Hermione's memory

[mrs_sonofgib]

No: HPFGUIDX 114057

> Tina wrote:
> > There is something up with Hermione's memory.  
> > I've generally considered her very intelligent and able to 
> > comprehend and retain what she has read but now I'm wondering if 
> > there is more to it than that.  
> > In OotP Professor Umbridge pp.223 Am pb, Hermione *quotes* DD's 
> end of year speech from GoF and Ron wonders how she is able to do 
> that.  
> > She shortly comments that she *listens* and moves on but Ron is 
> > still flummexed.  
> 
> Hannah now: I agree that Hermione has a very good memory, but I 
> think this is just a natural ability of hers, with nothing more 
> complex about it than that.  I have a photographic memory and 
> sometimes freak people out by remembering things that they can't 
> believe I would be able to recall.  Unfortunately, nothing very 
> interesting is behind this ability, it's just something I can do.
> 
> It's so easy to see conspiracy theories or 'more than meets the 
eye 
> situations' everywhere in the books (I'm completely guilty).  But 
> surely not everything is the result of some larger and more 
complex 
> future plot line... or is it?
> 
> Hannah, who regrets that her memory doesn't extend to remembering 
> where she last put down her keys.

Tina again:
Through my first 5+ readings I thought, just as you do, that she has 
a very good or possibly photographic memory.  
As I'm listening to OotP, I heard more to make me wonder about her 
memory.  In OotP Professor Umbridge chapter 12 p229 Am pb, Ron and 
Harry are goofing around in Binns' boring class and Hermione is 
irritated that they aren't even trying to listen:
"How would it be ... if I refused to lend you my notes this year?"
"We'd fail our OWLs, " said Ron.  "If you want that on your 
conscience, Hermione...."
"Well, you'd deserve it," she snapped.  "You don't even try to 
listen to him, do you?"
"We do try,"  said Ron.  "We just haven't got your brains or your 
memory or your concentration - you're just cleverer than we are...."

This last bit had the desired effect of mollifying Hermione but I 
can't help but wonder over the *second reference* to her memory in 
one single chapter.  
But again, I haven't the foggiest idea of what this *power* might 
indicate as far as the plot goes...
~tina, who wishes she had a photographic memory when it comes to 
looking up the page numbers