A collection of short articles sent in for publishing to the Daily Prophet, by various members of the Wizarding World
Dear Readers,
I have decided – after the flood of letters I have received from people wishing to have work/articles e.tc, published in this newspaper – to create an entirely new section, which is devoted to people in the wizarding world, who wish to have their opinions e.t.c. known. If you have anything you would like to see in print. Please send to the usual address!
Enjoy,
The Editor.
Issue Three
The House-Elf-Liberation-Front (HELF)
For just over a year now, I have been trying to alert the wizarding world to the dreadful plight of House Elves, condemned to slavery from birth, these creatures spend their entire lives working for lazy, rich wizarding families, even though families with house-elves are commonly very rich, they are still not paid.
I have therefore founded this Organisation to help the House Elves fight or fair wages and clean, good working conditions, we want respect for House-Elves and eventually a representative for them in the Ministry. I have enclosed a short interview with three House Elves which I would like the Wizarding World to read and judge themselves – What Have YOU done to help the plight of elves in your world?
If anyone would like to join, pay two sickles, which you can send through the Daily Prophet, and I will send you back a badge and some leaflets for you to distribute in your own area. For anyone who is interested, we are holding a demonstration, outside the Ministry in two weeks; people who believe House Elves should be given equal rights can meet me there! Together we will break down the restrictions!
INTERVIEW WITH DOBBY (the House-Elf)
Miss Granger: "Good Morning Dobby, now, you are a free House-Elf correct?"
Dobby: "Yes"
Miss Granger: "You get wages; fair living conditions and are happy with your job, correct?"
Dobby: "Yes Miss! Dobby wonders where you're going with this ..."
Miss Granger: "So you would recommend to other house-elves that their route to happiness would be to break down the bonds of servitude and demand payment for your work?"
Dobby: "If Miss would please not get Dobby involved in this ..."
Ron: "Hermione? Maybe we shouldn't have done this interview in the kitchens?"
Harry: "Yeah, I think they're still sore with you for last time ..."
Hermione: "Nonsense Harry, I'll just talk to them- aaarrrgggghhhh!"
Harry: "They've got Hermione! Ron! ... Ron?"
Dobby: "He went that way, Mr Harry, sir!"
Hermione: "Arrgggghhhh! Not the éclairs! Anything but the eclairs!
Harry –wincing-, "I err ... better go find him then Dobby, bye!"
Dobby: "Bye master Potter!"
Hermione:"But you can be freeeeeeeeeeeeee!"
INTERVIEW WITH WINKY (the house Elf)
Hermione: Winky was fired from her job most unjustly a few weeks ago by her old 'master' whose name I cannot mention for legal reasons cough-Crouch-cough. She is the prime candidate to explain how much happier a House-lf could be if they weren't working for a master! Good Morning Winky:
Winky: Hic!
Hermione: Please explain to us how much happier you are now you have your freedom?
Winky: Hic!
Hermione: -hissing- I'll give you a bottle of butterbeer if you say this! –Rustling of papers-
Winky: -top pops off butterbeer- Winky – hic- likes being –hic- fwee, its –hic- so much better than when Winky had to –hic- work for –hic- Mr Crouch!
-Bursts into tears-
Hermione: As you can see that is a second house elf that would rather have freedom any day! Help me help them, join HELF and liberate an elf today!
LATER NOTE BY HERMIONE GRANGER:
I would like to inform the Daily Prophet readers, that despite the astonishing lack of turnout, me, Harry and Ron, held our demonstration anyway and sold a lot of badges and leaflets to people walking past, and are confident the Ministry will soon take notice.
We are unfortunately being investigated by the Ministry, are several letters were written into Muggle newspapers about three children and an odd little man giving out badges to 'Save the Elves', even though that is not the title of our organisation, therefore I would like to request that anyone who believes what we were doing is right to sign a petition to release us from Mrs Weasleys broom shed.
Ron: Please!!!!!!
Harry: We're begging you!!!
Petition to free Harry, Ron and Hermione:
Dobby.
Colin Creevy
Derek Creevy.
By Hermione Granger
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