Chapter 150: Kreacher (1/2)

The work started from next morning, after breakfast, Chris worked with the Weasleys and Hermione. Chris didn't use magic in front of Mrs. Weasley, but as soon as she was gone, the rooms were cleaning with a snap of fingers. Luckily when Mrs. Weasley looked surprised, Fred and George said they were using magic. Though Sirius and Lupin clearly suspected Chris.

At evening, when Mrs. Weasley went to prepare dinner leaving Chris, Hermione, Ginny, Ron and the Weasley twins to finsh cleaning a bed room for Charlie, a house-elf edged into the room.

Except for the filthy rag tied like a loincloth around its middle, it was completely naked. It looked very old. Its skin seemed to be several times too big for it and though it was bald like all house-elves, there was a quantity of white hair growing out of its large, batlike ears. Its eyes were a bloodshot and watery gray, and its fleshy nose was large and rather snoutlike.

The elf took absolutely no notice of Chris and the rest. Acting as though it could not see them, it shuffled hunchbacked, slowly and doggedly, toward the far end of the room, muttering under its breath all the while in a hoarse, deep voice like a bullfrog's, ”. . . She's no better, nasty old blood traitor with her brats messing up my Mistress's house, oh my poor Mistress, if she knew, if she knew the scum they've let in her house, what would she say to old Kreacher, oh the shame of it, Mudbloods and werewolves, poor old Kreacher, what can he do . . .”

”Hello Kreacher.” Hermione said politely.

Kreacher looked furious.

”The filthy Mudblood is talking to Kreacher as though she is my friend...”

Fred made a violent move towards Kreacher, the others were about to snap at him, when Chris said in cold, loud and clear voice.

”I dare you to say that again.”

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”Another filthy Mud...” Kreacher stopped as soon as he looked at Chris.

”Finish that sentence if you can.” Chris said with a same cold voice.

Kreacher was staring at Chris's eyes, without moving, like he was hypnotized.

Everyone else also stopped at their places to watch what's happening, Hermione was trying to stop Chris from scaring the house-elf.

Chris didn't pay much attention to them, she just stare at the house-elf with a cold, murderous gaze. She was testing, if her magical aura which applies on the magical creatures and Dementors, does applies on the house-elves too or not.

Turns out it does.

”Kreacher... begs.... mercy.” Kreacher mumbled after shuddering few times under her gaze.

”If I ever saw or heard you saying any bad things to others...” Chris warned. ”or if you try to harm anyone..”

”Kreacher will... remember.” he mumbled again but this time looking down. ”Please... forgive Kreacher.”

”Alright. Out then.” Chris said harshly.

Kreacher nodded and obediently walked out of the room.

”How did you do that?” Ron asked.

”I'm not surprised.” Ginny said smugly. ”My best friend can control Dementors and you think a house-elf will be a problem? Nah.. I don't think so.”

”But Chris shouldn't have behaved like that. I mean Kreacher was so scared.” Hermione said sadly.

”He just called you a...” Fred said angrily. ”you-know-what Hermione. Don't defend him.”

While the others were talking Chris switch back into her normal calm self.

”He's just an house-elf. It's not his fault he believes in blood purity and all.” Hermione said. ”He's just raised like that. If you behave nicely...”

”So you can behave nicely with Malfoy and expects him to change?” Chris asked.