Winky thoughts......could possibly turn into OOP thougts

[Ersatz Harry]

No: HPFGUIDX 58010

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "Tonya Minton" <tminton at d...> wrote:
> Here are a few thoughts on Winky, GOP,  and maybe leading into OOP....
>  
> WHAT IF:
>  
> Winky is actually Barty Crouch JR'S house elf.

To be honest, I don't think this much matters -- even if it were true,
both Crouches are dead, so Winky has no master anymore.  Further, in
one of the kitchen scenes in GoF, I seem to recall that Dobby
certainly talks about how Winky is having trouble adjusting to
freedom.  I don't think he would have said this if she weren't truly
free, and Dobby would presumably be in a position to know.

But you do have me wondering about what happens to a house-elf when
its master dies.  Given that it's a slave, I suppose it might be
inherited if there is someone to inherit it, but what if there isn't?

In any event, I would not be surprised if the house-elves generally
play a larger role as a group than they have done so far.  It is
possible that JKR was using Hermione's indignation over their
treatment simply to flesh out Hermione's character a bit, but I think
that this was more likely to be a bit of foreshadowing concerning a
possible future alliance of house-elves and wizards.  I just hope they
don't get portrayed like Ewoks.

One last thought -- why would Winky (I think it was Winky) say that
Bagman was a bad wizard yet fail to recognize Evil!Barty right under
her own nose?  Was this simply misplaced loyalty?

Ersatz Harry