GenesisSaga posted...
Truth be told, I even prefer Winky to Dobby! At least Winky has a veritable and identifiable reason for acting the way she does: she actually loved her master and being in bondage. You could almost compare her to a housewife. In her mind, she was divorced (released) because she failed in her duties to her beloved depite trying her best and then becomes a pessimistic raging alcoholic and masochist due to losing her beloved and her purpose in life in one fell swoop.
I don't think I would go that far.
Dobby is more interesting than Winky just for the fact that he actively wants to break the mould, and...in the end the apple doesn't fall that far from the tree.
Also, Winky is such an idiot. When Barty has taken the Veritaserum, she's all like "No master Barty! Stop revealing our secrets! Why are you still revealing our secrets??? Stop it!" Like...I think even a Muggle would conclude that Barty was under some kind of truth drug--just how stupid IS Winky? (Not to mention her shock that Barty killed his father--really, surely she must have known this kid was dangerous given that she was tasked with hiding him).
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