Dumbledore's Hypocrisy/Sirius and Kreacher

[pippin_999]

No: HPFGUIDX 129319

A_svirn:
> Besides I would argue that as a family elf, Kreacher discharged his 
duty to the House of Black admirably. From his perspective it was 
Sirius who had betrayed the family and forsaken his inheritance, 
after all. Moreover he made his views abundantly clear, so there
can  be no question of duplicity and betrayal. 


Pippin:
Kreacher contacted a mistress, Narcissa, whose interests he 
knew were in conflict with his master's, and did not inform Sirius of
the fact. He took advantage of Sirius's confidence that the Elf was
not serving anyone else, and that constitutes a betrayal. That 
Sirius's confidence was misplaced is irrelevant -- confidence in
a traitor always is.

Pippin