Timeline for Why did Sirius's outlook towards House Elves change drastically from GoF to OotP?
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| Jan 7, 2018 at 0:33 | comment | added | Pryftan | It's implicit. Wizards (well most) on a whole view elves as nothing but slaves (because they are). I.e. they're inferior. And in that quote he's talking about both house-elves but in general. He's stating that given that they're supposedly inferior the way to judge Crouch's character is how he treats the supposed inferiors rather than equals. Of course Sirius doesn't always succeed in this but that doesn't dismiss the fact he does indeed see it that way. The context given in the question actually shows that it is about house elves contradicting your answer. | |
| Sep 5, 2017 at 20:54 | comment | added | user3067860 | This was exactly my reading, too. I think Sirius is a good example of someone who consciously tried to change from his family, but still had unconscious beliefs learned from them. Especially in the flashbacks to young Sirius (and James), he still has a lot of the casual behaviors of a well-off, well-born wizard. | |
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| Sep 5, 2017 at 14:34 | history | answered | GuestDood | CC BY-SA 3.0 |