The Sneak Mark (was "Slytherin" Hermione?)

[pippin_999]

No: HPFGUIDX 112990

Toto
>   Except, once again, that it is known that Dementor don't obey 
that  well, as Marietta has seen during the Quidditch match in 3rd 
year. <

Fudge's statement about the dementors making people feel 
safe comes a year and a half after their move on the Quidditch 
field, so it doesn't appear to have discredited them in the public's 
estimation at all. 

Toto:
> Plus, a patronus doesn't kill dementors, just drives them 
away....  Self defence, my friend...<

Pippin:
Or resisting arrest...it's all in how you look at it, isn't it? My
point was, there's no way learning anti-dementor spells has 
anything to do with trying to pass your OWLs, and there's no way 
the ministry would think learning anti-dementor spells had 
anything to do with fighting Voldemort, since they think the 
dementors are on their side.

Toto:
> And  the risk of expulsion to them, just for a chance of 
advancement for her mother. She was greedy. <

Pippin:
Is there canon to tell what Marietta's motives were? She could 
have been afraid that her mother would make *her* leave 
Hogwarts. 


> Toto: Once again, you assume something, that Hermione did 
that for  *punishment*. She didn't. When Malfoy bothers her, she 
does not  punish him, and so on... What Hermione did was a 
preventive measure: 
> If there is a betrayer, they would know who it is, and be able to 
 remove that person from the D.A. Hence, she couldn't warn 
them, as  it would have given them a chance to take off the hex.<

Pippin:
I'm afraid canon disagrees with you:

"Someone must have blabbed to [Umbrdige]"said Ron angrily.

"They can't have done," said Hermione in a low voice.

"You're so naive," said Ron,"you think just because you're all 
honorable and trustworthy--"

"No, they can't have done because I put a jinx on that piece of 
parchment we all signed," said Hermione grimly. "Believe me, if 
anyone's run off and told Umbridge, we'll know exactly who they 
are and they will really regret it."

"What'll happen to them?" said Ron eagerly.

"Well, put it this way," said Hermione, "it'll make Eloise Midgen's 
acne look like a couple of cute freckles." --OOP ch 17

Hermione knows quite well that her hex won't stop someone 
blabbing to Umbridge, as it won't come into effect until someone 
does. She also fully intends it to be disfiguring. 


Pippin
who likes Hermione, and expects her to learn from her mistakes