Hermione is horrified by the cruelty that house - elves suffer .
Hermione is establishes S.P.E.W. , the Society for the Promotion of Elfish Welfare , as an effort to gain basic rights for them .
Hermione is horrified by the cruelty that house - elves suffer , and establishes S.P.E.W. , the Society for the Promotion of Elfish Welfare , as an effort to gain basic rights for them .