Hermione's attachment to her parents and peers

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No: HPFGUIDX 102463

> Christina in GAsaid,
> > "I get the
> > impression that Hermione is pretty close to her parents."
> 
> Alina replied,
> "I myself get the impression that Hermione is getting
> estranged."  Snip> 
> 
> SnapesRaven:
> 
Snip
> What I want to say is that I don't think Hermione has become 
estranged from her family. She simply involves in her life as a witch 
which doesn't automatically end outside school but will (as I see it) 
be her future as well. (*grins*: [her] 'past present and future'!)
> 
> [I remember that at her age I wanted to do a lot alone/without my 
parents. Alright, let's not discuss my parents here.  ; )  ]
> 



OK,  I just had an idea.  What if, Hermione's parents have already 
been killed?  

I know kind of out there but bare with me with the logic.

One:  What have we heard of Hermione's parents since the end of GOF?  
Only what Hermione says.  Do we know that she has been in direct 
contact with her parents, as in face to face converstaions, or phone 
calls?  An owl letter from her parents would be very easy to 
forge.    

Two:  We know that she can keep secrets, big secrets as in third 
year.  If she knew about their deaths, could she be forced to keep 
this information secret at the orders request?  What if the order was 
keeping a secret from Hermione?  I just don't know how far they would 
go for the "good".  

Three:  Estrangement is a possibility, but a whole year?  I think 
even the most amazing parents in the world would want to at least see 
their daughter in the flesh rather than just hear news in letters.  

Four:  I don't want to think that Hermione would lie to Ron or Harry 
but possibly the whole story about skiing was a lie.  Or possibly a 
defense mechanism.  Pretend that they are still around instead of 
admitting to everyone else that they are gone.

Fifth:  This is really not necesarily logic for a Death scenario but 
instead an alternative.  What if her parents are under the fidelius 
charm as soon as GOF ended.  It could explain Hermione at 
headquarters early and the convenient way she just sidestepped 
christmas.  Hermione might not even know all of this information.

I really don't want to think Hermione or any character in the order 
would lie about something as big as this.  But I would not put it 
past certain characters (*cough*Dumbledore*cough*) to demand the 
secrecy of certain events.  Especially before the end of OoTP.

I do know that if something should happen to Hermione's parents, out 
of Ron or Harry, I think Harry would be better able to understand 
Hermione's emotions.  

Just a thought to chew on.

Please let me know how I could be wrong.  I really don't want this 
theory to hold any water.  It is just too heartacheing.

Amdorn