<HTML><FONT FACE=arial,helvetica><FONT SIZE=2 FAMILY="SANSSERIF" FACE="Arial" LANG="0">In a message dated 6/27/2003 4:37:02 PM Eastern Standard Time, amandablackwolf@cox.net writes:<BR>
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<BLOCKQUOTE TYPE=CITE style="BORDER-LEFT: #0000ff 2px solid; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px">The house elves do them. That's part of Hermione's reasoning behind forming<BR>
S.P.E.W. in Book 4 (I think). I think the house elves also cook, but I<BR>
haven't read Book 4 to the kids yet!<BR>
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Yes, the house elves do the cooking. Hermione finds out about the house elves being at Hogwarts when Nearly Headless Nick mentions that they almost didn't have a feast because Peeves wreaked havoc in the kitchen and scared all the house elves.<BR>
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