Harry and Ron are friends again and, for once, all is right with the world. Someone ought to tell Winky.
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I think the reason Winky is so defensive of the Crouch family is not only because she is loyal to them, but because her mother and grandmother both served the Crouch’s. So for her, it’s not just her job, it’s a family obligation. She even mentions that her family would be ashamed if they saw her. House Elves are intelligent, but their sense of ethics is clearly different from human’s. Same as centaurs and merpeople. Both are as smart as humans but do not fully acknowledge the way wizardkind see and do things.
Lol, I love Martha’s burn on Harry of how boring the letter must be. For what it’s worth, in Fernwithy’s fanfiction Sirius is delighted with the letter and reads it three times in a row.
Alcohol fumes is a real thing. Both my husband and my mother actually get headaches from being around people who drink for too long.
I think it just made sense for Dobby to make a comeback. Hose elfs have to be strong when it comes to carrying the workload that comes with the job.
If Dumbledore insisted on paying all of the elves then they would refuse to work at Hogwarts. Even though they don’t have to be paid money, I do believe against the mistreatment. It’s two different things. Hermione wants all of the elves to feel like Dobby when in fact they feel like Winky. Ugh, never ask anyone how much they make, Hermione.
I was surprised that the house elves were not included, but it is what it is. You’re so right about how it’s a problematic plot. My husband wrote an opera about Montreal’s history and dealing with the aboriginals was a lose-lose battle. You can’t cut them out because that’s offensive and putting them in opens the door to all sorts of criticism. We had to choose the latter and brace ourselves.
Which fic of FernWithy’s is this? I *love* fanfiction delving into the Sirius-Harry relationship.