Unconcerned parents

[potioncat]

No: HPFGUIDX 128179


Donna wrote: 
> 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.  I'm wondering 
> if Hermione is keeping things from her parents. 

Potioncat:
Well, this is a good question. But I think the explanation is more 
literary than realistic. For the plot to work, the kids have to be on 
their own. To a certain extent, adults have to fail. This is true 
when you wonder where the heck the teachers were in SS/PS when H/R/H 
went after the stone. 

To be honest, it was several readings into the books before I thought 
to wonder why the Weasleys or the Grangers could just send their kids 
off for ten months and think no more about it. It just has to be. 
Might as well wonder how a broom can fly.

Potioncat: BTW, how does a broom fly? (I've seen a horse fly, but 
I've never seen a broom fly.)