Unconcerned parents

[mryburge]

No: HPFGUIDX 128219

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. 


Or maybe the Grangers know more about what is going on than we 
think...maybe they know of Hermione's importance in the whole grand 
scheme of things to come...and know they have to let her do what she 
is going to have to do alongside Hary Potter.  I thought JKR made a 
point to tell us that the Grangers were with Hermione in Diagon 
Alley at the beginning of the 2nd book, which indicates they have at 
least a passing familiarity/knowledge of the whole wizarding world.

MaryB