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But Master Regulus had proper pride; he knew what was due to the name of Black and the dignity of his pure blood. For years he talked of the Dark Lord, who was going to bring the wizards out of hiding to rule the Muggles and the Muggle-borns. and when he was sixteen years old, Master Regulus joined the Dark Lord. So proud, so proud, so happy to serve. And one day, a year after he had joined, Master Regulus came down to the kitchen to see Kreacher. Master Regulus always liked Kreacher. And Master Regulus said. he said. The old elf rocked faster than ever. he said that the Dark Lord required an elf. Voldemort here an elf. Harry repeated, looking around at Ron and Hermione, who looked just as puzzled as he did. Oh yes, moaned Kreacher. And Master Regulus had volunteered Kreacher. It was an honor, said Master Regulus, an honor for him and for Kreacher, who must be sure to do whatever the Dark Lord ordered him to do. and then to c-come home. Kreacher rocked still faster, his breath coming in sobs. So Kreacher went to the Dark Lord. The Dark Lord did not tell Kreacher what they were to do, but took Kreacher with him to a cave beside the sea. And beyond the cave there was a cavern, and in the cavern was a great black lake. The hairs on the back of Harrys neck stood up. Kreachers croaking voice seemed to come to him from across that dark water. He saw what had happened as clearly as though he had been present. There was a boat. Of course there had been a boat; Harry knew the boat, ghostly green and tiny, bewitched so as to carry one wizard and one victim toward the island in the center. This, then, was how Voldemort had tested the defenses surrounding the Horcrux: by borrowing a disposable creature, a house-elf. There was a b-basin full of potion on the island. The D-Dark Lord made Kreacher drink it. The elf quaked from head to foot. Kreacher drank, and as he drank, he saw terrible things. 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Harry asked, and he was not surprised to hear himself whispering. Kreacher raised his ugly head and looked at Harry with his great, bloodshot eyes. Master Regulus told Kreacher to come back, he said. I know - but how did you escape the Inferi. Kreacher did not seem to understand. Master Regulus told Kreacher to come back, he repeated. I know, but - Well, its obvious, isnt it, Harry. said Ron. He Disapparated. But. you couldnt Apparate in and out of that cave, said Harry, otherwise Dumbledore - Elf magic isnt like wizards magic, is it. said Ron. I mean, they can Apparate and Disapparate in and out of Hogwarts when we cant. There was silence as Harry digested this. How could Voldemort have made such a mistake. But even as he thought this, Hermione spoke, and her voice was icy. Of course, Voldemort would have considered the ways of house-elves far beneath his notice, just like all the purebloods who treat them like animals. It would never have occurred to him that they might have magic that he didnt. The house-elfs highest law is his Masters bidding, intoned Kreacher. Kreacher was told to come home, so Kreacher came home. Well, then, you did what you were told, didnt you. said Hermione kindly. You didnt disobey orders at all. Kreacher shook his head, rocking as fast as ever. So what happened when you got back. Harry asked. What did Regulus say when you told him what had happened. Master Regulus was very worried, very worried, croaked Kreacher. Master Regulus told Kreacher to stay hidden and not to leave the house. And then. it was a little while later. Master Regulus came to find Kreacher in his cupboard one night, and Master Regulus was strange, not as he usually was, disturbed in his mind, Kreacher could tell. and he asked Kreacher to take him to the cave, the cave where Kreacher had gone with the Dark Lord. And so they had set off. Harry could visualize them quite clearly, the frightened old elf and read more thin, dark Seeker who had so resembled Sirius. Kreacher knew how to open the concealed entrance to the underground cavern, knew how to raise here tiny boat; this time it was his beloved Regulus who sailed with him to the island with its basin of poison. And he made you drink the potion. said Harry, disgusted. But Kreacher shook his head and wept. Hermiones hands leapt to her mouth: She seemed to have understood something. M-Master Regulus took from his pocket a locket like the one the Dark Lord had, said Kreacher, tears pouring down either side of his snoutlike nose. And he told Kreacher to take it and, when the basin was empty, to switch the lockets. Kreachers