Hermione: Panic Attacks & Tears? (Was Hermione as mirror of Snape)

[Penny Linsenmayer]

No: HPFGUIDX 38918

Hi --

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

Pippin 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<<<<

Pippin again: 
<<<<<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> >>>>>>>

Sure, let's talk about those times, shall we?

Panic attacks:

1.  In SS during the Devil's snare episode ("Are you a witch or not?!")  
2.  While riding Buckbeak behind Harry (not so much *panic* as just general discomfort with flying on a hippogriff)

Tears:

1.  In the bathroom all day after Ron's cutting remarks about her, before she's friends with the boys (SS)
2.  When she is awarded the 10 points for her cool use of logic under fire, she looks as though she *could* burst into tears (Harry suspects she has) (SS)
3.  I could think of nothing in CoS off-hand
4.  She cries when Ron makes it clear that she's not welcome to join in the post-game party (you know the *2nd* time that Harry makes overtures to try and make things up with Hermione .... that time) (POA)  
5.  Hagrid says she has cried a fair few times over her estrangement from Harry and Ron (POA)
6.  She cries when she makes up with Ron at last (POA)
7.  She cries when Harry & Ron make-up with each other (GOF)

No evidence that Hermione dissolves into a pile of mush and cries at the drop of a hat, and there's especially no evidence that she bursts into tears (or otherwise succumbs to emotion) when the pressure is on.  All the evidence points to is that she takes it very badly indeed when any of the Trio are at odds with each other.  

By all means though, if you have other evidence that Hermione panics on a regular basis or bursts into tears at the drop of a hat, please elaborate.  :--)   Me, I think Hermione qualifies as Tough.  <g> at Cindy.

Penny


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