Marietta and Hermione (was JKR's Messages ) (was Re: Hermione In Trouble?)

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SSSusan:
> What really surprises me in this whole situation *isn't* that 
> Hermione placed the hex that would identify any snitch.  What 
> surprises me is that someone – Hermione, especially – didn't 
> *notice* Marietta's reluctance at the HH and really WANT to check 
> out her interest in the group.  "Are you sure you want to be 
> here?  We only want people who are REALLY interested and TRULY 
> committed to this group & its purpose."  
> If I were Harry or Hermione, I think I would've been frightened of 
> the signs she was showing.  I mean, if she didn't want to be 
> there, then why LET her join?
 
Alla:
> Oh, Susan if you put the question this way, then YES, I agree 
> absolutely - Hermione should have been smarter and checking people 
> with wierd reactions like Marietta's was.
> 
> I do think that Hermione especially should have done it, because 
> it was her idea, not Harry's and she had to convince him to.
> 
> In short, I agree that WAS stupid on Hermione's post.
> 
> Am, I understand you correctly that you don't fault Hermione for 
> placing the jinx?
> 
> I don't blame Hermione for placing the jinx, I just think that she 
> should have thought about it better. I even keep going back and 
> forth on whether she should have discussed it with the group.


SSSusan again:
I have mixed feelings about the jinx.  I think that, as some have 
pointed out, wartime *does* lead to more drastic measures.  And I 
know that Del is arguing it wasn't war, but I don't tend to agree.  

For *THESE* kids, there was knowledge of Voldy's return, and Cedric 
had been killed.  THESE kids were recruiting other kids, sharing the 
information & knowledge they possessed, and they were calling 
themselves Dumbledore's *ARMY*.  To me, the implication is clear 
that they believed they were preparing for their role in war.  Most 
of the kids being recruited needed more information to be sure of 
that, but it really is what the group was about, and that should 
have been clear by the end of the Hog's Head meeting.  

So in that way I understand what Hermione did and why.  On the other 
hand, as others have pointed out, I'm not sure that this particular 
jinx/hex set-up was especially effective *if* the goal was to stop 
someone from snitching.  First, nobody knew it was in place.  
Second, it came into effect *after* any member went to the 
authorities to tell on the group.  It wasn't preventative in 
anyway.  

Now, I'm not sure whether there is magic capable of analyzing 
someone's intentions and therefore going into effect prior to 
his/her taking action.  I seriously doubt it.  So maybe this was the 
best Hermione could think up?

It's a tough call.

Siriusly Snapey Susan