hermoine+ the boggart

[slgazit]

No: HPFGUIDX 80739

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "Grey Wolf" <greywolf1 at j...> 
wrote:
> This is coupled with the fact that Hermione doesn't know *why* 
those 
> two found her in the first place. After all, to Hermione, they are 
just 
> two boys that hate her and insult her and don't want anything to 
do 
> with her ("It's no wonder no one can stand her.

Not really. It is clear from their first encounter on the train
that Hermione is fascinated by Harry and Ron and is trying to
get closer to them. Of course she first does it in the wrong way,
due to her lack of people skills - trying to impress them with
her academic abilities - which produces the above mentioned comment.
Note that her reaction to what Ron said was to shut herself up
in the bathroom and cry for hours. Hardly something one would do
if they heard a comment like that from someone they did not care
for. She defends them to McGonagal because she is gratefull to
them and because she likes them very much and maybe the encounter
with the troll taught her a lesson about the value of helping
other people even if it can hurt you - whether it's attacking
a troll or lying to a teacher.

Salit