What is Hermione afraid of?

[Emily]

No: HPFGUIDX 80360

Both of you make really interesting arguments.

Jim said: 
>I would speculate that the boggart-horror she sees is 
> something else – Harry dead.  Naturally she would be reluctant
to 
say 
> it to Harry<snip>I can't back that up at all, but we may see in 
the 
> future what Hermione's boggart really is.>>
 
Me now:
I have to say that I agree with Jim. Just as a human being, putting 
yourself in Hermione's shoes do you honestly think that after 
everying single thing that she has been through that she really is 
going to see Professor McGonagall giving her a failing grade? IMHO, 
I think that Hermione has finally learned that there are most 
definitely more important things than getting an A on the test. And 
there has been evidence that she has always thought this way all 
along, just think back to her, "loyalty, friendship..." quote from 
The Sorcerer's Stone.

And yes, she would be reluctant to say she saw him dead to Harry, 
wouldn't she? I imagine it'd be difficult to tell your bestfriend, 
female or male that your worst fear would be seeing them dead, 
because then not only would you fear it, then he or she would start 
to fear it as well.

Kristini said:

> Secondly - all the Boggarts we have seen are related to something 
> intensely personal to the character. 

Me again:

Ah yes, I agree to that as well, and while grades are intensely 
personal to Hermione don't you think that there are a lot of other 
things that are intensely personal to her as well? I could name a 
lot of things. For instance, it might not be Harry dead...it might 
be her parents dead (hey they are prime targets, they're Muggles 
with a a daughter who is a witch), or Ron (no that's not a SHIPping 
point...I'm actually H/Hr...but let's not get into that). It could 
even be Winky drinking herself into oblivion and submission while 
she scrubs the floors of Hogwarts in the late hours of the night (in 
relation to Hermione's zealous efforts for S.P.E.W) All of these 
things are intensely personal to her, I think...and I'd hope that 
Hermione has grown enough (which I think she has) to know that a 
failing grade is nothing but a blip on the radar that is her life. 
But, like many people have said, we'll never REALLY know what 
Hermione's boggart took the form of until JKR chooses to SHOW us.And 
I have a feeling that it's probably very important.

~Emily~