Hermione and the Polyjuice Potion, was Re: [HPforGrownups] Hermione Under Cross-Examination

[Susanne]

No: HPFGUIDX 47884



Hi,

Friday, December 06, 2002, 10:13:09 PM, Eric wrote:

> I stand by my earlier statement that Hermie was _very_ lucky not to be
> caught.

Very much so, in my opinion, too.

I've always wondered why Hermione was so dead set on making
the potion.

Harry and Ron would have been perfectly willing to let that
plan drop, but she wanted to make this potion very, very
much.

Almost as if it was a personal thing, wanting to prove she
can, even though it's supposed to be a most complicated
brew.

I was surprised at the lengths she went through to make this
happen, including sedating Crabbe and Goyle (and whatever
happened to Millicent in that respect?), stealing the
supplies...

And then the ironic mistake with the cat hair, getting
Hermione back down to earth, in a way.

It all seemed a bit out of character for her.
She wanted to make this potion, no matter what, and it
showed a side of her that's almost Slytherin.
Anything to achieve your means <g>.

I wonder if we'll see this part of Hermione pop up again in
future books.

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 Susanne                           mailto:siskiou at earthlink.net