About Hermione (was Re: Is Luna Lovegood the anti-Hermione?)

[paul_terzis]

No: HPFGUIDX 113641

> 
> Sherry wrote:
> 
> This was what I was trying to figure out how to say.  I genuinely 
like
> Hermione most of the time, but there are moments, when I get 
frustrated and
> irritated with her, because she does overstep her bounds.  She 
didn't need
> to clean up after Harry's potion and was rather presumptuous in 
doing so.
> As a disabled person, I was raised to be extremely independent.  I 
can't
> even begin to tell how it feels to have people try to do every 
little thing
> for you, when you are quite capable of doing it yourself.  
Different
> situation, I know, but when this particular incident occurs in the 
book, I
> felt anger for Harry.  I currently live with dear friends, a whole 
family of
> people, who know me well and don't presume to do things for me 
that I can do
> myself.  For instance, they don't drink coffee, so I clean my own 
coffee
> makers and other coffee items.  I'd be offended if they started 
doing it for
> me.  
> 
> I believe that all of the friends in Harry's life play a very 
important
> part, but once in a while, Hermione needs to back off a little and 
let Harry
> make his own mistakes or not.  As much as I love her, she's the 
one with
> whom I'd have to have a very serious talk about letting me take 
care of
> myself.  Yet, I believe she is an invaluable friend to Harry, and 
he
> couldn't have gotten so far without her, as he couldn't have 
without Ron or
> Ginny or any of the rest of them.  One of the most important 
things I get
> over and over out of these books, and what I tell people who 
haven't read
> them is that even magic doesn't solve problems.  It's the people 
in your
> life, the friends and loved ones, the lessons of loyalty and 
friendship that
> get Harry through everything, even though he has to face Voldemort 
alone
> time after time.  

Hello to all. First of all let me add to my previous post that I 
don't consider Hermione flowless or perfect. She is human after all. 
I also get angry with her, especially when she is in Hermione "THE 
BOSS" mode. In example in OOTP when she was trying to prevent Harry 
from entering in Umbridge's office, I remember myself saying that If 
I were HP I would kick her or kiss her or do anything to stop her 
talking. Although she is far from perfect, she is still the most 
loyal and caring from Harry's friends. She never gives up Harry no 
matter what. She is a true friend!!! I dare to say that Harry is 
more in sync with her than anyone else. Another matter now. Harry is 
an introverted person. From my own experience, as I am an 
introverted person also, we allow only a few selected people to 
trully know us. And then again they only know  the 60%-90% of what 
we are thinking, wanting or doing. Hermione is able to decipher HP's 
behaviour with 90% probability.  Harry himself accepts the following 
facts:
 a) a part of his mind is talking with Hr's voice,
 b) he can't lie to her face to face,
 c) when he acts he considers her advices as correct even if he 
doesn't follow them every time,
 d) the last thing he wants is to let her down and 
 e) their minds are in the same frequency most of the times.

Based on all the above I restate that Hermione is virtually living 
inside Harry. The key word is virtually. I've never said completely. 
Thank you for putting up with me.

Cheers,
Paul