[HPforGrownups] Re: Cheating in GoF + Slytherins + Crouch Sr. + Filch doing Magic + Snape's Task

[Jenny K.]

No: HPFGUIDX 27611

Quoting Megan <virtualworldofhp at yahoo.com>:

> Something that's bothered me ever since I read
> GOF--wanting others'
> opinions on this.  In the rules, Dumbledore
> clearly states that the
> champions cannot ask for help from their
> teachers.  Yet later Hermione
> shushes Harry (or something similar, don't have
> the book in front of
> me) so as not to reveal how SHE helped him on
> the first task.  Is this
> an error/inconsistency because Hermione is
> ALLOWED to help him, yet
> the book later changes to the perspective of NO
> ONE is allowed to help
> Harry on the tasks??
> 
> -Megan

I was always of the opinion that Hermione didn't want 
it to get around that she was *that* smart.  Possibly 
in line with the emerging-*girl* aspect of the 
story...she doesn't mind being thought of as smart, but 
doesn't want to be a know-it-all (anymore?).  Or, 
another thought would be that she doesn't want a 
particular someone (Krum perhaps?) to know how smart 
she is *OR* that she's helping the "competition".

Jenny K.

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