Kreacher

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No: HPFGUIDX 129002

Rebecca snipped:

It makes me wonder what power the owners of house-elfs have over the 
elves. Do they just have the power to fire them? What is up with the 
heads on the walls of Grimmauld Place? It was mentioned at some point 
in OotP that Kreacher wanted to end up on the wall, if that's true 
maybe they should fulfill his wish (cold, I know, but Dumbledore has 
painted himself into a corner with the Kreacher situation).

What do you think Dumbledore will do with Kreacher?


Snow:

Kreacher does have respect for Mrs. Black who is just a portrait, so 
I would think he would also be loyal to other Black portraits such as 
Phineas Nigellus. Phineas, when he learned of his great-great 
grandson's death, proceeded to Grimmald Place and never returned. I 
think that Phineas demanded Kreacher to do a bit more than iron his 
hands for the part he played in killing the last person who could 
carry on the Black family name. Kreacher wanted to have his head on 
the wall next to his ancestors anyway.  

I could see Phineas come back to his portrait in Dumbledore's office 
with news that Kreacher had made his house-elf family proud in the 
end by obeying the Black family orders one last time. Kreacher had 
his final punishment executed by himself to exonerate his previous 
deception to the family that he vowed to serve through orders from 
Phineas.  

Snow