OOP: Kreacher (was: A person is more than the worst thing they have done

[Juliet]

No: HPFGUIDX 63836

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "jenny_ravenclaw" 
<meboriqua at a...> wrote:
>>
Huh? I must have definitely missed something. Can you point me in 
the direction of where in OoP we are told that Narcissa gave Kreacher 
orders?
>>

Gladly!  *pulls out OOP*

"Oh yes.  Kreacher, I am afraid, has been serving more than one 
master for months." Dumbledore, Pg 829

"Kreacher seized his opportunity shortly before Christmas," said 
Dumbledore, "when Sirius, apparently, shouted at him to 'get out.'  
He took Sirius at his word and interpreted this as an order to leave 
the hous.  He went to the only Black family member for whome he had 
any respect left....Black's cousin Narcissa, sister of Bellatrix and 
wife of Lucius Malfoy." Pg. 830

Explanation, including expample of Kreacher acting under Malfoy 
orders:

"The Malfoys- undoubtedly on Voldemort's instructions- had told him 
he must find a way of keeping Sirius out of the way once you had seen 
the vision of Sirius being tortured.  Then, if you decided to check 
whether Sirius was at home or not, Kreacher would be able to pretend 
he was not.  Kreacher injured Buckbeak the hippogriff yesterday, and 
at the moment you made your appreance in the fire, Sirius was 
upstairs trying to tend to him." Dumbledore, 831

~Aldrea, who also found that line amusing, just because of the way it 
was phrased.