Hermione's parents

[allison_m_otto]

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I also think there is some evidence that when Hermione is with her 
parents, they seem to have an affectionate relationship (she 
does "gently" disengage from her mother at the end of OoP).  However, 
I also think there are really good explanations for why she would be 
eager to spend time at school or with Ron and Harry during the 
holidays. 

First of all, look at how upset Harry gets when cut off from reliable 
news of the wizarding world.  Hermione might (I think she does) get 
the Daily Prophet at home, but she already knows it doesn't tell the 
whole truth.  Plus, neither Ron nor Harry is a terribly reliable 
correspondent.  I have a hard time believing Hermione could go 
through the events of any of the books, but especially Goblet of 
Fire, and then be able to just go home and concentrate on spending 
time with her parents (who, btw, probably work all day even on her 
vacations) while never knowing if Voldemort is active or whether one 
or the other of her best friends might be in danger.

(on a personal note, I've been home from school for rare vacations 
during times when my parents were working, and we didn't exactly have 
a lot of time to hang out when they were gone most of the day).

It's probably just as hard, or near impossible, for her to go off for 
a skiing holiday when her mind is on her friends who had to run from 
school in the middle of the night.  She has no reason (yet) to 
believe anything will happen to her parents; she does have reason to 
worry about Harry and the Weasleys.

I think, as involved as Hermione has been in various events - which, 
since the end of PoA, remain unresolved because Peter has escaped and 
Sirius is still a fugitive - it must be very difficult for her to 
take a long break and concentrate on her family who don't understand 
what's been happening to her.  This doesn't mean she doesn't like 
them, it just means she has things weighing on her mind that distract 
her.

PS - presumably, like Dean, she doesn't tell her parents about her 
near-death experiences because she doesn't want them to worry over 
her or forbid her from going back to school.  The fact that they're 
out of the loop doesn't mean they don't talk about other things.  I'm 
guessing there are plenty of things Ron hasn't told Molly - for 
example, I'd be very surprised if she knew the whole story about him 
being out on the grounds shackled to a werewolf in PoA.