Predictions on the something small
pippin_999
foxmoth at qnet.com
Mon Jan 12 20:11:56 UTC 2004
No: HPFGUIDX 88504
--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "erinellii"
<erinellii at y...> wrote:
> Actually, I don't believe that "Hogwarts: A History" contains the
> legend of the Chamber at all.
>
> Why not? Because Hermione can't remember it.
>
> This is the girl who literally learns entire textbooks by heart. I'd
> give examples, but I don't think it's necessary on this list. She
> does admit to having memorized all her coursebooks in
chapter six of
> PS/SS. Throughout the series, she *constantly* refers to facts
> from "Hogwarts: A History". And now, when it comes to this
one very important piece of information, she can't remember?
>
Hermione's very unwilling to assert anything on which she thinks
she might be challenged without the evidence handy. How many
times has she refused to tell the boys what's on her mind until
she's checked in the library or otherwise obtained proof? It's just
a symptom of her insecurity, I think.
Pippin
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