Why Hermione isn't in Ravenclaw

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"Brandgwen G." wrote:

> I'm not sure she does see this in herself, particularly toward the
> start of the books.  During the beginning of the PS, she is described
> as a notorious goody-two-shoes.  However, it is said that after the
> incident with the Troll, she becomes far more relaxed about rule
> breaking.  I think that, deep down, she would always have liked to
> have been a reckless rule breaker - someone who stands up for what
> she believes in, in spite of the establishment.  However, this isn't
> in her nature.  Recklessness scares her, as is seen by her reaction
> to most of Harry and Ron's stupid ideas.  However, having defeated
> the Troll and lied about it, she realised that neither God nor
> Dumbledore was going to strike her down, so she let up a bit.
>

But this is exactly my point as well.  Deep down, she sees herself as a
reckless rule breaker, etc., defender of the helpless (e.g. houseelves).
Even her being a know-it-all is in some ways her attempts to provide the
information, correction of errors etc. that she believes to be beneficial to
her friends and classmates.  Part of the issue in Hermione's magical
education is for her to learn to loosen up a bit, to learn how to make her
Gryffindor heart, if you will, work for the good of herself and others in a
less abrasive way.  A while back there was a thread about why the teachers
would let Hermione take so many courses in her third year and I weighed in
with the opinion that it was to teach her about her limits, so that she
could learn to curb her tendency to overdo it.  Maybe it also served to help
her let her guard down a bit and to loosen up some.  I think Hermione has
done a remarkable amount of maturing over the series so far.  More than Ron
has.


  drpam