Harry's summer in the 6th book

[Jen Reese]

No: HPFGUIDX 102256

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "boyd_smythe" 
<boyd.t.smythe at f...> wrote:

> This leads me to wonder on Hermione's parents. Will Harry and Ron 
> become members of the OoP without Hermione? I can't see her 
parents 
> letting her join the group all summer long--so will JKR have them 
> endangered to put Hermione in the OoP, as well?
> 
> The thing that keeps bothering me about Hermione is that we know 
so 
> little about her back-story. I keep wondering if we're fated to 
see 
> more of that family. Frankly, we know less of importance about 
them 
> than the Longbottoms, yet fewer words have been expended on the 
> Grangers. Classic Jo redirection?

Jen: Hey Boyd! Good to see you posting again. 

I figured JKR was edging Hermione's parents *out* of the plot by 
having her spend Christmas at Grimmauld rather than skiing in the 
Muggle world. The Grangers sound more like Dean's parents, knowing 
only what Hermione tells them. She could tell them the Order of the 
Phoenix was a book club and they'd be none the wiser! Unless they 
read the Daily Prophet, I guess. 

If JKR wants a DE's-attacking-the-Muggles scenario, it must be the 
Dursleys. She already has so many plot-points to tie up to start a 
new one, IMO.