R.E hermione as mirror of Snape

[marinafrants]

No: HPFGUIDX 38919

--- In HPforGrownups at y..., "pippin_999" <foxmoth at q...> wrote:
> 
> > 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 that's just it, Hermione doesn't let anger take her to extremes.  
When she set Snape on fire in PS/SS, or drugged Crabbe and Goyle in
CoS, she didn't do it because she was angry at them, she did it
because she thought it was the most efficient way to achieve what she
wanted.  Even when she went after Rita Skeeter, even though she was
angry, her main purpose was to keep Rita from doing more damage.

> 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>

Which is something Snape never does.  We've seen him go positively
rabid with rage, but we've never seen him give in to fear in a
life-threatening situation, or get all weepy and sentimental. 
<shuddering at the image of a sentimental Snape>

If I had to generalize about Snape and Hermione's emotional
weaknesses, I'd say Hermione is most vulnerable to fear and sadness,
while Snape is vulnerable to anger and guilt.

Marina
rusalka at ix.netcom.com