house elves

[Steve]

No: HPFGUIDX 102520

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "Firedancer"
<firedancerflash at c...> wrote:
> FireDancer/June:
> 
> ...edited
> Now, poor Winky has really been abused most horribly, and she can't be 
> the only case, ... right?  
> 
> June


Asain_lovr2:

I think others in this thread have done an excellent job of covering
this basic issue, and someone was kind enough to refer back to my old
post on this matter (Thanks), so I won't address the primary issue,
but I will take exception to one minor point.

Where is the evidence the Winky 'has really been abused most horribly'?

Perhaps I misunderstand the point your are making, but Winky wasn't
abused. Certainly Mr. Crouch was rude and insensitive to Winky, but no
more rude and insensitive than he is to any one else. 

And, Winky's depression is not related to being abused, it's because
she is separated from the household she and her family have been a
part of for many generations. She has lost her home, her family
(Crouch), and her purpose in life; seem reasonable that she might be a
little depressed. 

She was born and raised to serve the house and family of Crouch, not
just to serve, but to serve that specific house, it was her destiny
and a destiny she was proud of, and now it's lost.

On the subject of Slaver-
Thanks to HunterGreen_3 for posting the link to my previous
discussions ( 92482 ). In them I point out that, in my opinion, elves
are only bound by elfin history, ferce elfin honor, and their own
solumn oath, but not by judicial or magical law. Wizard don't truly
have any hold over them, other than the exploitation of that elfin
honor and history.

Just a thought.

Steve