Kreacher's bandages

[kellymcj2000]

No: HPFGUIDX 117622


--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "Cathy Drolet" <cldrolet at s...> 
wrote:
> Carol said:
> "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?"
> 
> 
> DuffyPoo:
> 
> I'd say it was injuries from Buckbeak.  Kreacher had no loyalty to 
Sirius
> but was forced to do as he asked because of enslavement to the 
family.  I
> doubt Kreacher would feel the need to iron his hands for betraying 
Sirius.

Yes, his hands are bandaged and I think it's because he has just 
committed an act of betrayal by taking an order from a DE and 
injuring Buckbeak.  

BTW I started wondering about this entire series of events the last 
time I read the book.  How does Kreacher know when to injure BB?  
There must have been some system in place to let him know.  

Obviously, Voldemort knows when Harry has had the dream.  He can 
alert the DEs and someone can let Kreacher know it's time to hurt 
BB.  How do they let Kreacher know though?  Does he pop out of the 
house every hour or two?  Seems unlikely.  There must be a more 
efficient system.  Do you think they gave him a dark mark?  

Also, do you think Kreacher knew about the two way mirror and perhaps 
took it so Harry couldn't contact Sirius that way?  Perhaps the 
DEs 're-wired' it so they could use it with Kreacher.

If Kreacher took it early enough, that may explain why Sirius didn't 
ask Harry why he didn't use the mirror when he wanted to talk about 
James.  Perhaps the mirror had disappeared and Sirius thought he'd 
misplaced it or that Kreacher destroyed it.  If he knew it was gone, 
he may think Harry'd already tried that method and resorted to the 
floo network when the mirror didn't work.  

JKR did say the mirror wouldn't have been as useful as we'd have 
thought.  Maybe that's why.  Maybe not.  Thoughts?

kmc