Kreacher (was Re: Ch Disc: Ch 4 No. Twelve, Grimmauld Place)

[Granny Goodwitch]

No: HPFGUIDX 83909

31October03
Annemehr wrote:
"Kreacher injured Buckbeak the hippogriff yesterday, and at the moment
when you made your appearance in the fire, Sirius was upstairs trying
to tend to him." (p. 831 Scholastic ed.)

Granny responds:
OK, the important point is that Kreacher injured BB the day before.  Thank you, this settles the time element.  should have looked this up.
 
Annemehr:
"I don't think the timing is a problem at all. I think it is quite a safe assumption that Voldemort knew exactly when Harry had received the image of Sirius being tortured. Voldemort would then know that it
was time to set things in motion: have Kreacher injure Buckbeak, ... 
 
Granny:
Yes, I agree here.  Now that you've reminded me that the injury occured the day before.  LV would definitely have known when Harry saw the image since Harry had not kept up the Occlumency studies and LV was well in his head.
 
Annemehr:
It's also not unreasonable to think that Voldemort had set up some way of signalling Kreacher whenever he needed to communicate with him, now that Kreacher can sneak out of the house ... I think Voldemort would indeed prepare for the possibility of Harry trying to check on Sirius.
 
Granny:
Of course.  This is exactly what I'd intended when I wrote that Kreacher was serving 2 masters.  If he's in service to the DE's, Voldemort would definitely be able to contact him.  
 
Annemehr:

I think the injury to Buckbeak would have been fairly serious in order
to keep Sirius occupied for a long time.
 
Granny:
Unfortunately, this has really been worring me too.  And, if Sirius is really gone, what's JKR going to do with Buckbeak?  Maybe he'll be Harry's new pet.  Or, Harry, Hermione, and Ron will somehow manage to get him back to Hagrid to be nursed back to health where he could again be instrumental in fighting the DE's.  Hey, this could be a good opening for Book 6!
 
Granny Goodwitch




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