Marietta and the DA- Hermione's Mistake

[eggplant9998]

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"Steve" <bboyminn at y...> wrote:

> Once people start signing, it would 
> be extremely difficult for a kid to
> go against their peer group. 

Yes, but examine exactly why it would be difficult. Marietta knew if 
she did not sign the others would think less of her, they would 
conclude she was a coward or one of Umbridge's toadies or both; and 
their judgment would be absolutely positively 100% correct. I see no 
reason why Hermione should go out of her way to make life easy for 
such people. In fact it's good she didn't walk out before signing 
because she already knew too much and she wouldn't be under the Hex. 
The hex was like a burglar alarm, it won't stop a thief from 
breaking in but it will alert you to his presents and that is 
useful.    

> Marietta from the very beginning didn't
> want to be there, and that reluctance 
> was picked up by observers in the group. 

Many people were reluctant and some seemed to be much more reluctant 
than Marietta. Ron was suspicious of several people but he wasn't 
suspicious of Marietta, I wasn't either. 

Eggplant