Neville's Wand (Was: OWLs & future Aurors)

[ariadnemajic]

No: HPFGUIDX 75308


> --- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, Carolina <silmariel at t...> 
wrote:
> > Yes, I doubt her memory. I repeat she studies too hard to be 
> really brilliant. > Hermione shouldn't have a problem at all taking ten 
> subjects at a time, she 
> > studies too hard.
> 
A.J. replied:
> Good point.  She is driven to be achieving, muggleborn or not.
> 
> I said something about H. to a very intelligent and academically 
> accomplished acquaintance, who replied that they were Not like 
> Hermione because as a child, they never had to study.
> 
> A.J.


Don't forget, Hermione isn't always doing homework when she's 
studying! Reading "Hogwarts, a History" making Ployjuice potion, 
checking a huge book out of the library for "light reading"--she may 
study more than some, but it isn't b/c she HAS too.  Also, Luna 
doesn't appear to have over-achieving analytical intelligence (even 
though she skyrockets in the right brain category), and she is in 
Ravenclaw.  

ariadne