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[–] MsPenguinette@lemmy.world 6 points 16 hours ago* (last edited 16 hours ago) (1 children)

The house elves yearning for subjugation means that Dobbi is likely seen as a villain

[–] TheDoozer@lemmy.world 2 points 14 hours ago (1 children)

Yeah, I always have a tough time telling if Kreacher was an Uncle Ruckus or if Dobby was a traitor and deviant to his people.

Like, we think of it as Dobby (or any House Elf) being released from slavery, but I wonder if it is more like being a Ronin.

[–] DragonTypeWyvern@midwest.social 1 points 34 minutes ago

It's supposed to be a commentary on internalized racism and cultural inertia but, because Rowling is a bit of a goof, she made it sound like racial essentialism instead.

Hermione and Dobby are not the weirdos, society is.