Kreacher and the Fidelius

[suehpfan]

No: HPFGUIDX 91298

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Lynette wrote:
Perhaps a person/being/creature that is already familiar with a 
> location does not need the secret-keeper to tell them of that 
> location.  What I mean is, if a fidelius charm is cast on MY home, 
> would I need the secret keeper to tell me where my home is?  Or, 
> would I retain the knowledge because it is MY home?  We know 
Kreature 
> couldn't reveal OotP info because Sirius told him not to right?  We 
> also know Dobby could apparate/diapparate in Hogwarts, which 
> supposedly, wizards and witches cannot.  Indeed, elves would make a 
> useful ally for Voldemort.  Maybe this is going to be part of the 
> book series plotline...
> Lynnette, who thinks Snape is a good guy, even if he isn't 
> necessarily a nice guy!

Isn't it ususally the beings who are underestimated in a story who 
wind up being the most heroic/damaging in any war?  The elves seem to 
me to fall into this catagory.  Their magic is both ignored and 
underestimated by both sides to their detriment.  The house elves we 
know can choose to excersize free will as long as there has been no 
specific direction not to do a certain thing (ie. "don't go to Harry 
Potter and tell him about the Chamber").  And they, like animals, 
seem to be able to penetrate protected places without causing a 
problem.

I think we have been given all the information we need so that we 
will not be surprised when both sides make use of the elves in 
unexpected ways.

Sue