What was Luna going to say?

[serious_schwartz]

No: HPFGUIDX 82711

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "sylviablundell2001" 
<sylviablundell at a...> wrote:
> Forgive me if this has been mentioned before, but I was 
wondering if 
> we missed something important due to Hermione's 
uncharacteristic 
> arrogance.  Referring to the locked door in the Department of 
> Mysteries, Luna says "You know what could be in there?" 
Hermione 
> brushes this aside with the sotto voce comment to Neville 
"Something 
> blibbering, no doubt" and we never get to hear what Luna 
thought 
> could be behind the door.  
<snip>
> Sylvia (who really likes Luna and hopes she will be the one to 
put 
> Harry together again)

I have always thought that bit was more about Hermione's 
snappishness with Luna. Hermione has no patience for Luna 
(for obvious reasons), but she also seems a bit threatened by 
her. I don't think Hermione is anti-female, but I think she feels 
threatened by how interesting Luna is. Usually, Hermione is 
pretty circumspect about how she treats other people. Luna is an 
exception.