Dark Knight has a point, but yes, I get what you mean.

Agreed. I had forgotten it too, it was interesting because it shows he certainly hasn't turned his back on his family yet here.

Whereas Krum is jealous that Hermione cares more about Ron and Harry than about him. Really kind of awkward, the way three of the four hostages were people Harry cared a lot about. And convenient indeed. Though of course in the end the one he saves besides Ron is the only one he doesn't know - otherwise it wouldn't be heroic enough, I guess?

Yeah, it was pretty bad... surely people can't actually believe that nonsense he tells, when the true version has to go from mouth to mouth fairly fast. Weird.

Indeed.

Me too, I didn't realize Skeeter wrote for other media too. Makes sense though, I suppose.

Agreed, but it's funny that Sirius should say that, all the same. He must have changed a lot either in the years after Hogwarts, or during his time in Azkaban. Because the Sirius we see in the Pensieve and all isn't exactly treating his inferiors (i.e. Peter) all that well.

It's clearly a point Rowling believes in strongly, though. Abuse of power and treating inferiors harshly are characteristics that you find in nearly all of her villains (including, of course, Snape).