[HPforGrownups] Hermione's attachment to her parents and peers

[Mrs.) Lee Storm (God Is The Healing Force]

No: HPFGUIDX 102487

| From: amdorn
| Sent: Tuesday, June 22, 2004 11:34 AM
...<Snipping Post--Theory about Hermione's parents being dead>...

[Lee]:
Uh--then who were those mystery people hugging her at the end of OOTP in the
station?  I'd say they were her folks, indeed.  If you can prove me wrong
through Canon, please do.

I can only hold to my view that Hermione is a budding young lady...in her
own way, a typical teen with a bit more rebellion than she might care to
publicly admit.

If that doesn't work for you, consider that she knows her parents well
enough to establish what they will and will not understand and, if she tells
them of those wonderful things like being petrified in COS, dragons and
werewolves, etc., as supportive as they are, her folks might try to keep her
out of the WW for sheer terror and deep concern.  So, Hermione's only going
to tell them enough, so to speak.

I'm sure she will have to (if she hasn't already) tell them about LV which
is going to be really difficult for them to comprehend.  Take a look at
Vernon's reaction; take away the fact that he could care less about Harry's
world or Harry, for that matter, but consider that he was, I'm sure, very
confused and befuddled.  Sometimes, trying to explain what seems
totally unbelievable...well, it can get tough and create a stumbling block.

IMHO, Hermione loves and knows her parents enough to know when the right
time might be to lay some more heavy stuff on them.  Until then, she's going
to share what she can, in drips and drabs, trying to help them cope with
this very strange, unbelievable world into which they, in part, have been
thrust via their daughter's abilities.

What would be really nice is if there were a book for muggle parents of
magical children that would explain how things work in the WW...things like
moving pictures, how a wand works...something like a tourist book.
Something for those in Muggle Relations to consider. <Grin>

Cheers,

Lee :-)

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