[HPforGrownups] Kreacher and SPEW

[Melanie Black]

No: HPFGUIDX 71979



David wrote:

 

In fact both Hermione and Sirius have preconceptions about House-
elves that hinder them in dealing with Kreacher, Sirius tragically 
so.  Sirius simply underestimates Kreacher's ability (like Dobby's) 
to to what he wants to while acting within the confines of his 
magical enslavement.  Hermione, on the other hand, does Kreacher the 
disservice of assuming that his nastiness is purely the consequence 
of the way Sirius treats him during the period of the story.  I 
think this means that she in fact is buying into the WW perception 
of House-elves as less than fully human, because she denies that 
Kreacher is a free moral agent.  IOW, she does not, unlike Sirius, 
accept that Kreacher is responsible for his choices.

 

My reply:  Oh I don't know about that...I am fairly certain Sirius knew.  You can tell by the way he was acting around Christmas he was very worried.  Why was he acting like Kreacher was fine?  Because he didn't want to scare Harry...or anyone else.  

 

In regards to Kreacher I still am not sure I understand why he won't take orders from Tonks. I mean lets think about this Sirius was blasted for the tapestry and so was Tonks (actually she probably was never on there to begin with).  But Kreacher takes orders from Sirius why wouldn't he also take orders from Tonks?  Unless he never considered her family.  It is possibly that he woudl still take orders from Andromeda I supposse.

 

~Melanie

 






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