Hermione regarding Neville

[Amy Z]

No: HPFGUIDX 11453

Re: Hermione regarding Neville

Heidi wrote:

>I am now wondering if, upon meeting Neville, she said something like,
>"Oh, I know all about your parents - they're in Modern Magical 
History and The
>Rise and Fall of the Dark Arts and Tragidies of the Reign Of You Know 
Who..."
>and he still went walking around with her.

Uh, good point.  It hadn't clicked for me how insensitive Hermione was 
being to Harry at that point.  Overbearing, but not insensitive.  
(Maybe because I also would have read all about it if I were Harry!  
but we all have different ways of assimilating family tragedies.)  You 
are right.

Okay, I take back all the nice things I said about HG.  She is a lout 
at the start of 1 and I'd hate to be Neville if she'd read about me.  
So instead of sensitivity points to Hermione, let's give complexity 
points to JKR, and a few brownie points to Hermione for maturing so 
much over the next few years.

;-)
Amy Z

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