[HPforGrownups] Re: Hermione and Crookshanks

[Susanne]

No: HPFGUIDX 35986



Hi,

Saturday, March 02, 2002, 1:36:11 PM, moongirlk wrote:

> Had I left her in 
> a quiet, dark, secluded place, she would be dead of respiratory 
> arrest now.  I bounced her around for a week because I loved her; as 
> a result, she's still here for me to love.

I agree!

Throughout the last 10 years we've owned, and still do, all sorts of
rodents (rats, hamsters, gerbils) and especially the rats
are very social and enjoy being carried around on a shoulder
or in a pocket (even to the store, though secured by a
leash).
They really don't thrive at being left alone a lot, and most
of them want to be close, even when sick.

And I love cats, too :)

What made Hermione seem insensitive (to me) was that she just didn't
seem to care much about Scabbers or Ron's feelings and
didn't even seem all that concerned, when Crookshanks
attacked.

I agree that Hermione can be very caring when she chooses to
be (with Neville, for example. I wonder how things would
have played out if Crookshanks had gone after Trevor).
She just doesn't seem to want to be caring in this
situation.

Maybe there's just something going on between Hermione and
Ron that makes her want to antagonize him just a little bit.
Maybe to get back at him for past disagreements.

-- 
Best regards,
 Susanne                           mailto:siskiou at earthlink.net