[HPforGrownups] How do you sack a house elf with clothes?

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No: HPFGUIDX 65912


>No, say Dumbledore decides to fire Dobby for whatever reason, how
>will he go about doing that? Provide him with more clothes?

I think he'd just fire him, just like he'd fire any of the staff.

>Can a house elf ever be returned to wearing rags, tea towels etc?

Probably not. I suspect that once a house-elf is free, it's free.

>And
>if so, why does Winky still wear her clothes now that she has a new
>master? Does Winky get paid like Dobby?

Winky isn't a slave anymore, but she refuses pay from DD because she thinks 
it's improper for a house-elf to get paid. This is mentioned in GoF. DD 
offered to pay her as well as Dobby, but she refused.

~dream