the time is now: They think they are happy because it is the only life they have ever known and that gives them a sense of purpose. This is how Kreacher and Winky feel. Keracher wants his head plastured to the wall of te Black Family house and Winky is in a state of mentally anguish when her master gave her up. However not all houselfs feel the same about slave labor, Dobby hated it, he did not feel it as a duty to give hom purpose in life, he wanted to be his own person and this is what all slaves had to realize before freedom was even a possibility.