[HPforGrownups] A plot parallel: Playing Dirty

[seaducer9]

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Hello all,
Porphyria wrote:

>Hermione, however, didn't seem to consult
> anyone before imprisoning and blackmailing Rita
>Skeeter, and this has  struck me as a very reckless
>decision which I'm worried will come back to haunt her.

[snip]

Actually, not to split hairs, but isn't blackmailing more of a personal gain
thing?
It seems to me what Hermione was doing was making a deal with Skeeter.
In other words, what Hermione and Co. are getting is that Skeeter cannot lie
to the public for at least a year, or risk legal action(something I wouldn't
mind in the real world).
 Now, if Hermione told Skeeter that she wanted xx$ for keeping her mouth
shut, that would be a different story.
 BTW my name is Drew, I am 28 and new here.

Drew Z.
seaducer9 at comcast.net