Grimmauld Place / Death Certificate please / Kreacher

[Susana da Cunha]

No: HPFGUIDX 112067



mhbobbin wrote:
"Kreacher, though, is bound by different rules."

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Yes he is.

I read some of the posts suggested by Steve and I found little about
Kreacher. I apologize if I'm repeating something already pointed out but I'm
rereading GoF and a passage made me jump to the computer and I just *had* to
say this:

In GoF chap.21, Harry asks Dobby if he can speak ill of he's previous
masters (I have the Portuguese version so I won't quote) and Dobby *does*,
though he runs his head into the wall right after (just lack of practice,
according to Harry). Winky, on the other hand, refuses. It's clear to me
that house elves have a mind of their one and are perfectly capable to judge
their masters. Winky is still loyal to Mr. Crouch Sr. because she *does*
believe he is a good man whereas Dobby, like Kreacher, found every excuse to
disobey while still in service to a master they disapprove of.

IMO, Kreacher is now a liability to the order. If he is set free (or
inherited) he will have many secrets to reveal, the most destructive of all
being: "Severus Snape drops in from time to time to give important reports".
As he went to Narcisa in OotP, the Malfoys know of he's existence and can
probably guess the amount of useful information he would be willing to give
them.

If I was Lucius Malfoy, I'd be the first to give testimony about the death
of Sirius Black to get my hands on Kreacher. I wouldn't even be surprised if
DD would give testimony that Sirius *didn't* die!

The real question is not what will Harry inherit - he couldn't care less -
but what will Narcisa and Bellatrix inherit. The house is the least of the
order's problems!

Susana