Fleur/Viktor discussion

[Penny & Bryce Linsenmayer]

No: HPFGUIDX 4747

Hi --

Susan McGee wrote:

> Anyways, in the end, Fleur thanks Harry for having saved her
> sister's
> > life and tells him and Ron that she wants to come back and "
get a
> > job `ere, to improve my Eenglish" (724).  Ron's excited, Hermione's
> > really not.
>
> That's strange. Why would Hermione care -- Harry is not interested in
> Fleur and everyone knows that Hermione is not interested in Ron,

Well, that's obvious, isn't it?  <g>  She despises Fleur in a general
feminist way -- she thinks Fleur uses her good looks to ease her way
through life.  I would bet that Hermione thinks Fleur is a bit vapid,
dim, etc.  She despises (resents?) the effect that Fleur has over any
male who happens to cross her path.  Hermione is disdainful of the
entire BeauxBatons bunch when they arrive -- their lack of preparedness
for the climate bothers her.  She seems bothered by hero-worship of
anyone -- and hero-worship is what both Krum and Fleur inspire.  She
thought Ron's initial reaction to Krum was ridiculous also (as
ridiculous as the reactions of all the older Hogwarts girls who wanted
his autograph, even in lipstick).  And, even though Harry *seems*
unaffected by Fleur's first appearance (when she asked for the
bouillabaisse), Hermione tells them *both* to put their eyes back in.
She looks furious when Fleur kisses *both* boys after the 2nd Task.
And, yes, Kathy, I know all about your argument about the semicolon at
the end: Fleur smiles at Ron; Hermione scowled.  I agree --- the
thoughts *are* connected.  The English major can't argue with that!
But, the evidence from the entire book suggests that her reaction has at
least as much to do with her general dislike of Fleur and what she
stands for in Hermione's mind as it does for fury because she's dared to
smile at Ron.  She might also be scowling because it's pretty obvious
from Ron's "strangled" voice that Fleur has the same effect on him at
the end of the year as she did at the beginning.

Penny


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