[HPforGrownups] Re: Neville/Sorting Hat; Lupin's observations and Hermione's narcolepsy

[Barbara Purdom]

No: HPFGUIDX 19108

1. Neville's House

Actually, Dumbledore illuminates us at the end of SS
as to the appropriateness of Neville's placement when
he awards him the final 10 points that push Gryffindor
into first place for the House Cup, saying, "There are
all kinds of courage....It takes a great deal of
bravery to stand up to our enemies, but just as much
to stand up to our friends."

2. Lupin's Observations

A great deal is being made about Lupin noticing Peter
Pettigrew on the Marauder's Map.  But I was just
reading this section of PoA to my son last night, and
I noticed a problem (I think).  Hermione wants to know
how Lupin knew what he knew, and he tells them that he
saw three of them (on the map) going to Hagrid's, but
four coming back.  The problem I'm having is that the
time-traveling Harry and Hermione are lurking right
outside Hagrid's listening to their non-time-traveling
selves coming and going.  The TT Harry and Hermione
should have been seen by Lupin on the map.  Lupin goes
out of his way to do quite a sales job on the map,
talking about how infallible it is, how it's not
fooled by invisibility cloaks or Animagi in their
animal form (and we find out in GoF, it's also not
fooled by Polyjuice Potion--Moody/Crouch).  Am I
crazy?  Shouldn't Lupin have seen an extra Harry and
an extra Hermione on the map because of their time
traveling?

3. Hermione's Narcolepsy

One of my favorite things that JKR emphatically got
RIGHT in PoA is her depiction of Hermione's
exponentially-mounting dementia because of her lack of
sleep.  We have a circadian rhythm that roughly
corresponds to the earth's rotation (it's actually
closer to 25 hours) and Hermione was trying to live
about 4 to 6 more hours each day!  I love it when she
loses it and hits Malfoy, misses a class because she
falls asleep and finally walks out on Divination, in
addition to other moments when she just seems crazed. 
JKR got the looniness of sleep-deprivation just right!

--Barb

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