Perfume vs. Book

[serenadust]

No: HPFGUIDX 89415

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "grace701" <grace701 at y...> 
wrote:
> Helen R. Granberry aka Lizard Laugh wrote:
> > Ah! But I think Hermione's gift to the boys is really more 
telling 
> > than their gifts to her. Sure, we know Ron has a thing for her 
> > (and the gift of perfume very sweetly illustrated that) and 
Harry 
> > did indeed put thought into his gift (whatever his motives), but 
> > Hermione gave both boys identical gifts. Not playing favorites? 
> > Still hasn't made up her mind? Only time will tell ;)


Grace replied:

> If it's going to come down to what she gave both boys.  I think 
> Harry got the "better" gift.  His planner actually talked. :p



Actually, I've always throught the planners were identical.  Is 
there something in canon that suggests to you that Harry's planner 
talks and Ron's doesn't?

Come to think of it, why *would* the two planners be different 
anyway?  It seems to me that if Hermione thought that both Ron and 
Harry should have homework planners as Christmas presents, what 
reason would she have for getting Harry a talking one and Ron a non-
talking one?  Harry's not blind or dyslexic, after all, so I can't 
see any kind of "special needs" reason.  Seems to me that Harry and 
Ron need equal amounts of nagging to do their homework ;-), so why 
would she go to the trouble of buying two different kinds?

This is an interesting suggestion that I haven't seen before, so I'm 
really curious as to why you think Harry got the "better" gift.

Jo Serenadust