Hermione's rude comment

[dudemom_2000]

No: HPFGUIDX 74470

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "kneazelkid" <alaskamy at h...> 
wrote:
> Wanda wrote:
> I've always respected Hermione's judgment and good sense, but at 
> the beginning of Ch. 27 of OotP her comments about Firenze really 
> grate on me.  <snip>'Not really,' said Hermione indifferently, 
> reading the Daily Prophet.  'I've never really liked horses.'
> .... 'He's not a horse, he's a centaur!' said Lavender, sounding 
> shocked.'Either way, he's still got four legs,' said Hermione 
coolly.
> 
> 
> Sof: 
> Possibly Rowling is adding dimension to Hermione's nature, and the 
> series' commentary on racial injustice. Hermione leads a 
singleminded 
> crusade against the house-elf system for two books, and yet 
> apparently she also holds some ignorant bigotry towards another 
race. 
> I think its pretty common for people to think of themselves as 
being 
> openminded and just, without recognizing their own hangups. 
> <snip>
> 
> me: 
> IMO, I think Hermione is just being bossy, not bigoted. I think 
it's 
> important to make a distinction about the two creatures: H thinks 
she 
> the houseelves need her help. The centaurs do not want her help. 
So 
> she's indifferent -- not bigoted. Bossy, bossy... can't wait to 
see 
> what will happen when she realizes the houseelves don't want her 
help.
> --kneazelkid - who would like to rmeind everyone that no one is 
> perfect and bossy people usually mean well

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I think Hermione thinks the other girls are just being plain silly 
and juvenile. Also, after her experience with Trelawney, she 
probably doesn't think anyone who has anything to do with teaching 
Divination is much good. However, it does strike me that her answer 
is a bit odd for her. Maybe she IS interested in centaurs and is 
throwing anyone who might be listening off the track. The centaurs 
don't need anyone's help but they sure could be a help down the road 
if they wanted to. (and why tip Umbridge off?)

Dudemom_2000
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