[HPforGrownups] House elves question

[Barbara Key]

No: HPFGUIDX 174657

--- que_44601 <que_44601 at yahoo.com> wrote:

> I wondered about this. In DH, the house elves were
> fighting in the
> kitchen. But, didn't Hermione knit clothing for the
> house elves,
> therefore making them free? Did Hogwarts then do
> without the house
> elves or just go out and get more? Didn't anyone
> know that it was
> Hermione that was freeing them? Shouldn't she have
> gotten into trouble
> for making the house elves free?
> 
> 


If I remember correctly, Dobby was collecting them
all. He also said that the other house elves were
insulted by her leaving the clothing around the room
and wouldn't clean there anymore.

Barbara