Mentoring at Hogwarts, WAS: Re: How Did McGonagall know?

[bohcoo]

No: HPFGUIDX 82895

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "Jen Reese" <stevejjen at e...> 
wrote:

 
> Jen replied, in post #82893: 
> I also think McGonagall and Hermione have a mentoring relationship 
> that's progressed throughout the series. Even though we don't see 
it 
> often, I suspect they talk quite a bit.
> 
> They've had a connection since the very first class in SS/PS 
when "By 
> the end of the lesson, only Hermione Granger had made any 
difference 
> to her match; Professor McGonagall showed the class how it had gone 
> all silver and pointy and gave Hermione a rare smile"  (SS p. 134).
> 
> Then Mcgonagall arranges for the time turner for Hermie in POA and 
> Hermione tells McGonagall about the Firebolt. I wouldn't be 
surprised 
> if Hermione took her concerns about Umbridge to McGonagall at some 
> point after the feast, and McGonagall heard Hermione's words coming 
> out of Harry's mouth.
> 
> I would be very interested to find out more about their connection, 
> and just how much Hermione talks about with McGonagall. We're given 
> information about the mentoring relationships Harry engages in 
(i.e., 
> Lupin, Sirius, Dumbledore) but know very little about the 
> Hermione/McGonagall connection--they could be a powerful team!!



Bohcoo adds:

What a splendid, thought-provoking post, Jen. There DOES seem to be a 
rather close and unique connection between McGonagall and Hermoine, 
which is happening "off-page." When you said that McGonagall "heard 
Hermoine's words coming out of Harry's mouth," that implies quite a  
personal knowledge by McGonagall of Hermoine.

I agree with you -- it sounds like a mentoring arrangement moreso 
than a winkwink relationship. I never really thought about the other 
students receiving special, extra lessons from their professors. 

Harry received Patronus lessons from Lupin. . . Could Hermoine be 
learning to become an animagus from McGonagall?

We've also heard about Neville getting together with Prof. Sprout 
regarding his mimblus plant.

Who else do we think might be getting extra, mentoring-type 
instruction?

Thanks, Jen, for the catalyst on this!
Bohcoo