Snape, Kreacher and the death of sirius

[finwitch]

No: HPFGUIDX 139378


> Hickengruendler:
> 
 I do not doubt that it was 
> Kreacher who got in contact with Narcissa, because someone must 
have 
> told him to injure Buckbeak at the right time, so that Sirius 
wasn't 
> already finished mending the hippogriff and able to answer Harry's 
> call from the fire. That does not mean, that Snape couldn't have 
> given some informations as well, or that Snape isn't evil, but 
> Kreacher not contacting Narcissa, as Finwitch suggested, leads IMO 
to 
> some pretty big plot holes.

Finwitch:

You say someone told Kreacher to injure Buckbeak. I'd say that 
someone was Snape. I believe you may recall this discussion in OOP:

Snape: 'Sit down, Harry'. (or did he say Potter like usual.)
Sirius: 'I'd prefer it if you didn't give any orders here, Snape. 
It's my house, you see'.

I doubt Sirius was referring only to this 'sit down'-business or 
questioning Sirius' presence there. Maybe Snape had been 'ordering 
poor Kreacher around' as well as having some portraits carry messages 
and Sirius had spotted him at it or possibly Kreacher muttered 
something about it under his breath...

Let's not forget the portrait of Bellatrix Kreacher had in the 
kitchen... no need to go to Malfoys when there's that portrait... 
Dumbledore's not the only one who can use portraits as messengers, 
you know...

Finwitch