Hermione's Career - Politics (was: Hard Choices)

[phoenixgod2000]

No: HPFGUIDX 124621



--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "northsouth17" 
<northsouth17 at y...> wrote:

> That's all true, but Hermione has a very certain type of love of 
> knowledge, and it's this, along with her other traits, that makes 
me 
> think that it's Hermione, not Harry, who's going to be the next 
> Minister for Magic. 

Except for Hermione lacks this thing called Charisma. Social grace. 
Likeability. Leadership quality. Stuff like that

Hermione is gifted in many ways but being a politican fits none of 
her skill sets. She would make a good political operative or 
advisor, at least to a reformer politician, but she could never be 
the face of a political team. She's just not leadership material.
 
 
> 
> Now the DA. She handles all the logistics of it, and she's also 
one 
> of those recruiting for it. She manages to get a large, 
complicated, 
> forbidden plot off the ground, and keeps it effective. The DA also 
> proves...well...she's not above subterfuge, is she? 

But no one would have stayed to listen to her because she isn't a 
particularly nice or pleasant person to be around. I also can't see 
her being able to convey information in an effective manner. I am a 
teacher and I can tell you right now that I don't think she would be 
a very good teacher. Bad personal touch with the students.
 
> The meeting at the Hog's Head (good, sneaky thinking), 

Actually the meeting in the Hogshead was a pretty stupid idea (as 
Sirius points out).
 
> To summarize: Bright, knowledgeable, astute, motivated, 
activistic, 
> takes initiative, capable organizer, ruthless, manipulative. 

You make an arguement for Hermione making a good Slytherin. But a 
politician, no. She just doesn't have the personal touch that truly 
great politicians need. 

Hermione would make a good policy wonk. Someone like Karl Rove, the 
chief advisor to President Bush.

phoenixgod2000