The Bull's Eye on Hermione's Back

[Cindy C.]

No: HPFGUIDX 46191

I wrote:

> "She hasn't been shown to fly."


Susan wrote:

 
> Um, don't I remember that she (and Ron, along with Harry) mounted 
> brooms in the flying key sequence of Book 1? I remember being 
> impressed when I read it because there had been no discussion of 
>how she learned.

And then several folks correctly pointed out that Hermione was in 
Madam Hooch's  flying lessons, just like all the other Gryffindors.

And this is where we get to see how inartful phrasing and poor 
writing cause chaos.

See, I said "She hasn't been shown to fly."  Which could logically 
be read to mean she hasn't been *taught* to fly.  Actually, I 
meant "The readers haven't been shown in the books that Hermione can 
fly well or proficiently."  And we haven't been shown that Hermione 
is good with a broom.  We are told Ron plays pick-up Quiddich, and 
he takes a turn on the Firebolt.  Hermione seems much less 
interested in flying and brooms, generally.  

So I wasn't *wrong* or anything.  No, no, no.

I was just kinda sloppy.  ;-)

Cindy -- who now expects everyone to promptly change their "Who will 
die?" votes to Hermione