[HPforGrownups] Re: What can Harry teach Hermione in DA ?

[T.M. Sommers]

No: HPFGUIDX 76206

Doriane wrote:
> "amanitamuscaria1" wrote:
> 
>>Two things - as other people have said, Hermione knows the 
>>theory. In PS, she freezes when the troll is in the bathroom. Harry 
>>and Ron do not. When she's faced with the Devil's Snare, she knows 
>>the description but doesn't think of her speciality, the bluebell 
>>flames. There's a world of difference between Lupin and Moody' s 
>>teaching, and Quirrel and Lockhart's.
> 
> I slightly disagree with you. I don't think this is a matter of 
> theory vs practice. I think it's a matter of keeping a cold head vs 
> panicking. Hermione panicks in those situations, but she still knows 
> how to use the spells. She doesn't know them only theoretically, she 
> also knows them practically. Her only problem is that she freezes and 
> loses her head in scary times.

Hermione does not panic, lose her head, or freeze.  She does show 
fear, but that is because she is smarter than those around her, 
and appreciates the risks better.

Regarding the troll incident, unlike Harry and Ron, Hermione was 
taken by surprise by the troll, and spent most of the time 
dodging his club.

Regarding the devil's snare, she recognized what it was quickly 
enough to escape it (unlike the others), and came up with a way 
to attack it.  She merely had a momentary lapse when she forgot 
that she was a witch.  Since she had only known she was a witch 
for about 9 months, and since this was a moment of great stress, 
that is an understandable lapse.  And as soon as Ron reminded her 
that she was a witch, she thought of an appropriate spell to use, 
and used it with effect.  That isn't panic.