Christmas present pattern...

[Tonks]

No: HPFGUIDX 131787

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "rosered2318" 
<rosered2318 at y...> wrote:
> I couldn't find whether or not this had been discussed but did 
> anyone else notice an abrupt change in Hermione's presents to 
> Harry?  
(snip)
> I have seen the stuff on Hermione being controlled by the 
imperious curse, but I just don't want to buy it.  It seems 
to...easy.  Can anyone offer an alternate explanation?


Tonks:
I think that it just shows how obsessed Hermione is with the exams 
coming up. And she is concerned that Ron and Harry are not organized 
enough. She is worried that they will not pass. She is worried about 
getting high marks herself. She is not been rational because she is 
a very intelligent girl and we all know that she will do fine.  We 
know that Ron and Harry will do fine too, but she doesn't. So she is 
giving them something that she thinks will help them at a very 
critical time in their life.  It also sends a subconscious message 
that we have to be very serious now. We could do fun things in the 
past and later, but not now.

Tonks_op