[HPforGrownups] Re: Hermione WAS percy/molly/hermione

[Laura Huntley]

No: HPFGUIDX 35958

alright, here I go again...*sigh* stop me if I drive anyone to tears, alright?

Jo Serendust:
>Aha! You *admit* she's insensitive ;--)!

^_~ not really.  In this case I believe Hermione was trying quite hard to tip-toe around Lavender's feelings, while still trying to point out the problem with the whole situation.

Jo:
>Who died and left Hermione in charge of telling everyone else how to 
>respond to upsetting news?  IIRC she approached Lavender; Lavender 
>didn't request her input/advice.  

Lavender was sobbing in a public area.  Generally, this is an (intentional or otherwise) invite for people to ask, "What's wrong" and sympathize.  Lav also was obviously willing to discuss the matter as she was broadcasting to everyone around her that Prof. T. was right and she (Lav) should have known.  Yah gotta take the good with the bad, you know?  If she was crying in a secluded area and Hermione heard about what had happened and sought her out, that would have been an entirely different situation.

Jo:
>This is the crux of my problem 
>with Hermione.  She's always convinced she can run everyone else's 
>life better than they can.It's a good thing Ron and Harry can put 
>up with this and see her good qualities in spite of this, because 
>it's easy to see why she hasn't got any other friends at this point.

*splutters*  No friends?  What about Neville?  What about Ginny (the two of them obviously confided in each other in GoF)??  What about Hagrid (the kids view him as a friend, not an adult)??  It's quite normal that a kid her age should have two very close friends..."best friends", if you will..(most kids only have one)..and then other, good friends, but not on the same level as the "best friend(s)".  Furthermore, adults (w. the exception, of course, of Snape) seem to take well to Hermione, which, IMHO is an excellent mark of character in a kid. ^_^  A couple examples: McGonagall trusts her with the time-turner (I mean, imagine the trust she must have for this girl), Sirius sides with her when Ron and Harry ridicule her for her attitude towards Crouch, and Mad-Eye Moody/Crouch Jr. (either way, he should know what an Auror is like) suggests she should be an Auror.  Plus, she is willing to give *anyone* the benefit of the doubt, even those who are rotten to her, such as Snape, which is a crucial part of forming and keeping friendships.  

laura


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