the thing that’s so mystifying about the dogshit house elf plotline in harry potter is that it’s a…

the thing that&rsquo;s so mystifying about the dogshit house elf plotline in harry potter is that it&rsquo;s a completely unforced error. like, in book 2, the whole point of dobby is that it&rsquo;s a bad thing that he&rsquo;s enslaved, and it&rsquo;s good when he&rsquo;s set free at the end. extremely basic kids&rsquo; book moral stuff. then in book 4 jkr just turns around and goes…