House elves question

[Goddlefrood]

No: HPFGUIDX 174591

que_44601 wrote:

> In DH, the house elves were fighting in the kitchen. But, didn't 
> Hermione knit clothing for the house elves, therefore making them 
> free?
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Goddlefrood:

Would that 'twere the case. Dobby collected all the clothes Hermione 
knitted while the other elves generally refused to clean Gryffindor 
Tower.

IOW, SPEW sucked somewhat and no elves were manumitted, either in 
GoF 
or thereafter as it happens. Thus the elves backing Kreacher in the 
Battle were the same ones that had been at Hogwarts all along and 
not a new battalion.

Toodle Pip