Kreature/Snape

[Astrid Wootton]

No: HPFGUIDX 83105

My first contribution: Apologies if it¹s all been said before.

Kreature may play a larger role in Book 6. Now that Sirius is dead he can
return to Narcissa Black, Lucius Malfoy¹s wife, and the closest living
member of the Black family. He is no longer bound to keep silence on the OoP
members and doings.  Unless Dumbledore¹s *persuasion* [OoP chapter 37 The
Lost Prophecy UKHB page 733]has damaged Kreature¹s memory, like Bertha
Jorkins¹ was damaged by Crouch [GoF Chap 35, PB page 595] ­ and Dumbledore
might have done this purposely ‹ Kreature has very dangerous knowledge and
may play a larger rôle in book 6.

Who is most vulnerable to Kreature¹s information?

Assume for the moment that Snape, though unpleasant is in fact trustworthy.
He has a dangerous job: the Mole in the Malfoy circle.

<[OoP Chapter 26, Seen and Unforeseen. UKHB page521]
<Snape: It is not up to you to find out what the Dark Lord is saying to his
Death Eaters¹
<ŒNo ‹ that¹s your job, isn¹t it Š
<Snip
<Yes, Potter, he said, his eyes glinting, ŒThat is my job.¹

Snape is, at the least, on good terms with the Malfoys.  Is this cover? If
so, Kreacher can blow that cover now. This could put Snape in mortal danger.
Might Harry try to rescue him? Could Snape bear to accept his help?

This is all assuming that VM is not referring to Snape in [GoF Chap 33 UKPB
page565.]
<'And here we have six missing Death Eaters. . . three dead in  my service.
One, too cowardly to return . . . he will pay. One,  who I believe has left
me for ever. . . he will be killed, of course . . . <and one, who remains my
most faithful servant, and who  has already re-entered my service.'
<snip.
<'He is at Hogwarts, that faithful servant, and it was through  his efforts
that our young friend arrived tonight. . .

Note that he does not say *all three* are at Hogwarts.



Going off at a complete tangent (Is this allowed?)
The strange comment made by Dumbledore as he watches the smoke form a
serpent¹s head.
<[OoP Chapter 22 St Mungo¹s Hospital UKHB page 415/416]
<ŒNaturally, naturally,¹ murmured DD apparently to himself, still observing
the stream of smoke without the slightest sign of surprise. ŒBut in essence
divided?¹>

DD seems to be exploring the nature of the relationship between VM and
Harry,

The comment sounds very much like a reference to that strange mystical poem
of Shakespeare¹s ŒLet the bird of loudest lay¹ also known as ŒThe Phoenix
and the Turtle. The concepts of essence and division are central  to the
poem as a  whole. One verse goes:

So they loved as love in twain,
Had the essence but in one,
Two distincts, division none:
Number there in love was slain.

Anybody interested?

Astrid





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