Will Winky go to the Weasleys?

[naamagatus]

No: HPFGUIDX 36974

--- In HPforGrownups at y..., "lucky_kari" <lucky_kari at y...> wrote:
> I think it'd be very out-of character. We've seen how devoted Winky 
> was to the Crouches. Do you think she'd leave caring for Crouch Jr. 
> even after that... ummmm... fiasco? 
> 
> I personally think that Winky is the most tragic character in HP.
> 


I agree. Still...
There's wonderful comic potential in that scenario, don't you think? 
I can just imagine it - Winky sitting in the Weasley kitchen, in her 
usual weepy state, and Molly fussing around her, trying to comfort 
her while doing all the work herself. 

Eventually, though, I believe that Winky would transfer her loyalty 
to the Weasleys. She'll start noticing how much they need looking 
after, how hard Molly is working, how tired Arthur looks, what a mess 
the house is at times. Once she starts to feel needed, she'll be 
hooked, I'm sure. (Maybe that's one of the reasons she didn't settle 
down in Hogwarts - she needs to feel that she is the mainstay of the 
family, and in Hogwarts she's just one of many house elves. She 
misses Crouch, but mainly, I think, she misses being important to 
somebody, to some household).


Naama