SS/PS MOVIE DISCUSSION

[Carol]

smrtblnde wrote:
> > > What do any of you think of the scene on the Hogwarts Express
where Hermione tells Ron he has a smudge of dirt on his nose?  There
are several statements made by characters that seem innocuous, but
later result in bigger questions answered, but that line just seems
unnecessary to me.
> 
zanooda replied:
> > Well, Hermione says it in the book as well (in the second train
scene), so I don't mind it. Everything that is true to the book, I
accept gladly :-).
> 
smrtblnde again:
> Yes, she does.  But, in canon, it comes back around again as Harry
has a worrisome wait for sorting.   I just think it was absolutely
superfluous in the movie.

Carol responds:

I think it's a hint that Hermione is paying attention to Ron and that
she has a sort of mothering instinct. At the same time, we can see why
Ron would start off thinking of her as nothing more than an annoying
busybody. 

Carol, who suspects that the moment is intended to reveal character
(both Ron's and Hermione's) since it has no significance to the plot