Kreacher
The House of Black's house-elf, left to Harry Potter in 1996.
Kreacher was a male house-elf who served the House of Black with fanatical loyalty for most of his life until he was left to Harry Potter upon the death of Sirius Black in 1996.
Quick Facts
- Species
- House-elf
- Hair colour
- White
- Occupation
- House of Black's house-elf; Harry Potter's house-elf (1996–?)
Facts from the source article.
Background
He was particularly fond of "his mistress" Walburga Black, who died in 1985, but he still took "mad orders" from her portrait which shrieked from the wall in the front hall of the Black house. After Mrs Black's death, Kreacher let the home fall into disarray, doing little, if any, cleaning.
He was also fiercely loyal to Regulus Black, and later to Harry Potter whom he fought for in the Battle of Hogwarts alongside many other house-elves. Kreacher survived the final battle of the Second Wizarding War; it is unknown what happened to him later in life, though he died at some point after Albus Potter went to Hogwarts.
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