[HPforGrownups] Re: The Bull's Eye on Hermione's Back (WAS Doomed, they're doomed! [)

[Barb]

No: HPFGUIDX 46195


bugaloo37 <crussell at arkansas.net> wrote:
And those skills have proven quite handy to Harry:  1)PS/SS- solved the logic puzzle concerning potions which allowed Harry to reach the Stone; 2) provided Harry with clues necessary to solve the mystery of the basilisk before she was petrified; 3) had access to and knew how to use the time-turner which allowed Sirius and Buckbeak to be rescued; and 4) help Harry solve various segments of the Triwizard 
Tournament.  As for shooting from the hip, she nearly took Draco's head off in PoA and probably would have if she had not been stopped by Ron and Harry-as it is she did get a good slap in.  Later, in PoA, in the shrieking shack, she provided a good swift kick which allowed Harry to break free of Sirius.  IMO, Hermione acts as a buffer for the times when Harry and Ron are being thoughtless-providing calm 
cool and logical assistance when needed.  IMO, her unwaivering loyalty to and support of Harry are things he will need to rely on in the coming books-5, 6, and 7.

Me:
Right you are.  Not only that, Hermione was already something of a victim, in CoS, when she was petrified.  Ginny, too, who already did the almost-dead-girl-in-peril thing.  So, since we already had someone crushing on Harry who was imperiled (Ginny), someone who was a fan (Colin, petrified also) and someone who was very close to Harry (Hermione), perhaps next it'll be someone HE is crushing on.  Yep, I think the huge honking target is more likely to be on Cho Chang, as soon as someone Dark gets wind of Harry's wee obsession.  Talk about adding to his guilt about Cedric if she bites it!  
 
So--as far as girls go, I think Cho is far more likely to cash in her chips than Hermione, as Hermione is needed for the good fight, IMO, as has been demonstrated countless times.  However, when all is said and done, the most doomed person for my money is Hagrid.  
 
--Barb
(Who hopes that Charlie is hired for Hagrid's replacement, but not until a suitable mourning period has passed...)


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