Hermione at Grimmauld Place (was: Hermione is McGonagall

[rach9112000]

No: HPFGUIDX 88581

> Hi vmonte.  That does make sense.  Either way, I'm relatively sure 
> that McGonagall is coaching Hermione.  I think it's one reason 
> Hermione is so nervous in OotP.  My guess is that Hermione was 
told 
> to encourage Harry to give DADA lessons.  The whole Dumbledore's 
> Army idea was probably entrusted to her to make happen. > 
> whizbang

  I also believe Hermione was told to set up the DADA classes. I've 
always though it suspicious as to why Hermione was at Grimmauld 
place over the summer. She hardly sees her family as it is so I'm 
sure there must have been a reason for her to spend summer away from 
them. I believe she was told to set up a group by Dumbledore, there 
are a few reasons to back this up:

1) Already mentioned but simply the fact that she spent summer at 
Grimmauld place. 

2) Dumbledore had to tell Hermione to convince Harry to take the 
classes because Dumbledore knew that he himself could not let 
himself speak to Harry because of the Voldermort/Legilmency risk.

3)I can't find the page reference but there's a point at the start 
of the book where Harry, Ron and Hermione are discussing the 
Ministry of Magic and Ron jokes about forming an army against them 
but Hermione does not laugh with them.

4) She also knew that Dumbledore didn't want a big scene being made 
about the fact that hagrid was not there for the start of the school 
year, prior to them having it confirmed later. Dumbledore probably 
warned Hermione not to let Harry go asking too many questions 
because once again he was not able to tell him himself.

These are all I can think of at the moment, Rachel.