Fleur kisses Ron?-Re Semicolon debate

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--- In HPforGrownups at y..., Dave Hardenbrook <DaveH47 at m...> wrote:
> At 03:47 PM 3/28/01 +0000, Kimberly wrote:
> >Why *does* Hermione hate Fleur so much?  She generally gives people
> >the benefit of the doubt.  Even Snape, before there was any indication that he was anything but horrible.
> -- Dave
> I think Hermione starts out with the idea that teachers can do
> no wrong.
I agree. It wasn't until she thought she actually saw him jinxing Harry 
that she came to the idea that teacher does not always = right.

> Kimberly wrote:
> >But with Fleur she just seems to
> >detest her from the very beginning.  I don't think she's ever done
> >that with anyone else.  So is it only jealousy, or is there something
> >else?
> -- Dave
> Thinking about how *I* felt about the hunks and jocks (i.e. the
> "male veela") in High School, Hermione probably resents the fact
> that Fleur can make guys fall over her without lifting a finger.
> 
There's something else there, too.  The hunks, jocks, and beautiful 
girls (that have people falling over them) in ordinary circumstances do 
not have a magical advantage.  While there are probably other girls at 
Hogwarts that have boys falling all over them, those girls, at least, 
are not "cheating".  Even if it's not conscious competition, how do you 
compete with someone who's "enhanced".
I think it's similar to the reaction ::ducking:: that many women feel 
toward Muggle women who are "enhanced" (ala "like those are real").
Also, as far as Hermione not being the type for jealousy (mentioned in 
another post) because she's got her hands full, and she's secure and 
all that -- sometimes the raging hormones overpower logic.  No offense 
to anyone intended, but Hermione is a teen.  What seems out of 
character one moment may seem perfectly reasonable the next.  At least, 
that's been my experience.
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