sobs came in great rasps now; Harry had to concentrate hard to understand him. And he ordered - Kreacher to leave - without him. And he told Kreacher - to go home - and never to tell my Mistress - what he had done - but to destroy - the first locket. And he drank - all the potion - and Kreacher swapped the lockets - and watched. as Master Regulus. was dragged beneath the water. and. Oh, Kreacher. wailed Hermione, who was crying. She dropped to her knees beside the elf and tried to hug him. At once he was on his feet, cringing away from her, quite obviously repulsed. The Mudblood touched Kreacher, Pubg game download net banking will not allow it, what would his Mistress say. I told you not to call her Mudblood. snarled Harry, but the elf was already punishing himself: He fell to the ground and banged his forehead on the floor. Stop him - stop him. Hermione cried. Oh, dont you see now how sick it is, the way theyve got to obey. Kreacher - stop, stop. shouted Harry. The elf lay on the floor, panting and shivering, green mucus glistening around his snout, a bruise already blooming on his pallid forehead where he had struck himself, his eyes swollen and bloodshot and swimming in tears. Harry had never seen anything so pitiful. So you brought the locket home, he said relentlessly, for he was determined to know the full story. And you tried to destroy it. Nothing Kreacher did made any mark upon it, moaned the elf. Kreacher tried everything, everything he knew, but nothing, nothing would work. So many powerful spells upon the casing, Kreacher was sure the way to destroy it was to get inside it, but it would not open. Kreacher punished himself, he tried again, he punished himself, he tried again. Kreacher failed to obey orders, Kreacher could not destroy the locket. And his Mistress was mad with grief, because Master Regulus had disappeared, and Kreacher could not tell her what had happened, no, because Master Regulus had f-f-forbidden him to tell any of the f-f-family what happened in the c-cave. Kreacher began to sob so hard that there were no more coherent words. Tears flowed down Hermiones cheeks as she watched Kreacher, but she did not dare touch him again. Even Ron, who was no fan of Kreachers, looked troubled. Harry sat back on his heels and shook his head, trying to clear it. I dont understand you, Kreacher, he said finally. Voldemort tried to kill you, Regulus died to bring Voldemort down, but you were still happy to betray Sirius to Voldemort. You were happy to go to Narcissa and Bellatrix, and pass information to Voldemort through them. Harry, Kreacher doesnt think like that, said Hermione, wiping her eyes on click at this page back of her hand. Hes a slave; house-elves are used to bad, even brutal treatment; what Voldemort did to Kreacher wasnt that far out of the common way. What do wizard wars mean to an elf like Kreacher. Hes loyal to people who are kind to him, and Mrs. Black must have been, and Regulus certainly was, so he served them willingly and parroted their beliefs. I know what youre going to say, she went on as Harry began to protest, that Regulus changed his mind. but he doesnt seem to have explained that to Kreacher, does he. And I think I know why. Kreacher and Reguluss family were all safer if they kept to the old pure-blood line. Regulus was trying to protect them all. Sirius - Sirius was horrible to Kreacher, Harry, and its no good looking like that, you know its true. Kreacher had been alone for a long time when Sirius came to live here, and he was probably starving for a bit of affection. Im sure Miss Cissy and Miss Bella were perfectly lovely to Kreacher when he turned up, so he did them a favor and told them everything they wanted to know. Ive said all along that wizards would pay for how they treat houseelves. Well, Voldemort did. and so did Sirius. Harry had no retort. As he steam deck battery Kreacher sobbing on the floor, he remembered what Dumbledore had said to him, mere hours after Siriuss death: I do not think Sirius ever saw Kreacher as a being with feelings as acute as a humans. Kreacher, said Harry after a while, when you feel up to it, er. please sit up. It was several minutes before Kreacher hiccuped himself into silence. Then he pushed himself into a sitting position again, rubbing his knuckles into his eyes like a small child. Kreacher, I am going to ask you to do something, said Harry. He glanced at Hermione for assistance. He wanted to give the order kindly, but at the same time, he could not pretend that it was not an order. However, the change in his tone seemed to have gained her approval: She smiled encouragingly. Kreacher, I want you, please, to go and find Mundungus Fletcher. We need to find out where the locket - where Master Reguluss locket is. Its really important. 