing House-Elves
Dates: Now until 11:59 pm July 12, MST (5:59 am July 13, UTC)
Points: 10 points for first comment, additional comments 2 points each, up to 30 points. Points for bonus items if you have them.
Details: Hermione was adamant about winning better working conditions, fair wages, and time off for House-Elves. But it takes more than wanting something to make it happen. How would you convince a house-elf that they needed to be free? How would you convince the Ministry that their freedom was necessary?

Initial comments (for 10 points) must be at least 4 sentences long. Additional comments should be at least 2 sentences.

Ideas for talking points:
~ What exactly should we change for House-elves?
~ How would you go about talking to this with the house-elves?
~ How would you bring this up with the Ministry?
~ How would you promote this with the general public?
~ Feel free to reply to others' initial comments when making your later comments. But please be polite! No bashing other people's ideas, but you don't have to agree with them either.

~ Sign each comment with your Name/House! Failure to do so means no points for you!

~ Remember, you must be on the roster to get points, so be sure to sign up before the activity ends!

kilobites , silvertigerx - you will each get +5 bonus points for suggesting this activity, if you participate! :)

Comments

[mmailliw.livejournal.com]

It appears that as things currently stand, most elves do not want to free. This could be due to one of two things: either it is in their nature to love to serve or their preferences have been permanently warped by that bonding spell cast on them a millennium prior.

Consequently, we need to find a way to learn which of these hypotheses are true. After all: even though no human in their right mind would dream of having their head on a stick, this may be the natural heaven for house-elves! If it turns out the bonding spell has warped their brains, the natural thing to do would be to reverse it; if not, we should focus more on the quality of employers.

William//Slytherin

[kimberry531.livejournal.com]

Interesting theories. If it were the first - their nature is to serve - do you think they should be kept as slaves, property to the family? Or do you think that they should be treated more as employees and given some sort of compensation for their work and loyalty?

Kimberly\Gryffindor
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