Could Hermione Fight the Imperius Curse?

[cynthiaanncoe at home.com]

No: HPFGUIDX 25324

---Jenny wrote
> In GoF, Harry was able to throw the curse but Ron was not.  
Hermione 
> was not mentioned.  I, for one, think that her studious ways are 
only 
> a part of her talent and would venture to say that she is extremely 
> talented and strong and could possibly throw off the curse too.  I 
> cannot see her being controlled.
> 
> Does anyone else think Hermione could throw off the Imperius 
Curse?  
> Why?
> 
Now, don't get me wrong.  I think Hermione is great.  But I don't 
think she could throw off an Imperius Curse.  Hermione works hard, 
can master anything that can be learned out of a book, has a good 
memory, and has good analytical skills.  So she's a whiz at charms, 
transfiguration, potions.  

But we've seen that maybe, just maybe, she doesn't do quite as well 
on things that depend on raw talent.  She can fly (PS/SS), but 
there's no evidence that she's especially good at it.  She never 
fights off a boggart (she fails this part of Lupin's final exam).  
Fighting off an Imperius Curse seems like something that depends 
largely on pure force of will -- there's no incantation.  (Although 
Ron complains that he hasn't had time to read up on fighting Imperius 
in GoF).  

But I'm willing to be persuaded to the contrary.

Cindy
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"Harry liked Hermione very much, but she just wasn't the same as 
Ron.  There was much less laughter and a lot more hanging around in 
the library when Hermione was your best friend."  GoF