R.E hermione as mirror of Snape

[pippin_999]

No: HPFGUIDX 38916


> > Fleur wrote:
> > I think Hermione has  much  better personal control 
> > than [Snape], apart from the slapping Malfoy incident!<<<<<<

I wrote:
> > I am not so sure. Hermione has also: set a teacher on fire, 
> > stolen controlled substances, drugged two of her fellow 
> > students, and kidnapped a newspaper reporter. 

Marina:
> Not to mention casting Petrificus Totalus on Neville.
> 
> But none of these actions were the result of her losing 
self-control,were they?  In each case, Hermione was doing what 
she thought was necessary to achieve a specific goal.  
<<snip>>
> I think overall Hermione does have much better 
anger-management skills than Snape<<<<

I wasn't just thinking of acting in a fit of temper. I was thinking of 
letting anger take one to extremes. But if we are going to talk 
about emotional control generally, we will have to add in all the 
times Hermione has panicked or burst into tears, won't we?<g>


Pippin