H/H converging

[Karie TGaHJ]

No: HPFGUIDX 50140

Erica wrote:
>Harry the milquetoast?  There is a difference between arguing/disagreeing 
>with someone because of a difference of opinion and arguing just to be 
>contrary, to try to get the other's dander up.
>
>Do Harry and Hermione never argue/disagree? And isn't it just *possible* 
>that Harry sometimes defers to Hermione because she happens to be right?

I don't think anyone would argue that Harry is a milk-toast,
and that he certainly doesn't disagree to cause trouble,
however, I believe that Harry's response to arguing has
nothing to do with whether Hermione is right or not, and
everything to do with the fact that Harry doesn't like to
argue, particularly if he doesn't have to.  He doesn't even
like it if he's not involved--if it gets truly bad, he leaves.

He _never_ tells Hermione he was annoyed that she just
signed him up to be the secretary of SPEW.

He doesn't discuss the Yule Brawl with Ron, because he
doesn't want to argue.  His response to verbal conflicts
seems to be avoiding them if at all possible.

Of course Harry defers to Hermione occasionally because
she's right...and at least once, even when he thought she
was right he gave her the silent treatment because she made
him absolutely furious, and his response to people at that
level is to pretend they don't exist.  When he merely disagrees,
or doesn't want to get involved, he bites his tongue or evades
the question.

Karie


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