House-elves and laundry

[torimarie_1216]

No: HPFGUIDX 33583

 "blenberry"  wrote:
> Now, if 
> freeing an elf can happen as inadvertently (on Malfoy's part) as 
it 
> did to Dobby, how can elves do any of these jobs handling 
clothes?  I 
> thought one had to be careful not to pass them even a sock.

Good question!

Maybe the laundry has to be in a bundle or hamper or something and 
instead of taking it directly from the hands of the witch/wizard, 
the house elf has to pick it up on his/her own.  Maybe it's only 
when the clothes go from the hands of the master to the hands of the 
house elf, that the elf is set free.

Tori