Marietta and Hermione (was JKR's Messages ) (was Re: Hermione In Trouble?)

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> SSSusan:

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What really surprises me in this whole situation *isn't* that 
Hermione placed the hex that would identify any snitch.  What 
surprises me is that someone – Hermione, especially – didn't 
*notice* Marietta's reluctance at the HH and really WANT to check 
out her interest in the group.  "Are you sure you want to be here?  
We only want people who are REALLY interested and TRULY committed to 
this group & its purpose."  
If I were Harry or Hermione, I think I would've been frightened of 
the signs she was showing.  I mean, if she didn't want to be there, 
then why LET her join?


Alla:

Oh, Susan if you put the question this way, then YES, I agree 
absolutely - Hermione should have been smarter and checking people 
with wierd reactions like Marietta's was.

I do think that Hermione especially should have done it, because it 
was her idea, not Harry's and she had to convince him to.

In short, I agree that WAS stupid on Hermione's post.

Am, I understand you correctly that you don't fault Hermione for 
placing the jinx?

I don't blame Hermione for placing the jinx, I just think that she 
should have thought about it better. I even keep going back and 
forth on whether she should have discussed it with the group.


SSSusan:
 
Earlier in this thread I said that I was more bothered by the 
Hermione hex of Marietta for some reason than I was of her leading 
DJU to the forest.  Part of it is that the DJU situation was a 
REALLY desperate one.  But part of it is that I think I fault 
Hermione for not really ascertaining every single potential signer's 
level of interest in joining.  It was too important a contract to 
take anyone who was wavering, and let's face it, SHE didn't 
personally invite all those who came.


Alla:

As I said yesterday - I am convinced now - centaurs were "desperate 
time call for desperate measures" type of thing (in my opinion only)

Hermione was saving Harry's life and sanity and I cannot fault her 
for that, even if the plan backfired.

NO, under normal circumstances I would not want to see Hermione 
doing that at all, but those were NOT notmal circumstances and I 
disagree with Pippin that Hermione had time to change her plan while 
they were walking in the forest. She was already stressed out as it 
was (in my opinion) and was only thinking about the best outcome for 
THAT particular plan, not coing up with the new one.

In short, I agree with you. I also find Marietta's situation to be 
more gray than centaurs' one.


Alla.