Marietta and the DA- Hermione's Mistake

[delwynmarch]

No: HPFGUIDX 121690


Eggplant wrote:
"I see no reason why Hermione should go out of her way to make life
easy for such people."

Del replies:
Except that you forget *why* it would have been a good idea for
Hermione to make Marrietta's life easier : so that she couldn't betray
the DA later. We're not arguing that Hermione should have tried and
made Marrietta's life easier for Marrietta's sake, but for the DA's
sake. Unless that doesn't count for you either?

Eggplant wrote:
"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."

Del replies:
What did she know exactly? That a bunch of students had agreed to let
Harry teach them DADA. The group wasn't illegal at the time, and they
hadn't set a date for a further meeting. So short of putting a spy on
each DA member's tail to prevent them from meeting again, there was
nothing much Umbridge could have done. Oh, yeah, she could have given
them all a detention. Well, they *knew* this could happen, didn't they?

Del