[HPforGrownups] Re: Betrayal (was Rowling and Philosophy)

[Susanne]

No: HPFGUIDX 53716



Hi,

Thursday, March 13, 2003, 12:16:09 PM, Tom wrote:

> And on Hermione, well, I agree that she came off 
> as having mildly annoying behavior in the beginning of PS/SS. But 
> still - she heard it, and she had really not done anything to Ron.

Like/dislike of certain characters seem to play into how we
view their behavior quite a bit <g>.

I, for one, found Hermione extremely abrasive and annoying
at the beginning, and wasn't surprised at Ron's and Harry's
reaction to her at all.

She had done plenty, imo, and Ron was spot on in his
evaluation about why she didn't have any friends at the
time.

Not that Ron is a model of niceness, but he did not yell it
in her face and felt bad when she overheard.

Hermione, on the other hand, had no trouble at all saying
less than complimentary things to other people and bragging
;)

> Can you *imagine* what they're
> reaction would be if they found out Malfoy had been in the Gryffindor 
> common room? No, I can't give you that one, here. HRH are WAY MORE 
> out of line in this scene than DCG have ever been, IMHO. DCG are 
> mean. 

Now, while I agree that the polyjuice incident was something
that's always surprised me (especially looking at Hermione),
I can't say that I see it as way more out of line than DCG's
dementor trick.

HRH didn't plan on getting anyone hurt, while what DCG did seemed
definitely geared to not only change the result of the quidditch game,
but also had the overwhelming possibility of getting Harry
(and maybe other players) hurt in the process.

-- 
Best regards,
 Susanne                           mailto:siskiou at earthlink.net