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The house-elf that serves the Black family at number twelve, Grimmauld Place. He's ancient and the towel he wears is so filthy as to be nearly unrecognizable. He seems to entirely subscribe to the Black family’s arrogant, prejudiced views, and is sympathetic to Voldemort’s cause. Kreacher is thus extremely unhappy serving Sirius; he adored Mrs. Black and the rest of the Black family and detests that the family's home is now the headquarters of the resistance effort against Voldemort. While Harry is there, Kreacher spends much of his time skulking around and trying to steal family heirlooms that Sirius intends to throw away, especially family photographs. Hermione attempts to be kind to Kreacher, but Kreacher regularly insults her by calling her a “Mudblood.” Dumbledore and others caution that Kreacher should be treated with kindness, especially because he could be a liability given that he's not at all loyal to Sirius. This proves an appropriate warning, as Dumbledore discovers that starting around Christmas, Kreacher has been visiting Narcissa Malfoy and her family—who are members of the Black family and therefore, technically people that Kreacher can serve—and telling them important information. Kreacher then participates in the plot to lure Harry to the Ministry by injuring the hippogriff Buckbeak so that Sirius is upstairs tending to his wounds when Harry tries to confirm Sirius's whereabouts.
Kreacher Quotes in Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
The Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix quotes below are all either spoken by Kreacher or refer to Kreacher. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
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Chapter Thirty-Seven
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"Like the fact that the person Sirius cared most about in the world was you," said Dumbledore quietly. "Like the fact that you were coming to regard Sirius as a mixture of father and brother. Voldemort knew already, of course, that Sirius was in the Order, that you knew where he was—but Kreacher's information made him realize that the one person whom you would go to any lengths to rescue was Sirius Black."
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"Sirius did not hate Kreacher," said Dumbledore. "He regarded him as a servant unworthy of much interest or notice. Indifference and neglect often do much more damage than outright dislike...the fountain we destroyed tonight told a lie. We wizards have mistreated and abused our fellows for too long, and we are now reaping our reward."
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Kreacher Quotes in Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
The Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix quotes below are all either spoken by Kreacher or refer to Kreacher. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
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Chapter Thirty-Seven
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"Like the fact that the person Sirius cared most about in the world was you," said Dumbledore quietly. "Like the fact that you were coming to regard Sirius as a mixture of father and brother. Voldemort knew already, of course, that Sirius was in the Order, that you knew where he was—but Kreacher's information made him realize that the one person whom you would go to any lengths to rescue was Sirius Black."
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"Sirius did not hate Kreacher," said Dumbledore. "He regarded him as a servant unworthy of much interest or notice. Indifference and neglect often do much more damage than outright dislike...the fountain we destroyed tonight told a lie. We wizards have mistreated and abused our fellows for too long, and we are now reaping our reward."
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