Teacher vs. student help on tasks (WAS Re: Cheating in GoF...)

[Megan]

No: HPFGUIDX 27612

--- In HPforGrownups at y..., "Jenny K." <nausicaa at a...> wrote:
> Quoting Megan <virtualworldofhp at y...>:
> 
> > 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.

Okay, cannot find the quote for the LIFE of me...but I KNOW it's in
there.  GOF is simply too long to go through thoroughly page-by-page
when I'm not sure exactly where it was in the book.  If anyone knows
where it is, or finds it & posts it, it'd be a great help.  It's
something to do with Hermione smiling, saying something to the effect
of no one's supposed to help you on the tasks...or don't tell anyone
how much I helped you, etc.  I BELIEVE (but could be wrong) it was
after the first task, talking about the second, but I just can't find
it for the life of me!

-Megan