There are also instances of very old house elves (Kreacher and Hokey) who do not seem to have any children to continue serving the family’s new generation. How are new elves born? Do they reproduce asexually without another elf? Show activity on this post.
So it would seem that House Elves breed infrequently and with their masters permission, think of Purebreed dogs. Breed them once a generation for your next house elf, perhaps the babies stay with the mother or perhaps the baby just goes with the new master family and is raised by their current house elf.
It’s possible that families with house elves make their elves reproduce, or simply “command” them to produce a new house elf, and the elf in question finds a mate and reproduces with them.
Hogwarts has an abundance of house elves and I’m sure there are baby elves that result from the living situation they’re all in, perhaps Hogwarts is the birthplace and selling point of most house elves?
What is a house elf?
A House-elf (sometimes also referred to as just Elves) is a magical being which is immensely devoted and loyal to the one designated as their master. House-elves serve wizards and witches and are usually found under the employment of old wizarding families taking residence in elaborate establishments, like mansions, …
They also move trunks and baggage to and from rooms, clean dormitories, and presumably other areas of the castle as well. Helga Hufflepuff is credited with bringing the house-elves to Hogwarts.
Dobby and Winky, who came under Hogwarts’ employ at the time, were considered disgraces to the rest of their colleagues due to Dobby being paid and receiving a vacation while Winky getting drunk out of self-pity. During the Battle of Hogwarts, the house-elves fought against the Death Eaters with Kreacher leading them.
Relationship with Wizardkind. House-elves are subject to the laws of their country’s wizarding government, known as Elf Legislation . The guidelines on house-elf welfare were a set of regulations passed by the British Ministry of Magic regarding the treatment of house-elves.
Dobby using his magic to Apparate. All house-elves have their own brand of powerful magic, which allows them to perform tasks, such as Apparating, where wizards and witches cannot. More than just a mere housekeeper, a house-elf is a ruthless protector of those to whom they give their allegiance.
Some house-elfs also work at wizarding institutions, such as Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, St Mungo’s Hospital for Magical Maladies and Injuries, the Magical Congress of the United States of America, and as bar staff in some wizarding pubs.
These clothes can become quite filthy, and yet the house-elf will not clean their clothes to further express that they have no needs which are not specifically commanded to them by the master.
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