I think what happened with Hermione in GoF was that she realised she'd be eating slave labour food for 4 years and nobody had bothered telling her. I guess that's where her ethics came from. However, whether or not she was affected by Dobby's tale is something worth considering. As for CoS she spent most of the book brewing potions or in the Hospital Wing, so shrug.
I always think Hermione is more motivated by her heart than people give her credit for, and without a personal story like the one Dobby received, I don't know if she would have gone as far as she did. I think she would have been angry, made a fuss, but the drive and catalyst would have come from Dobby's original thing.... and besides, even if she did, she would have likely gotten the hint when the elves refused to clean Gryffindor tower when she kntted stuff for them. Only Dobby was taking anything, after all.
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I always think Hermione is more motivated by her heart than people give her credit for, and without a personal story like the one Dobby received, I don't know if she would have gone as far as she did. I think she would have been angry, made a fuss, but the drive and catalyst would have come from Dobby's original thing.... and besides, even if she did, she would have likely gotten the hint when the elves refused to clean Gryffindor tower when she kntted stuff for them. Only Dobby was taking anything, after all.
Rob/Gryff/7?