Chapter 28 - The Madness of Mr. Crouch Summary

Back at school, Harry and friends head to the kitchen to give Dobby a present. After all, it was the house elf that saved him by giving him the gillyweed. They are also going to pick up some food to send to Snuffles, or Sirius. Winky is there too. She seems to be a bit drunk and is crying about her old master and his secret. Ron tries to discover what Winky is hiding about Mr. Crouch. Hermione interrupts by once again getting on the subject of elves' freedom, shocking the elves and irritating Ron. Ron and Hermione seem to be constantly bickering at each other.

Hermione is going through her own problems. After Rita Skeeter's nasty article, the poor girl receives all sorts of slights, even hate mail. Hermione wonders how...