I feel that they might get scared off if they're exposed so suddenly to a new world and given free will, all at one shot. After all, our parents held our hands too, when we were learning to walk. House-elves are a stubborn race, so much that even repeating over and over that they're 'free' might not work with them.
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Date: 2010-07-12 08:08 pm (UTC)Candice//Gryffindor