I find it difficult to believe that, in a world where it truly would have been ‘survival of the fittest’, such a meek and eager-to-please disposition would have been favored.

At first glance, it seems unlikely in a wild, hostile environment in which house-elves would have evolved (considering that we are given reason to believe that they are natural species that have developed just like goblins or humans, rather than something created artificially by humans, for humans), they would have died if their first instinct was to throw themselves at the feet of anything larger and stronger which came their way. Let us consider the first argument: that elves are simply, genetically, slaves. Is it, for example, because they are genetically predisposed to be servile and to enjoy enslavement, as an inherent part of their genetic makeup as a species or is it because they have been selectively bred by humans (bearing in mind that humans are generally larger and stronger than house-elves) to become this? I would personally question whether it is simply because ‘they like being enslaved’ ( Goblet of Fire, page 211), and wonder why that would be. The most dominant and interesting aspect of house elves’ traits is the servility they show to humans. is ill-conceived, or that elvish rights are a waste of time because house elves seemingly like being servile to humans, but every species has its own complex and rich history, and the origin of the house elves is never considered or even mentioned. Where exactly did the house elves come from? It’s an easy enough argument to say that S.P.E.W.

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