S.P.E.W. is legitimate

First off, I'd like to remind my opponent TWO things:1.) Before you start a topic, make sure to know what the word means. (Legitimate is usually defined as illegal.)2.) S.P.E.W. isn't illegal. It also isn't unreasonable; it has a purpose. Hermione wanted to free the elves from the maltreatment that they have to confront. Refutations:"He talked about the moral purpose of SPEW in his first contention. As I have already described, house-elf minds work differently than human minds. SPEW actually violates elf rights instead of protecting them."This has nothing to do with my argument. I talked about how S.P.E.W. is fair and reasonable because it has a good purpose. You're merely talking about the elves and their rights. If you wanted to debate on the elves' rights, the topic should've been: "Does S.P.E.W. violate the rights of the elves?" That's not the case here. We are talking about whether S.P.E.W. is illegal or not (or unreasonable). Hermione wasn't actually forcefully urging the elves to get out of "slavery." She was merely trying to convince the elves. Thus, my Contention 1 was dropped. "His second contention talked about how I claim it is "illegal" to create a club. Though it may seem strange, it is. A house-elf is like a computer. You can use it to help you in your day-to-day activities. It is there to make your life easier. I have already proven that elf nature is to serve, so this is actually not inhumane. House-elves even enjoy working. Now think of the computer as a computer which is, in this case, belonging to a school. The computer/elf certainly is there for you, but it belongs to the school. Hermione tried to take the elves away from the school, which is actually stealing. When an elf is given clothes from their Master, it is no longer working for its Master, no matter if it wants to or not. Hermione was trying to take the elves from the school, both stealing from the school and causing extreme emotional distress for the elves (for example, Winky was devastated when given clothes, and subsided into depression and eventually alcoholism)."Judge(s), I'd like to point out the fact that my opponent failed to explain how S.P.E.W. is illegal and unreasonable. He merely compared elves to computers (for some apparent reason)... He talked about how giving elves freedom is like stealing a computer. I see no link; after all, elves are actually beings with feelings, unlike computers. Second, this argument does not prove how S.P.E.W. is illegal or unreasonable. S.P.E.W. is basically like an organization that proposes petitions. Hermione didn't want to commit an illegal action. Third, your analogy makes no sense. Hermione never tried to PHYSICALLY steal the elves from Hogwarts. She merely attempted to convince the elves to free themselves. You can't compare stealing to convincing. Unless you prove how Hermione is stealing elves, this argument is completely invalid.Many elves suffer from maltreatment. For example, Dobby. My opponent forgot to mention Dobby. The Malfoy family treated him with disrepect and cruel punishments. I'm sure that there are others out there that suffer like Dobby. After all, you only brought up elves that were from Hogwarts. (Obviously, Dumbledore treated them with respect; the elves had no reason to quit.)For all these reasons, I urge you to vote for the Affirmative side of this debate. Thank you.