R.E hermione as mirror of Snape

irene_mikhlin irene_mikhlin at btopenworld.com
Mon May 20 22:15:59 UTC 2002


No: HPFGUIDX 38926

--- In HPforGrownups at y..., "marinafrants" <rusalka at i...> wrote:
> 
> I think overall Hermione does have much better anger-management 
skills
> than Snape.  She also is much more likely to get angry on behalf of
> other people than for herself.  She slapped Draco because she was
> angry on Bugbeak's behalf.  She determined to take down Rita because
> of what Rita did to Harry and Hagrid, even though Hermione was also 
a
> victim.  Snape is much more likely to become enraged over injuries
> done (or perceived) to him than to other people.

Maybe my definition of "enraged" is weak, but I would count only the 
ending of PoA as an evidence of Snape losing control. And the 
irritant was enormous, far bigger than anything Hermione had faced so 
far.

Irene






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