Hermione's family/CoS clue (was: Harry's lack of fear)

[Regina <rmm7e@yahoo.com>]

No: HPFGUIDX 53171

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "GRACE701 <grace701 at y...>" 
<grace701 at y...> wrote:
> YES!!!  I am dying to find out more about Hermione's parents: how 
> they live?  Will we ever have the opportunity to read Harry and Ron 
> visiting her house?

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> Could they perhaps 
> not let Hermione go back to school because of what has happened in 
> GoF?  Do they not know that she is safer at Hogwarts under 
> Dumbledore's (and the rest of the staff's) protection?

That might be a matter of perspective. As a parent, wouldn't you be a 
tad concerned that your daughter was petrified, and think that she 
might be better off at home?

I wonder to what extent all the parents were informed about the 
events in CoS. Hermione was petrified for quite a long time -- were 
her parents notified, and if so, how did they react? If Dumbledore 
never told her parents, did Hermione do so, when she got home? We 
know Harry doesn't bother to tell the Dursleys anything, but that's 
understandable. But Hermione seems the type to share things with her 
parents. She gets the Daily Prophet at home; I'm sure her parents 
look at it, too, although AFAIK there was nothing about the CoS 
problems printed. (Was there anything printed in the DP after it was 
over? It would have been nice to publicly exonerate Hagrid.)

If Dumbledore never informed the Grangers, isn't that an ethical 
lapse? He'd certainly be doing what was easy, not right.

As always, more questions than answers,
Regina