Kreacher: Not Plotting Against Sirius

[Steve]

No: HPFGUIDX 86941

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "mfisanich" <mfisanich at e...> wrote:
> Linnea wrote:
> > Alarm bells?
> > Did I miss SB throwing a boot at Kreacher or something?
> > Is Kreacher "free" now to plot against SB?
> > 
> > It could be reconciled if, for example, while at the Malfoys, LM
> > had some way of showing Kreacher that SB did indeed die at the 
> > MoM.
> > Otherwise... what?


> Melissa:
> 
> ...  Certainly, while SB is still alive, upstairs tending Buckbeak, 
> Kreacher would be under the obligation of his kind not to plot 
> against him.
> 
> However, we have seen house elves (Dobby) violate this obligation 
> before and get away with it by punishing themselves.
> 
> ..., Harry notices that Kreacher is wearing bandages ..., when he 
> lies about SB's ....  ...Maybe Kreacher has had to  punish himself 
> for plotting against SB while SB still lives?
> 
> Yours in HP obsession,
> Melissa

bboy_mn:

I agree that Kreacher's injuries were a result of having to punish
himself, but I see no plot by anyone against Sirius. 


Let's not lose focus, Kreacher is not aiding in a plot to get Sirius
killled. If you remember, on Snape's order, Sirius was supposed to
wait at the HQ until Dumbledore arrived so he would fill Dumbledore in
on what was going on. 

So, there was no plot against Sirius personally. The plot was against
Harry, and it's intent was to get Harry to the Dept of Mysteries
where, after handing over the prophecy, there was a very good chance
that Harry would die. 

One could say the plotting against Harry is indirectly plotting
against Sirius, but I think that is a distinction that Kreacher would
not feel obliged to make.

The only plotting or conspiring that Kreacher did was with a Black
family member; Narcissa Black/Malfoy and perhaps with Bellatrix
Black/Lastrange.

Just a thought.

bboy_mn