Hermione incautious/dangerous books?

[finwitch]

No: HPFGUIDX 109418

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, Michal <yahoogroups at c...> wrote:
> JKR seems to have shown us both the usefulness and dangers of this 
tool, 
> though less explicitly than with the time-turner. Hermione made an 
> assumption about the hair from Millicent's robes and paid the 
price. Is 
> this the only time (ha!) she's been incautious? I'll have to think 
about that.

Well, I think it *was* incautious of her to run into library to check 
for the basilisk! (and she got petrified for it).

Also, regularly using a time-turner took a toll on her because she 
didn't choose, but took all. Possibly something she had to experience 
I suppose...

Recieving mail - (after that Rita Skeeter article and her hands 
getting into contact with uniluminated bubotuber pus)...

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You know - Hermione DID know the levitating spell, but it was Ron who 
used it against the troll (knocking it out)... Did she not think that 
going into toilet to cry alone is dangerous (look what happened to 
poor Myrtle!).

And all her reading... Ron mentions several dangerous books in CoS, 
being dubious of the Diary of Tom Riddle (which WAS dangerous, to 
Ginny in particular)... I doubt Hermione would stop to consider that 
a book could do her harm... And yet, Monster book of Monsters is the 
only dangerous book since then. (although, invisible book of 
invisibility can be considered as dangerous to a shop-keeper's 
budget - cost a fortune and you'll never find them)

Finwitch