[HPforGrownups] World Cup Seating

[Jinx]

No: HPFGUIDX 2695


> Well, you could be right here.  But, it's also possible in my mind that
> she could have reached both boys if she wanted to.  Ron wouldn't have
> been as out of reach as say the twins.  But, of course, she could remain
> seated & yank Harry back down though -- as you said.  So, maybe it was
> just laziness (or practicality as you said) on her part.  <g>

Maybe.  But Hermione is only 14 and is not likely to have long arms.  While
she's quite capable of reaching a boy sitting next to her, reaching round
him at the same time to grab the boy sitting on his other side is beyond
even Our Hermie.

BTW interesting factoid for you.  Apparently Hermione is derived from the
Greek meaning "daughter of Hermes"!  Anyone who knows anything about the god
in question can tell that there's a definite family pattern there; they're
both very quick witted and intelligent, both are the archetypal student and
both are willing to break the rules if necessary to get what they want.
Also a certain manipulativeness with both of them - Hermione's
"goody-goody/would never break the rules" image does come in rather handy
when she *does* need to break them on occasion (witness in CoS when she
calculates that it's best for her to raid Snape's cupboard as she's least
likely to be suspected and likely to get in trouble if she is caught).  Now
I'm not saying that Hermione is a persistent and compulsive rule-breaker who
acts all innocent so teachers won't suspect her.  She's clearly not.  Her
top of the class/well-behaved image is genuine, she's not faking it.  But
she's more than willing to use it to her advantage if required.

In short, I don't think it's a coincidence that HG has a name linking her
with a god noted for logical thought, quick thinking, studying and the
occasional willingness to disregard rules when they get in the way.

Jinx