[HPforGrownups] Hermione's summer

[nymphadoraotonks at aol.com]

No: HPFGUIDX 84174

Hello eclipse021342 at yahoo.com,

In reference to your comment:

è I don't have my books on me, but is there any mention
è about why Hermione is already at 12 Grimmauld Place.
è I got the impression that she had been there for a
è while. Was there some reason that she couldn't have
è stayed with her parents? If she was in danger, won't
è her parents still be without her there?

You know. This has been troubling me as well. Well, not this exact question, 
but at the end of GoF, I was under the impression that Hermione was going to 
Holiday in Bulgaria with Viktor. Certainly, things change, but it is not clear 
whether Hermione awayed to Grimmauld place immdiately-- in fact, I don't 
remember an exact time that the house was taken over by the Order being mentioned 
in canon, but I could be mistaken.

I find the lack of information on Hermione's life outside ofGrimmauld Place 
and Hogwarts a little odd. She writes to Krum during the fifth year, but did 
she ever actually go? Harry never asks and Ron and Hermione never mention 
anything. 
As far as Hermione and her parents, I am convinced that her parents do not 
know her real where abouts. In OoP when she arrives at Grimmauld Place after 
Arthur's accident she comments that she told her parents many students were 
staying behind to study for OWLs. She does not say that she informed her parents 
that Ron's father was in hospital because of an accident and she was going to 
stay with the Weasleys. 

I think Hermione's parents are in the dark. This is probably on DD's orders 
as they *are* muggles. However, it makes me wonder exactly how the 
relationships between the magical community and magical schools work with muggle parents 
of wizards and witches. I would think, as Hermione's life has been in danger a 
few times, thus far, that DD would have informed her parents about what has 
been happening in the Wizarding World. But, it doesn' appear so in canon.

So, to me, there are many questions. I realise that there is sufficient 
evidence to support the argument that Hermione MAY indeed have gone to visit 
Viktor, but that because of the tension and 'eye rolling' she endures when his name 
is mentioned has thought better of it, but what about her parents knowing 
where she is?

-Tonks




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