Winky's presence during Crouch interrogation

[cynthiaanncoe at home.com]

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--- In HPforGrownups at y..., "Lisa-Ann Cooner" <kira at k...> wrote:
> I personally believe that Dumbledore had an ulterior motive for 
this.  He knows just about everything that is taking place at 
Hogwarts, so he knows how despondent Winky has been since Crouch Sr 
gave her clothes.  I believe that he had her brought in to witness 
the interrogation to snap her out of her depression.  After all, now 
that Crouch Sr is deceased, she had no "family" to work for but 
Hogwarts.  She needs to snap out of it and start moving on with her 
life.  She now knows just how evil Crouch Jr was and that he does not 
deserve her devotion after killing his father.
> 
> Lisa-Ann

You know, I think I figured out why JKR put Winky into the 
interrogation scene.  Winky witnesses the interrogation, then 
Dumbledore tells McGonnagle to stand guard over Crouch.  Winky 
remains in the room.  Then, many pages later, Dumbledore tells Madam 
Pomfrey to take Winky to the kitchens.  So JKR just needed a 
convenient excuse to get Madam Pomfrey out of the hospital wing when 
Snape and Sirius kiss and make up, and Winky was the excuse.

Cindy
> 
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> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: cynthiaanncoe at h... 
> To: HPforGrownups at y... 
> Sent: Friday, August 24, 2001 12:14 PM
> Subject: [HPforGrownups] Winky's presence during Crouch 
interrogation
> 
> 
> 
> As far as I can tell, Winky is just making a lot of noise and 
adding 
> nothing of substance.  So why did JKR include her in the scene?  
> Wouldn't it have been better to just do the interrogation and be 
done 
> with it?  Or is there some reason I'm missing that Winky needs to 
be 
> there?  
> 
> Cindy (feeling like a house elf today)
> 
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