I would have sworn I previously commented on this, but it appears that I didn't, so I'll just tell you now how incredibly awesome this fic is. It isn't often that we get to see into the private lives of the house-elves and their politics, so getting to see your take on them is just delightful. Also, the pairing you've used to tell your background story is so... Logical. Dumbledore/Flitwick make an excellent pair, both equally masters of their crafts and the sort of pair that I can see always being challenged by each other. I love their conversations and the little bits of canon-twisting that you did. Or canon enhancing, I should say. Really fantastic fic. :D