Dobby wants paying

[dfrankiswork at netscape.net]

No: HPFGUIDX 26846

Rowena Grunnion-Ffitch wrote:

> Food or other items
> 'left out' didn't count as 'pay' and so were
> acceptable. 
>    This of course is the behavior of free Brownies.
> Dobby, coming from a long line of magically bound
> House elves, is presumably unaware of these
> traditional practices and values.   
> 
What do we make of the fact that Dumbledore goes along with Dobby's 
wish to be paid?

And, IMO very significant, what do we make of Arthur Weasley's 
comment to Hermione that he agrees with her, it's just a bad time to 
discuss it?

David