Marietta and the DA.

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"delwynmarch"  <delwynmarch at y...> wrote: 

> One very easy measure would have been 
> to tell the DA, *after* they 
> had all signed, 

Yes, and if she had told them AFTER they signed there would be howls 
from the revisionists saying this clearly proved that Hermione was 
more unfair and treacherous than Snape or Marietta could dream of. 
And if she had told them BEFORE they signed the revisionists would 
say this proved she was really dumber than Lockheart because by then 
it was too late they already knew too much. Everybody loves to play 
Monday morning quarterback but considering it was the first time she 
tried to play the part of a secret agent Hermione did pretty well.

> Another easy measure was to *talk* 
> to each member of the DA 

As I said before many members of the DA said some very inflammatory 
things, but Marietta did not. 

Eggplant:
>> she put a hex on the parchment which
>> if nothing else that at least ensured
>> nobody could betray them twice."

>  Betray them *twice* ?? 

John Walker and Aldrich Ames were intelligence agents 
who betrayed their organizations HUNDREDS of times for 
over 20 years. Hermione ensured that nothing like that
could happen to them. Yes one betrayal is still far 
too many but it's better than nothing.

Eggplant