Kreacher and Filch: Brothers in Betrayal? (McGonagall? No way!)

[hypatia423]

No: HPFGUIDX 83970

     I struggle to believe for even an instant that Minerva 
McGonagall would betray the Order. Surely her lack of celebration at 
Voldemort's initial demise was due to sadness at the deaths of James 
and Lily, and concern for leaving Harry on the doorstep of  "the 
worst sort of Muggles imaginable"? Neither Dumbledore nor Hagrid were 
cheerful either, and all three were farsighted enough to know the 
demise was temporary. 

     Kreacher proved it is not necessary to be in the Order to betray 
it. He played a pivotal role by providing crucial information to both 
Narcissa Malfoy and to Harry. What do Kreacher and Filch have in 
common? Deep, sullen, smoldering resentment. Kreacher had no loyalty 
to Sirius. Filch has no loyalty to Dumbledore. Look how he kowtowed 
to Umbridge, overjoyed at her permission to (at last!) use corporal 
punishment on Dumbledore's students. Filch is an angry, aging, 
humiliated Squib in the midst of flowering young witches and wizards. 
How could he not be resentful? He seems to view Harry with particular 
malice. 

     With JKR's foreshadowing in mind, I see that Kreacher, not a 
central character,  brought about the destruction of Sirius. If, on 
Voldemort's "map" there is a big red pin stuck right in the vicinity 
of Hogwarts, what might we expect from a similar non-central 
character,just as strategically placed? I think we need to keep an 
eye on Argus Filch. His years of powerlessness, rage and resentment 
make him dangerous. He would be soft clay in Voldemort's skilled 
fingers.