[HPforGrownups] Hermione acting out-of-character

[Magda Grantwich]

No: HPFGUIDX 111308


--- brandy <porcupine88 at yahoo.com> wrote:
> I mean, such a HUGE deal had just been made, with her present,
> about the centaurs not being there to serve humans, etc etc.  She 
> had obviously been paying attention, 
> since she knew enough to know that they'd go after Umbridge but not
> her and Harry. 
> And yet, she uncharacteristically opens her mouth, says something
> stupid, and magically has to be rescued by Grawp.
> Anyone have an explanation for this?  
>
> -Brandy


I don't think it's out of character for Hermione; there are lots of
instances in the books where she should have thought before opening
her mouth.  The only difference is that the encounter with the
centaurs is more important than the other instances so we remember it
more clearly.

Just as examples in OOTP alone: wishing she could see thestrals and
being horrified at Harry's cold response; hearing that Hargrid and
Madame Olympe were in Dijon and getting ready to compare tourist
accounts; trying to cheer Ron up when he says practice was lousy and
he flares up and demands to know why she thought he was the one who
made it lousy; and the other big one, asking Harry tactlessly whether
he didn't have a "saving people thing" thus making him angry and
assuring that he won't listen to her objections about saving Sirius
from apparent torture.

Magda ( who still thinks Hermione's great but winces sometimes)



		
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