Hermione's Greatest Fear

[Karen Bacquet]

No: HPFGUIDX 87398

Hello!

I'm a new member of the group, and so forgive me if this topic has
already been well-covered.  I can barely keep up with *current*
discussions, much less past ones -- but I haven't seen it talked about
in any of the HP sites I've visited.

In PoA, chapter seven, all the students in Lupin's DADA class have a
turn at facing the boggart -- except two:  Harry and Hermione.  We
know, of course, the reason Lupin doesn't give Harry a turn is because
he assumes that his greatest fear is Voldemort, and doesn't think his
image appearing in the classroom would be a good idea.  But we aren't
given any explanation as to why Hermione isn't given a turn, although
Ron tartly suggests that the boggart would have turned into "a piece
of homework that only got a nine instead of a ten."

So, what is Hermione's greatest fear, and why wouldn't Lupin allow
that to materialize in the classroom?  How would he know what her
greatest fear is?  Does it have something to do with her having
figured out that Lupin is a werewolf? (But I don't think Lupin knows
that until later in the book.)

Thought?  Ideas?

Karen