Question re "little hint" in Book 2 of what is yet to come

[Susan]

No: HPFGUIDX 101222

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, SnapesSlytherin at a... wrote:
> The little hint that I picked up when re-reading CoS was one 
line "Conjuring up portable, waterproof fires was a specialty of 
Hermione's" (I left my book at work, but I know it's right after 
Harry re-grows the bones in his arm.  The line seemed very random to 
me.  I can remember her conjuring a fire a few times (Devil's Snare, 
setting Severus on fire, the fire they had while reading a book), but 
it didn't seem necessary to me to mention that it's a specialty of 
hers.  If it's been mentioned and I missed it (which is entirely 
possible), I apologize.
> 
> Oryomai

That part struck me as interesting as well, though I didn'think about 
it being the "little hint".  I was thinking along the lines of it 
hinting at what Hermione's specialty was going to be, since clearly 
she's really good at most aspects of magic.  
Conjuring/transformations might be her forte.  Perhaps she'll end up 
teaching Transformation at school after DD's dead and McG becomes 
Headmistress.
Susan :-)