Houseelves loyalty WAS: Re: JKR site update WOMBAT part 2

[Tonks]

No: HPFGUIDX 159217

> a_svirn:
> Both the house and the elf were Sirius's *property*. He left his 
> property to Harry. As Dumbledore explained, property in the Black 
> family passed down through the male line. Since there were no male 
> Blacks left, Sirius was free to pass it elsewhere. That's all there 
> is to it.
>

This is the way I saw it too. So does this means that the correct 
answer to that question is indeed the one about the house-elf allegence?

Where then does that leave us with house-elf suicide? I take it that 
this means that the Master/slave relationship extents to areas that 
might fit into the 'unforgiveables' such as suicide. A master can tell 
a house elf to kill themself and the elf would have to obey? Somehow 
that just doesn't seem right. Seems like there would be some fine print 
in the ancient magic guide on magicial contracts that might prevent 
this. ???

Tonks