Dumbledore & Kreacher (was Re: Dumbledore the parselmouth?)

[JULIA WILKES]

No: HPFGUIDX 151158

Tonks wrote:
A word about DD's methods with Kreacher; I am sure that, while milk 
and cookies would never work with Kreacher, DD did not use an 
unforgivable on him.  DD probably only had to threaten to burn Mrs. 
Black's portrait to get anything he wanted from Kreacher.  

Steven 1965aaa wrote:

He also wouldn't have had to use crucio, there would be other spells of 
less severity which might be considered less than "saintly" to use.  The 
only point I'm trying to make is that I don't think DD has to be a 
saint in order to be good.  

Julia:

Didn't DD use occulmency on him? I remember something regarding a statement in the book that went something like this:  " Professor Snape is not the only accomplished occlumens at Hogwarts".... Didn't he say that in his office when he was trying to explain to HP how he found out what was going on when he arrived at #12 Grimmald Place and he was talking to Kreacher...

Julia