Why didn't Parvati/Lavender do something?(was: Why did Hermione lie?)

[GRACE701 <grace701@yahoo.com>]

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 Jo Serenadust wrote:
"Harry and Ron are not the only ones who know where Hermione is and 
that she doesn't know about the troll.  If you remember, Ron and 
Harry overhear Parvati telling Lavender that Hermione had been 
crying in the girls bathroom and wanted to be left alone.  Why on 
earth doesn't it occur to one of these two girls to tell Percy or 
McGonagall where Hermione is and that she's in danger?  I've really 
made an effort not to buy into the common impression of Parvati and 
Lavender as the stereotypical silly, airhead-girls of Gryffindor, 
but their failure to either think, or act in this case doesn't do 
much to disprove this characterization."

I think Parvati and Lavender are not airheads, just self-centered.  
I'm sure I've read that at least Parvati has exchanged some words 
with Hermione, but not Lavender.  They simply didn't care, IMO.  And 
it also would have taken away from Harry and Ron becoming friends 
with Hermione if Lavender and Parvati did something to help.  After 
all, it's about Harry.

Greicy