De acordo com Crouch Jr. é porque Winky falhou em sua tarefa, sem o conhecimento do resto das pessoas que testemunharam o disparo.‘When Winky was discovered, my father knew I must be nearby. He searched the bushes where she had been found, and felt me lying there. He waited until the other Ministry members had left the forest. He put me back under the Imperius curse, and took me home. He dismissed Winky. She had failed him. She had let me acquire a wand. She had almost let me escape.’ Winky let out a wail of despair.
Wizards não pensavam em elfos como uma responsabilidade como vemos com Sirius, ele vagamente achou uma má ideia libertar Kretcher (provavelmente a idéia de Dumbledore de manter Kretcher), mas ele ainda não era cuidadoso e não proibiu ele de ver Bellatrix e Narcissia.