Could Hermione Fight the Imperius Curse?

caliburncy at yahoo.com caliburncy at yahoo.com
Sat Sep 1 17:55:29 UTC 2001


No: HPFGUIDX 25332

GRR!  My last message posted twice.  Sorry about that.  Anyway, I'll 
add another random, almost unrelated thought.

The other thing to note about Hermione is she is very lawful, as well 
as ethical.  This lawfulness makes her naturally obedient.  So the 
Imperious Curse is something she might readily succumb to.  But when 
pressed to do something unethical, her morality might kick in and in 
some ways it might be a much more interesting fight to see--her 
lawfulness vs. her sense of morality--than, say, watching Harry 
fight it, who is also ethical, but not as strictly lawful.  This makes 
it less of an inner conflict for him.

-Luke





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