Yet another random inconsistency....

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No: HPFGUIDX 8392

In GoF towards the beginning of "The Yule Ball" (chapter), when Ron 
notices Hermione's teeth she responds, 
"Mum and Dad...wanted me to carry on with my braces..."

Herm having braces has never been mentioned before, and even if they 
were on the inside and thus escaped the Slytherins' acid wit* and 
Ron's curiosity, wouldn't they have been noticeably (and comically) 
destroyed by the very curse that sent Hermione to Madam Pomfrey in 
the first place?

*Does this acid wit have anything to do with having a Potions master 
as Head of House, perhaps?