Snape, Kreacher and the death of sirius

[hickengruendler]

No: HPFGUIDX 139382

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "finwitch" <finwitch at y...> 
wrote:
 
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> Finwitch:
> 
> You say someone told Kreacher to injure Buckbeak. I'd say that 
> someone was Snape. 

Hickengruendler:

That seems pretty unlikely to me. Most of all, because I think this 
would be pretty complicated, because Snape as well could not have 
known when exactly Voldemort would send the Vision to Harry. Snape 
was in Hogwarts, he probably had no prior knowledge to when Harry 
would have gotten the vision. Of course Voldemort could have found a 
way to tell Snape, who told Harry. It is theoretically possible, but 
it seems so awkward, IMO. Why not go the straight-forward way, namely 
via the Malfoys or Bellatrix, who do not live in a school full of 
Dumbledore supporters, who could have gotten Voldemort's message for 
Snape. And there's also the fact, that Kreacher still feels some 
loyalty for Bellatrix and Narcissa. If I were Voldemort, I would find 
it much more logical to tell them to give Kreacher instructions, 
instead of someone to whom Kreacher has no ties (as far as we know). 
 
> 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...
> 

Hickengruendler:

Did Kreacher have a portrait or simply a photography? I know that in 
the German translation it was translated as "Foto". And so far we 
have seen people on photographies waving but never talking. That and 
they somehow seemed to be stuck at the time the photo was taken. 
(Although there are some contradictions in canon. Percy left the 
Weasley family photo, yet on Moody's Order photography, James and 
Lily still treat Wormtails like a friend).

Hickengruendler