Ghosts / Hermione & parents /

[Phil Boswell]

No: HPFGUIDX 102550

"serenadust" <jmmears at c...> wrote:
[wondering if Hermione is becoming estranged from her parents]
> She very rarely mentions them, at least in Harry's presence

I went to a Public School, of the type upon which Hogwarts is
modelled, and I can assure you that I would have had no clue that most
of my fellow pupils even *had* parents were it not for the tall people
dropping them off and picking them up at the beginning/end of term.

Visiting parents during term-time was strictly optional, as was
telephooning or writing to them. I was not the best correspondent ;-)

The only reason Ron's parents get so much coverage before OOP is that
we actually visit his home; Harry's parents are obviously better
candidates but we don't actually hear that much about them in
conversation with Ron/Herm.

Which other pupils do we hear from about their parents? Working from
memory: Seamus mentions his because he's a half-blood; Neville's crop
up totally separately; ...

Can't recall any others.
-- 
Phil