Winky's presence during Crouch interrogation

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--- In HPforGrownups at y..., cynthiaanncoe at h... wrote:
> I have always been puzzled about why JKR has Dumbledore summon 
Winky 
> for Crouch's interrogation.  
<snip>
 Or is there some reason I'm missing that Winky needs to be 
> there?  
> 
> Cindy (feeling like a house elf today)

Cindy -

I think that there is some reason why JKR placed Winky in that 
scene.  Winky will probably need to know what happened to Crouch Sr. 
and exacly how insane/evil Crouch Jr. was.  And she probaby wouldn't 
have believed it unless it came straight from Crouch Jr. himself.  
And her knowledge of what really happened will probaby come into play 
in later books.

 - Denise (who will give you a sock, if you need one)