Hermione's memory

[Pat]

No: HPFGUIDX 114172

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "mrs_sonofgib" 
<tinainfay at m...> 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.  

[snipped]

> Thanks,
> tina

Pat here:

I can see what you are getting at.  It is just the kind of thing JKR 
does--throwing in little bits of things that seem easily explained 
or even unimportant.  But I do think, like most of the others, that 
she just pays attention and remembers what she hears.

My youngest daughter had an incredible memory for things I said, 
when she was only 3.  She would tell my mom something, sounding like 
it was her own idea, but my mom recognized my phrasing.  She'd ask 
me later if I had told Laura--whatever it was--and of course, I 
had.  She was repeating what I'd said nearly word for word at the 
age of 3.  My own memory for things that I hear is fairly decent--
which tells me that I'm an auditory learner.  Hermione of course is 
older and has been honing that skill or gift or whatever it is, so 
naturally she'd remember important things she hears.

And Hannah, don't worry, your keys will turn up.  I lost mine once 
for about a month before I found them under something.  Or maybe 
it's just another example of muggle-baiting, and someone's put a 
shrinking charm on them. *g*

Pat