Sirius says

[finwitch]

No: HPFGUIDX 174716

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "prep0strus" <prep0strus at ...> wrote:

> I'm not saying Sirius couldn't've tried to be more understanding and
> patient - we know how immature he was in many ways.   But I don't
> think his treatment of Kreacher reflects on how he would treat his
> inferiors so much as how Sirius treats those who are against him.
> 
> We note that he treats Buckbeak with great respect, and he would be
> considered even a lower lifeform than an elf.  Compare to Draco.

Finwitch:
And said Sirius was kind to elves in general. Kreacher was special in
many ways to Sirius. One living, constant reminder of his unpleasant
past (one he lived with in Azkaban, I'd say, apart from the death of
James). Personification of the House of Black Sirius seriously
disliked, and where he was stuck in.

Maybe, if Sirius had been freed and thus able to move about, he would
have had the time and ability to reconsider Kreacher. As things were,
Sirius was too busy fighting for his sanity.

Anyway... would it have been nicer/wiser/more mature of Sirius to tell
Kreacher to stop when the elf's muttering got to his nerves, rather
than give out empty threats?

Finwitch