Hermione as PR (Was Re: CHAPTER DISCUSSION: Chapter 35, Beyond the Veil)

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

> Chapter Discussion: Chapter 35, Beyond the Veil 
<major snip of chapter summary>
> The kids try to barricade themselves in an office, but another pair 
> of DEs take them down with well placed Impedimenta spells. Harry 
> stuns one of them with the Full Body Bind, but the other, silenced 
> by one of Hermione's spells, casts one at her and knocks her 
> unconscious. 

Betsy:
I think the spell Hermione casts can be seen as part of a trend.

I've been kicking around the idea that in their supporting roles, Ron 
and Hermione are falling into very specific positions to assist Harry 
in his task. Ron is the soldier or knight (see his defense of Harry 
to Seamus in chpt. 11 of OotP), and Hermione is Harry's PR guru.  

She's been responsible for stopping bad press on Harry (GoF) getting 
his side of the story out (OotP), and getting a grassroots 
organization together (the DA) to get to know Harry and further 
disseminate his take on the state of the WW.  Hermione is also the 
person with her ear to the ground, able to give Harry a good overview 
on the general thoughts of his fellow students. The fact that she 
uses a silencing spell in the battle at the MoM fits in with her self-
appointed role.

Or that's my take on it, anyway. :)

Betsy