Who originally owned Dobby?

[jkoney65]

No: HPFGUIDX 174679

 Kreacher is treated kindly by all except Sirius, ironically
> the Gryffindor and opponent of Voldemort. Again ironically, it's
> Regulus, the Slytherin (is his position as Seeker symbolic?) who dies
> avenging a house-elf and ears Kreacher's undying devotion and love.
>snip> 
> His masters (except Sirius, the rebel who treats him with
> contempt and makes no effort to understand his thinking) can do no
> wrong, 

Jack-A-Roe:
I just wanted to add something about Sirius. 

Sirius hated his family (moving out at 16). I think he didn't like 
Kreacher because Kreacher served this family that he hated. We can see 
that his mother wasn't the best (dramatic understatement) and he knew 
that his brother became a death eater. 

I don't think he hated Kreacher, but what Kreacher represented and that 
was his family. I don't remember Sirius beating Kreacher or ordering 
him to punish himself. 

After he gets out of prison and arrives at the house he sees that it is 
in shambles. Kreacher has neglected to take care of the house. He also 
doesn't pitch in and help. In fact he tries to take things they are 
throwing away while mumbling insults all the time. I can see why Sirius 
wouldn't have taken to Kreacher any more the second time than the first.

Hermione tried to be nice to Kreacher and only received insults back. 

Could Sirius have tried to be a little nicer, yes. Would it have made 
much of a difference, at that point I don't think so. 

Jack-A-Roe