Hermione attempted murder!

[ellejir]

No: HPFGUIDX 69471

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, CareALotsClouds at a... wrote:

>"My point is anyway, that Hermione knew what she was doing.  And she 
described the centaurs as 'murderous' after leaving the forest on 
their visit to Grawp."
> 
I was listening to the book on audiotape last evening and I think 
that if you re-read that passage in the book, you will find that 
Hermione makes several attempts during the incident with Umbridge and 
the centaurs to try to stop Umbridge from continuing to 
inflame/insult the "half-breeds" (unsuccessful, of course!)  If she 
really wanted the centaurs to *kill* Umbridge as opposed to 
*distract* her, it seems as though she would have been silent or 
subtly egging her on.       
That said, Hermione's plan was flawed.  It is hard to image a 
scenerio in which Umbridge is distracted enough by the centaurs 
(short of being carried off as she was) and Harry and Hermione would 
be able to slip away from her *and* the centaurs.
I agree with the point made by others that Grawp's appearance in the 
nick of time to allow H and H to escape was *way* too convenient! 
However, IMO it was eclipsed by the *stunningly* convenient 
appearance of Ron/Ginny/Neville/Luna, seconds later, miles into the 
forest and off the path (based on the description of H/H and U's 
journey) having escaped from 5 captors with wands!  I know that they 
are members of the DA, but that was still hard to believe!    Elle