OOP: Hermione sabotages ...

[marephraim]

No: HPFGUIDX 65343

Dan wrote of Hermione:
>
> ... has the gall (or wherewithal, depending on your ship)
> to "advise" him on what he should have said and done ...and 
> even gets him to comment on her looks - that is, to say that 
> he "doesn't think she's ugly." ... Hermione is praised for her 
> understanding of relationships, so I assume she knew how badly 
> timed the media relations meeting was. And the owled message could 
> have been held somewhere else, or trotted off to someplace by that 
>kneazle, so it arrived at the opportune (or inopportune) time.

Regarding the Date and the Interview for the Quibble, I don't think 
Hermione was sabotaging Harry and Cho's date. The Hogsmeade weekend 
was coming up and she had realized that there was only one way to 
begin to turn the tide of public opinion. Note that there would be 
absolutely no chance for Harry to be interviewed on campus. 
Therefore it /had/ to be that weekend. 

But also note that she told Harry he could bring Cho along -- this 
is not sabotage it is compassion. Hermione knew that Cho was 
mourning for Cedric and that Harry was reticent to speak of the 
event. If Cho had come along, she would have heard directly from 
Harry everything that had happened, she would have understood why 
Hermione wanted to see Harry that day, and would probably have 
appreciated Hermione's benevolence in making sure she could be 
present for the interview.

M.Ephraim