Discrimination affects many different people, as well as creatures long-term. Discrimination, as defined by Rodolfo A. Bulatao and Norman B. Anderson is “unequal treatment based on group membership” (76). In the Harry Potter series, discrimination is portrayed in the house elf Dobby through racism. Racism, according to Rodolfo A. Bulatao and Norman B. Anderson, “involves control by one group over resources that another group wants or needs” (76). Through Dobby’s attitudes and actions we can see the way he was taught to think and how it affects his roles in society long-term. In this essay, I argue that discrimination is something that widely affects Dobby and has long-lasting effects on his personality such as self-identity, self-worth, and cultural norms. As shown in Harry Potter, elves are treated as property. When the elves are taught to obey people their entire lives, it affects how they interact with others. With the examples that will be explained through this essay and research, this can be applied to modern day ideas of discrimination and how it can affect people long-term through the use of Dobby.