CHAPT. DISCUSSION: Chapter 25, The Beetle At Bay

[theotokos]

No: HPFGUIDX 111915

> Marianne:
snip.
>> And, I think it is exactly this sort of thing that will blow up 
>> in her face [snip] she will find out that she doesn't have all 
>> the answers and that good intentions don't always excuse one's 
>> behavior.

Alla:
> I agree. I was one of those, who thought that Hermione's dealings 
> with Rita WIll blow up in her face in OOP. [snip] To me, good 
> intentions excuse A LOT, but definitely not everything. On one hand, 
> I like how Hermione dealt with Rita, because I doubt that adults 
> would have dealt with it just as efficiently.
>
> But I fully realise that Hermione did not have the authority to do 
> so. The question is though whether she had much choice in the matter.
 

Theotokos (me) now:
I have been following this thread some and I cannot stand it anymore.  
Hermione doesn't owe that woman anything!  Rita made Harry and Hermione's 
lives miserable in GofF and never had a seconds pause about it.  Hermione 
is allowing her to write AS LONG AS she tells the story as it is reported 
to her.  The problem with Rita is that she wouldn't report; instead she 
would make up stories all the while pretending to be reporting truth.  She attributed feelings and statements to Harry that were absolutely false--
quite different to reporting from a point of view that may be different or attributed to misunderstanding.  Rita lied purposefully.  Hermione is letting 
her off of her year ban AS LONG AS she reports the story accurately.  Why 
should Hermione be concerned about how hard it is on Rita to not write for 
a year?  Rita should be thankful.
 
Theotokos