[HPforGrownups] RE: "Slytherin" Hermione? (was Re: The Beetle At Bay)

[MadameSSnape at aol.com]

No: HPFGUIDX 112196

In a message dated 9/6/2004 6:02:08 PM Eastern Daylight Time, 
susanadacunha at gmx.net writes:
I disagree that Hermione has *any* Slytherin traits:

Slytherin have a `thirst to prove themselves' 

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Sherrie here:

I'm sorry to disagree, but these two statements contradict themselves.  IMHO, 
one of the defining characteristics of Hermione Jane Granger is her thirst to 
prove herself in this new world she's entered.  Whether it's her hand waving 
high enough to dislocate her shoulder in her very first Potions class, or her 
112% on her Charms test, or her three feet of extra essay - Hermione wants to 
be the best, and wants everyone to know it.

No, I don't consider this a bad thing - not in the least.  In fact, I was 
very much like Hermione in school.  (Now I'm very much like Snape - just ask my 
nieces and nephews...)

A thirst to prove herself, a cunning mind, and - while I can't say she's got 
a disregard for the rules, she certainly applies them...ah...selectively, and 
sometimes with a rather creative interpretation...

Sherrie
(whose second-favorite character is Hermione)


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