Kreacher's bandages

[Tammy]

No: HPFGUIDX 117575


Carol wrote:
> Has anyone noticed that Kreacher's hands are bandaged as if he has
> just ironed them when Harry tries to contact Sirius Black using
> Umbridge's fireplace (OoP Am. ed. 740)? Has he ironed them in advance
> because he's in the process of betraying his master or because he has
> just injured Buckbeak or . . . ?
> 
> Ideas, anybody?
> 

Tammy replies:
Well, as Kreacher had already betrayed his master by going to Narcissa
to begin with back at Christmas and hadn't punished himself (at least
not visibily), I presume the injuries are due to Buckbeak.

In addition, one could argue that Kreacher saw his first duty to
protect the Black family, and Sirius was most definitely so far apart
from the rest of the Blacks that Kreacher could act against him with
little consequence. Also as DD pointed out, Kreacher hadn't really
acted against Sirius, he had obeyed him by literally taking the "get
out" to be an order. And Kreacher had only supplied information to get
Harry into trouble, not Sirius. Sirius was never in danger, so it's
possible that it wasn't even a betrayal anyhow.

-Tammy, who apologizes for the rambling thoughts.