OOP: Re: Hermione and also Snape

[Trina]

No: HPFGUIDX 65035

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"Sue Porter" <sues0101 at h...> wrote:
>>How smart was luring the umbridge poor excuse for a person into the 
forest to let the centaurs deal with her? Unless its just me, but 
when I was reading that scene, I was thinking that there was no way 
out for them, and then she comes up with that. Another classic.<<

Now I was actually rather *disturbed* by that scene, especially after 
I thought about it a bit.  Yes, it got that Odious Umbridge Woman 
(from here on out known as OUW) taken care of for the rest of the 
book, but Hermione *knew* that the Centaurs were less than pleased 
with the humans and threatened any to come into the forest.  After 
all, Harry and Hermione got out without harm earler because they 
were "foals" and only left safely then because of Grawp.  Hermione 
didn't exactly think that one through and did *willfully and 
knowingly* put OUW into severe danger.  I am curious to learn what 
Dumbledore said to her later.  You know he had to have words with 
young Ms. Granger about it.  It distressed me more than Harry's 
Crucio on Bellatrix, after all, he had just lost Sirius...


And having just re-read the bullying scene of Snape's worst memory, I 
have to say that although James did seem a bit of a git, at first all 
he did was Expelliarmus and Impediementia.  Snape, OTH, cursed James 
while his back was turned AND physically harmed James. "...there was 
a flash of light and a gash appeared on the side of James's face, 
spattering his robes with blood."  James showed at least *some* self 
control in that his retaliation was only turning Snape upside down.  
Not to say that I didn't feel sorry for the 15 yo Snape, but in 
recent discussions Snape's actions have been overlooked.  I still say 
he needs to get over his anti-James/Harry gripe and accept that Harry 
is not his father.  Snape is an ADULT for heaven's sake! Just my 
opinion, anyhow. 

Trina