Grimmauld Place / Death Certificate please / Kreacher

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No: HPFGUIDX 112144

Susana writes:
<snip>
> 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.
> 
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Karen M writes:
Difference between Dobby/Winky and Kreacher is that Dobby and Winky 
were given clothes thereby freeing them from their service and 
Kreacher's service to the Black family has not been through clothes.  
IMO this difference will force Kreacher to keep the Order's secrets 
no matter who his next "master" is.

- Karen