House elves

[Catlady (Rita Prince Winston)]

No: HPFGUIDX 58095

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "Amanda Geist" <editor at t...> 
wrote:
> Nobody reads my posts! Everybody hates me!

*I* read your posts.

> Winky *should* have been able to give her loyalty to her new 
> family. That was my point, that she is far more atypical than
> Dobby, in that she cannot and will not let go even when the binding
> spell is broken and presumably a new one enacted.
> 
> As for why? I think she got far more involved on a personal level
> with Barty Jr. than house-elves usually do, by nature of her role
> as his guardian. 

To me, your description of Winky's atypicality sounds like ... the 
first time I almost expected you to follow "I think it probably is 
because she had a much closer relationship with" by boarding the 
Winky/BartySr ship.