Arabella Figg, Winky, Zoo Snake

[tex23236]

No: HPFGUIDX 36905

--- In HPforGrownups at y..., "Linda C. McCabe" <lmccabe at s...> wrote:
 
> And Tex in message 36849 thinks that Winky going to the Weasleys. 
I agree
> with that.  He didn't think there was any canon to support it. 
However,
> when Harry first told Ron, Fred and George about Dobby's warning,
George
> said that "Mum's always wishing we had a house-elf to do the
ironing.  But
> all we've got is a lousy old ghoul in the attic and gnomes all over
the
> garden.  House-elves come with big old manors and castles and
places like
> that; you wouldn't catch one in our house..."  then in GoF we saw
how the
> other elves were upset with Winky as she kept wailing about drunk
in the
> kitchens.  I'm sure that after she saw Barty, Jr. that she became
totally
> unhinged.  I think the other elves would complain to Dumbledore to
give her
> the sack (or sock!)  Then he might just ask Molly to take Winky in
thinking
> that a new family is just what she needs.
> 
> I'm working on some fanfic along these lines.  If anyone wants to
help
> critique it before I submit it anywhere, please contact me offlist.
> 

My wish for Winky to end up at the Weasleys is that poor Molly 
*deserves* some help.  And, yes, I suspect D'dore would be involved
in the transfer.  Winky is indeed a *house* elf, not a school elf.  
I see a subtle difference in temprament of the two kinds of elf.
She needs affirmation, which Molly certainly can supply, as she
has for her own kids.  In fact, I was a little dissappointed not to 
find her in Ron's suitcase, going home on the Hogwarts express.  
But JKR had other things to happen on that trip.

I agree JKR has something in it for Figg.  Characters in Book 1 keep
turning up, later.  

I keep wondering about that snake in the zoo. Sirius evidently 
went to the tropics after PoA; Harry gets letters from him delivered 
by brightly-colored (i.e. tropical) birds. (Brazil/Borneo, anyone?) 
So, he mentions Harry's plight to a drinking buddy who happens 
to be parsil and our zoo snake hears about it. I see this snake 
showing up in time to eat Ninji, at the big show-down.