Kreacher
One character that changed a lot
during the last book was Kreacher. Indeed, Kreacher was very loyal to the
entire Black family except Sirius Black, whom he hated, “Master Sirius ran
away, good riddance" (Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 193). He was
forced to follow the orders Sirius was giving him, but he would always be rude
with him. The house-elf was also being very hostile to Harry, Ron and Hermione
because he thought they were not worthy of his dead master. He was always
murmuring insults at them, and he kept the house very dirty on purpose, “Harry
saw his lips moving soundlessly, undoubtedly framing the insults he was now
forbidden to utter” (Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 191). He considered
that the house on Grimmauld Place belonged to his old master and that Sirius
was not his true master.
After Sirius death, Harry inherited
the house and Kreacher. Again, the house-elf was not respectful and he did not
want to serve his new master, Harry. However, his attitude changed after Harry,
Ron and Hermione gave him the locket that had once belonged to his old master
Regulus, Sirius’ brother. Kreacher grew less hostile and was happier than he
had been in a great number of years, resuming most of the duties expected of
him, including cleaning the filthy kitchen “the kitchen was unrecognizable.
Every surface now shone” (Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 225).
By treating
the house-elf with respect, we see that Kreacher respected the person back. It
shows that not only humans deserve to be treated properly, but all other
creatures have to be shown respect, too. At the end of the book, he was very courageous and led the house elves into the fray during the battle of Hogwarts saying “Fight for
my Master, defender of house-elves! Fight the Dark Lord” (Harry Potter and the
Deathly Hallows 734). Therefore, we can say that Kreacher has come a long way,
and in the end we feel sympathy and respect for him. He is not all about hate and insults, but he is just
very loyal to the people he loves.
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