Hermione's rude comment

[Wanda Sherratt]

No: HPFGUIDX 74477

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "kneazelkid" <alaskamy at h...> 
wrote:
> 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

I just think that if Draco Malfoy had made that remark about 
centaurs, we wouldn't be quite so relaxed about it.  And let's be 
honest, Hermione would never dare to say that to a centaur to his 
face, not just because Firenze is a teacher, either.  Just imagine 
her addressing Bane that way.  I wouldn't have expected her to make 
a nasty remark like that about a non-human, so I'm just wondering if 
Rowling has some point behind the incident, or did she just get 
careless and write the remark without thinking how it fitted with 
the character.  

Wanda