Hermione's Greatest Fear

[pippin_999]

No: HPFGUIDX 87421

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "Karen Bacquet" 
<bacquet at t...> wrote:

> 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?  <

Could Lupin be a Legilimens?   Despite what Harry says later, 
he does think of Voldemort -- "His first thought was Lord 
Voldemort--a Voldemort returned to full strength." PoA -ch7. That 
would neatly explain why Lupin was so sure what Harry's 
boggart would be.

If  so, Lupin could have read Hermione's fear when he told the 
class to think of the thing that scares them most.  He might have 
decided that unlike Snape, McGonagall didn't deserve to be 
ridiculed--or maybe he didn't dare to cross her.  Too bad, though, 
since Hermione obviously could have used some practice.

Pippin