CHAPTER DISCUSSION: Chapter 19: the Lion and the Serpant

[quigonginger]

No: HPFGUIDX 99906

(snip question re: Hermione in Ravenclaw)
Alina wrote: 
(big snip)
> HOWEVER! How often have all of us been led on by something we took 
for
> granted? Yes, Hermione said that the Hat offered her Ravenclaw, but 
she
> chose Gryffindor and her intelligence would support that. BUT we 
also know
> (from Hermione's boggart) that she is afraid of failure, and what 
if she
> sees not being put into the "smart" House as a failure? In other 
words, what
> if Hermione lied? Does that mean that Harry is still the 
special "choice"
> kid?
> 

Now Ginger:
Ohh, Alina, that was good! But it also got me thinking on a realted 
thought:  Hermione's fear is failure.  What if she chose Gryffindor 
because she feared she'd fail in comparison to the Ravenclaws?  
Better to be the big fish in the small pond, so to speak.

Just a thought, Ginger (Hufflepuff and Proud of it!)