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6. Evidence Kreacher Cares about the Orphans
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I have a few more miscellaneous points I’d like to address.
First off, I’m going to bring up more evidence of Kreacher caring about the kids.
(I believe that based on the Chinese translation, this may actually be called a “Prom Ball”, while the description is something along the lines of “Thanks to this colored ball, we can hold those shabby balls in the orphanage. ” But I can’t actually speak Chinese, so I could be slightly off, so correct me if you know otherwise)
The fact of the matter is that, if Kreacher only cared about money and didn’t care about the kids at all, then he wouldn’t have gone out of his way to provide such unnecessary things as the 2 I mentioned above. Kreacher would’ve focused on giving the children stuff like food, money to keep the orphanage running, maybe clothing, those sorts of necessities. But he didn’t. He went and got them a “rainbow orb” to brighten up the dances at the orphanage. Also, just the fact he holds “dances” at the orphanage shows he wants the kids happy. Why else would he hold them? Finally, he dressed up as a Chinese Lion just to “bring laughter and joy to the orphanage once again”. Kreacher was aware of how hard the conditions were, especially since he made kids like Robbie work. He knew the kids would be less than happy. This wasn’t an ideal situation, so he tried to make up for all this by doing things like the above. Why else would he do any of this if he didn’t care about them?
More as a side note before I finish, I want to bring up the 2 pictures of Kreacher with the orphans. Some say the kids look scared and use that as proof Kreacher wasn’t nice to them or that they were afraid of Kreacher (some say it’s because of the whole abuse theory thing, that he wasn’t nice to them). But think of it this way: what if it’s because they’re scared of the camera? Cameras were still a pretty new invention at the time (and it’s normal for people all the time to be afraid of new things, especially young children), not to mention Kreacher likely normally doesn’t have the money to have a picture taken (if we go back to the idea that he’s “cooperating” with the church, it’s possible they were the ones to do this, or it was just something that the newspapers took when he “officially” opened the orphanage, as that could be counted as news. Also, this emphasis on “officially opened” may mean Kreacher was running the orphanage for a while before he was really allowed to).
There are people in the real world who are afraid of having their pictures taken, and these are young kids. It’s also possible these kids may be more or especially sensitive about their appearance and/or having their picture taken due to their disabilities. Simply put, they were either afraid of the camera, or possibly of the person taking the picture (you know, because strangers and it takes a while to get accustomed to new people).
As another side note, I want to bring up Kreacher and his thing for money.
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All his C skins reference it, as well as a few of his B skins.
Celestine (or Lapis Lazuli) – description: is an ore that came from the East. It is not so valuable, but it is still worth quite a bit of money
This skin references how much money he actually not including what he steals. It also references his social status, which is that he is quite poor, and how he refuses to be caught (or jailed) again (or just at all, and that’s why he’s so into stealth, lying, and covering his tracks).
It’s not quite exactly that he likes money and will do anything for it. Partially, it just has to do with how he grew up. He’s learned money is the only way he can survive and improve his life. But then there was the orphanage. So that’s why I want to bring up and clarify one line from the diary Kreacher says before the scene where he falls.
This doesn’t mean he’s obsessed with money. He still wants to help the children, he just wants the money to come out of other people’s wallets. He wants the money so he can continue to help them, because otherwise they’d be back on the street. And they likely wouldn’t last very long.
I believe Kreacher’s “Signalman” skin also has a similar point to it.
This skin isn’t just about Kreacher’s interest in money. You need to keep in mind Kreacher isn’t outright about his intentions (remember what I said about his character day letter? ). He’s a liar and a manipulator (that’s what he was doing to Father Duke in an effort to have the orphans transferred back to Kreacher). Just take a look at the name of his skin for evidence.
A “signalman” operates the railroad signals. They ensure trains arrive at their destinations safely and on time. This includes making sure trains stop safely (don’t collide), reporting any incidents that happen along the way or of unsafe conditions, checking all the trains were complete (not missing any cars. If any were, that meant the rail wasn’t clear and so not safe for any more trains that wanted to come through), letting other trains know when they can go, diverting runaway trains onto sidings or to a different rail line, and so on. They were first employed in the early 19th century and were originally called “railway policeman”. The pay was low, and the hours were long, and even if they were tired, any incidents that occurred on the tracks were reported as being their fault (so it’s no wonder Kreacher in this story is so interested in some extra money).
The important takeaway is that signalmen were about safety. Think of it like Kreacher’s orphanage. He ensures the orphanage can continue running (that it “safely arrives at its destination” every day) as well as takes note and resolves any “problems” in the way (like diverting 2 trains from colliding), all for the benefit of the orphans he wants to help (to keep their path “clear” and their trip smooth).
The likely reason he didn’t care about “the truth” and left it for the “police” was because, kind of like with the reason he got out of jail and his character day letter, Kreacher knows who he is and what he’s capable of. He’s just a small, unimportant thief that lived on the streets and has to steal to keep an orphanage running. With this story, Kreacher knows he’s not one for solving mysteries. Like I’ve said repeatedly: he’s a realist. (And maybe, this murder counts as a “problem”, at which point maybe it’s his job to report this, as well as maybe he gets more money from his job by reporting an incident like this. Not to mention, he probably doesn’t want people to think he was in any way at fault for this, which would mean he wouldn’t get any money from his job. )
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Finally, to end this point, I’ll round it out by talking about the deductions again.
3. Orphan Diary 1: The kind lady gave me a piece of white bread, so hot and soft. But I watched as Kreacher snatched her purse and I said nothing. I’m horrible.
4. Orphan Diary 2: Kreacher said that there was a new child who came here tonight. He's lucky, only lost the left side. Veronica said he needed some rest. I saw her holding the dirty sheets, covered in red stains. Hope he doesn't miss breakfast tomorrow.
The point I’d like to bring up is the children’s use of Kreacher’s first name. They call him “Kreacher”. Not “Mr. Pierson”. This shows informality. Also, I believe in the other translations of these deductions, another thing to point out is that the kids don’t use honorifics when using his name. Again, more informality. This could imply the orphans and Kreacher are actually quite close.
For more evidence towards this idea, with the first Orphan Diary, the kid says “I’m horrible” rather than “Kreacher’s horrible”. This shows that the kids don’t dislike/hate Kreacher, otherwise they would’ve said the latter instead. To go along with this, if the kids had disliked Kreacher, they would’ve used “Mr. Pierson” instead of his first name “Kreacher”. First names are normally reserved for friends and less formal occasions. As an example, kids of any age at school normally refer to their teachers by their last name, unless they’re close enough to have become friendly and gone out of their way to spend time with them. It’s also possible Kreacher was the one that told them to use “Kreacher” instead, in which case this could be a point for Kreacher. If he hadn’t cared about the kids, he either wouldn’t have cared about the kids and what they called him at all, or he at least wouldn’t have specifically allowed them the use of his first name.
Anyways, moving on now.
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