CHAPDISC: DH10, Kreacher's Tale

[potioncat]

No: HPFGUIDX 180100


> Mike wrote:
> <snip>
> > Kreacher is bound to the Black family, he does not have 
allegiences 
> > outside of the family. Kreacher is mostly beholden to Walburga, 
who 
> > we learn was heartbroken when Sirius leaves. In OotP, Sirius has 
> > moved back into the house. If Kreacher is so loyal to the Black 
> > family, why does he hold Sirius in such contempt to the point of 
> > betraying him? <snip>
> 
> Carol responds:
snip
 Black was not supposed to be killed; he was just tricked
> into staying out of the way when Harry checked on his whereabouts. 
So
> Kreacher went to Narcissa, the only Black he felt any loyalty to who
> was both alive and out of Azkaban. He gave her and her DE husband
> information about Harry's affection for Sirius, and he took part in
> their plot to get *Harry* to the MoM by injuring Buckbeak. 
 

Potioncat: 
Kreacher's loyalty was to the Black family. His comments in general 
were in line with the superiority of Pureblood. Sirius, as far as 
Kreacher was concerned, had betrayed the Black family and was 
unworthy. Kreacher was in the position of having to obey him while 
not really accepting him. (War of the Roses, anyone?)

I don't think anyone's "being nice" to him played into this at all. I 
think he accepted the right of his wizarding family to treat him 
anyway they liked. So he went to Narcissa--who may have had much in 
common with Regulus--and he followed her orders.

IMHO, Kreacher accepted Harry once Harry took on Regulus's mission, 
and acknowledged Kreacher's good service to Regulus.