Was: What did Hermione Know Is: Hermione's boggart

[Lisa Armstrong <renitentraven@hotmail.com>]

No: HPFGUIDX 52098

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com,  
> Sarmi wrote:
> Hermione's greatest fear is flying or 
> heights.   
>
>
> Sam serendust wrote:
> I thought her greatest fear (according to her boggart encounter in 
> PoA) was getting a failing grade.   

 *I* think the reality is we have no idea what Hermione's greatest 
fear is.

 All of Gyffindors' collective fears were exposed to us, the reader, 
when Lupin allowed his class to tackle the boggart. With the 
exception of Hermione and Harry.

 The reason for Harry's exclusion was later revealed.
Hermione's missing out wasn't.
 What Harry *did* see when confronted with a boggart was later 
written 'first-hand', so we effectively saw it.
I've yet to 'see' Hermione's boggart.

 All we have is Hermione bursting out of a trunk with, " Profesor 
McGonagall, she said I failed everything."
 DADA was the second last exam, surely Hermione would have 
characteristically been going over her exam performances prior to 
this point. If she was worried wouldn't she have already *been* to 
see McGonagall? And been reassured? Clearly McGonagall had been 
making exceptions for the girl. 
 
 Why didn't Lupin allow Hermione to tackle the boggart?
Was it really embarassing?
Did it have the potential to be as terrifying as Harry's? 
Did he just think, being the brilliant witch she is, she'd blitz it 
in one go? 

 I just think this may be another instance of a little omission of 
JKR's building up to something bigger later.

 Has anyone got a theory? I'm stumped.

 Still-paranoid-for-Hermione-Lisa
(who just cracked it.
 *Hermione* is the Heir of Gryffindor, she's just unaware of it. 
 Her boggart represented something pertaining to this which 
overwhelmed her with feelings of responsibilty, she panicked.
 McGonagall modified her memory for the sake of her sanity.
 Trelawney's first prediction was that Harry Potter would be the 
means to help the Heir of Gryffindor ultimately overcome him.
 Voldemort, knowing he could never trace the cleverly hidden Heir, 
targets Harry Potter instead.
 Voldemort, in continung to target Harry umwittingly arms the 
Hermione, via Harry's tribulations, with enough experience to destroy 
him.
 Conclusion: Voldemort's not that smart)
 Second conclusion: I need to go to sleep, now.