Loyalty and bravery were considered immensely positive character traits through the stories. Dobby will serve the family until he dies, sir. And the family will never set Dobby free. Sometimes they reminds me to do extra punishments. Dobby is always having to punish himself for something, sir. ‘But won’t they notice if you shut your ears in the oven door?’ Dobby will have to shut his ears in the oven door for this. ‘Dobby will have to punish himself most grievously for coming to see you, sir. Why would wizards ever seek to re-educate, when their instincts towards servitude were so beneficial towards them? And without someone to teach them that there might be a better way, that was how it would remain.
They worked in teams and they lived to serve. Happily spending their days cooking up feasts, they never turned their minds to the potential for rebellion, because it was simply not how they operated. The house-elves’ failing came from the fact that they were expected to serve.
‘Dobby hid and watched for Harry Potter and sealed the gateway and Dobby had to iron his hands afterwards–’ he showed Harry ten, long, bandaged fingers, ‘– but Dobby didn’t care, sir, for he thought Harry Potter was safe, and never did Dobby dream that Harry Potter would get to school another way!’ ‘Indeed yes, sir,’ said Dobby, nodding his head vigorously, ears flapping. ‘You stopped the barrier letting us through!’ This wasn’t something they had to learn, or something they had to harness: it’s just something that they were.ĭobby’s lip trembled and Harry was seized by a sudden suspicion. Kreacher was so powerful that he was able to Disapparate where wizards could not, escaping the Inferi that surrounded the locket Horcrux. Dobby frequently demonstrated himself to be immensely powerful, causing Lucius Malfoy himself to back down with just a point of his finger. While Western wizards relied heavily on wands to exhibit their magic, wandless magic is still present in other cultures, including house-elves. House-elves could perform magic beyond that of a wizard After centuries of being victims of abuse, prejudice and servitude, let’s never forget how incredible they are. But house-elves held extraordinary magic of their own. Wizards and witches are all well and good, and we obviously wish we could have a few of their powers from time to time.
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