Percy / Kreachur / Snape / Poison / Harry

[Carol]

No: HPFGUIDX 180128

Colebiancardi summarized chapter 10 in
> <http://groups.yahoo.com/group/HPforGrownups/message/180052>
> 
> <<  Narcissa and Bellatrix were probably lovely to Kreacher and he
did them a favor. >>
> 
> This has never quite worked for me. Why would Narcissa be kinder to
Kreachur than she was to Dobby? Why would Bellatrix, who is Narcissa's
sister who was raised with her, be any kinder to House Elves than
Narcissa is? If Narcissa was being kind to Kreachur because she
figured she could use him in the Dark Lord's service, how could she
make crazy Bella also be kind to Kreachur? Bella doesn't seen able to
dissemble. 
<snip>

Carol responds:

Colebiancardi is summarizing Hermione's position. Apparently, both
Hermione and JKR are forgetting that when Kreacher (n "u") originally
went to visit Narcissa over the Christmas holiday, Bellatrix was still
in prison. As for Narcissa treating Kreaacher nicely, possibly she
did. After all, he came to her and was known to be loyal to the Black
family (except "blood traitor" Sirius), so why not be nice to him and
coax out as much information from him as she could?

We can't know what happened, of course, but Narcissa, like Snape, can
be charming when she chooses.

Carol, agreeing that Bellatrix seems unable to dissemble and wondering
how she could possibly have taught Draco even the rudiments of Occlumency