Unconcerned parents

Karen Barker karenabarker at yahoo.co.uk
Wed Apr 27 11:51:11 UTC 2005


No: HPFGUIDX 128128


> > Donna:
> > I'm relatively new here so be patient with me.
> >  
> > I'm a parent and I've wondered about Hermione's parents letting 
> > her go to the WW with all the ugly stuff going on.  <SNIP> 
> >  they sure don't seem too concerned about the possibility of 
> > losing their only child.
> 
> Geoff:
> So the really ugly stuff is happening very close to them leaving for 
> the summer holidays. Mr. and Mrs.Granger will not know about these 
> events until Hermione is home, always assuming that she will tell 
> them....

Karen now:

I don't think Hermione tells her parents anything about the dangerous 
side of the WW, and indeed tells them only what they need to know - in 
GOF when she shouts at Rita Skeeter in the Hogshead "You horrible 
woman" etc etc, Ron says "You don't want to go upsetting Rita 
Skeeter.  I'm serious, Hermione, she'll dig something up on you-"

Hermione's response is: "My parents don't read the Daily Prophet, she 
can't scare me into hiding" (Chapter 24, P392 in English paperback)

Karen









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