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It took them nearly half an hour to calm down Kreacher, who was so overcome to be presented with a Black family heirloom for his very own that he was too weak at the knees to stand properly. When finally he was able to totter a few steps they all accompanied him to his cupboard, watched him tuck up the locket safely in his dirty blankets, and assured him that they would make its protection their first priority while he was away. He then made two low bows to Harry and Ron, and even gave a funny little spasm in Hermiones direction that might have been an attempt at a respectful salute, before Disapparating with the usual loud crack. I CHAPTER ELEVEN THE BRIBE f Kreacher could escape a lake full of Inferi, Harry was confident that the capture of Mundungus would take a few hours at most, and he prowled the house all morning in a state of high anticipation. However, Kreacher did not return that morning or even that afternoon. 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How do they -. began Harry. Wizarding wills are examined by the Ministry, remember. Theyll know Sirius left you the place. The presence of the Death Eaters outside increased the ominous mood inside number twelve. They had not heard a word from anyone beyond Grimmauld Place since Mr. Weasleys Patronus, and the strain was starting to tell. Restless and irritable, Ron had developed an annoying habit of playing with the Deluminator in his pocket: This particularly infuriated Hermione, who was whiling away the wait for Kreacher by studying The Tales of Beedle the Bard and did not appreciate the way the lights kept flashing on and off. Will you stop it. she cried on the third evening of Kreachers absence, as all light was sucked from the drawing room yet again. Sorry, sorry. said Ron, clicking the Deluminator and restoring the lights. I dont know Im doing it. Well, cant you find something useful to occupy yourself. What, like reading kidsstories. 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I am Remus John Lupin, werewolf, sometimes known as Moony, one of the four creators of the Marauders Map, married to Nymphadora, usually known as Tonks, and I taught you how to produce a Patronus, Harry, which takes the form of a stag. Oh, all right, said Harry, lowering his wand, but I had to check, didnt I. Speaking as your ex-Defense Against the Dark Arts teacher, I quite agree that you had to check. Ron, Hermione, you shouldnt be quite so quick to lower your defenses. They ran down the stairs toward him. Wrapped in a thick black traveling cloak, he looked exhausted, but pleased to see them. No sign of Severus, then. he asked. No, said Harry. Whats going on. Is everyone okay. Yes, said Lupin, but were all being watched. There are a couple of Death Eaters in the square outside - We know - I had to Apparate very precisely onto the top step outside the front door to be sure that they would not see me. 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A mixture; but to all intents and purposes theyre the same thing now, said Lupin. There were about a dozen of them, but they didnt know you were there, Harry. Arthur heard a rumor that they tried to torture your whereabouts out of Scrimgeour before they killed him; if its true, he didnt give you away. Harry looked at Ron and Hermione; their expressions reflected the mingled shock and gratitude he felt. He had never liked Scrimgeour much, but if what Lupin said was true, the mans final act had been check this out try to protect Harry. The Death Eaters searched the Burrow from top to bottom, Lupin continue reading on. They found the ghoul, but didnt want to get too close - and then they interrogated those of us who remained for hours. They were trying to get information on you, Harry, but of course nobody apart from the Order knew that you had been there. At the same time that they were smashing up the wedding, more Death Eaters were forcing their way into every Order-connected house in the country. No deaths, he added quickly, forestalling the question, but they were rough. They burned down Dedalus Diggles house, but as you know he wasnt there, and they used the Cruciatus Curse on Tonkss family. Again, trying to find out where you went after you visited them. Theyre all right - shaken, obviously, but otherwise okay. The Death Eaters got through all those protective charms.

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