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"Also what's the ethical structure behind literally enslaving a species of creatures and forcing them to cook our meals and keep our homes?"
"Well Harry you see, they're lesser than us and also they like it that way"
"........"
(Harry Potter? Not a great book series, from a not-great philosophical mind.)
the house elves literally enslave themselves tho. the wizards aren't the ones casting the spell to enslave them, they just are.
It's still slavery and slavery is bad in any context.
The author invested a lot of effort into creating a context where slavery could be justified. She even created a whole subplot for the express purpose of painting people who want to end slavery as misguided.
the slaves don't want to be free though. they near universally hate the idea of being freed and are terrified of being given clothes.