Hermione as Stategist (was: Harry as Leader (was: What has Harry learned?)

[cubfanbudwoman]

No: HPFGUIDX 127480


Betsy: 
> > She does a similar thing at the end of PoA with the time 
> > turner.  IIRC, Hermione figures out most of Dumbledore's hints, 
> > and generally directs her and Harry's path. (Could be some movie 
> > contamination sneaking in there.)

Phoenixgod: 
> She was able to figure out DD meaning before Harry because, until 
> that point, IIRC, Harry didn't know she had a time turner or that 
> such a device even existed. And their success in the past was at 
> least as much due to Harry as it was Hermione. More so, since he 
> was the one to actually act and cast the patronus while she was 
> still trying to figure out if it was a good idea to do that with 
> the timeline.

SSSusan:
In addition to Phoenixgod's point, it was *definitely* Harry who led 
them through the time-turner events, in terms of decision making and 
strategy.  TMWSNBN *so* altered that as to turn her into Super!
Hermione.  

In fact, it was *Harry* who realized they were supposed to save 
Buckbeak, as well as Sirius, and it was *Harry* who realized how 
they could do so.  In fact, Hermione rather blanched at the idea of 
flying Buckbeak up to get Sirius, but Harry insisted they try.  
Harry is also the one who realized they needed to move from their 
present position back to Hagrid's hut or werewolf!Lupin would come 
right at them.  "I just saved all our lives," is *Harry's* line, and 
understandably so.  

This is not to say Hermione wasn't important to the TT events, as 
she was.  She, especially, helped Harry understand the importance of 
*not* doing some things he wanted to do [going after Scabbers early, 
in Hagrid's hut, for instance], but I don't think this is one 
situation I'd use to show Hermione's strategic skills.

Siriusly Snapey Susan