Am I the only one...

[jlnbtr]

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Milz wrote:
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> With all due respect, almost anyone can "memorize and 
regurgitate".  It takes REAL intelligence to be able to think 
outside of the box with the knowledge base and tools available. The 
Half Blood Prince = real intelligence because HBP was able to devise 
hexes, spells and find> more efficient ways to create the potions---
those things take a combination of book smarts, the application of 
book smarts and a deeper understanding of that book information---
much deeper than reciting memorized passages and superficial 
applications of that memorized material. 
> 
> As underrated as they are, the Weasley twins are on the same plane 
as HBP in regards to their application of magic theory and practice.

Juli:

I agree with you Milz. I got the following definition from Encarta:

Intelligence, term usually referring to a general mental capability 
to reason, solve problems, think abstractly, learn and understand 
new material, and profit from past experience. Intelligence can be 
measured by many different kinds of tasks. Likewise, this ability is 
expressed in many aspects of a person's life. Intelligence draws on 
a variety of mental processes, including memory, learning, 
perception, decision-making, thinking, and reasoning.

Hermione is a very smart girl, no doubt about that, she memorizes 
every single book she can get her hands on, but does she *really* 
know what it says? It's easy to memorize a poem, but to actually 
know what it means is another story. Hermione gets all her answers 
from books, she trusts books more than anything, and she seems to 
dream about them (when she smell the Love Potion it reminded her of 
books!). Einstein is as we all know, one of the most intelligent men 
that has ever existed, but when he was at school, he used to fail 
classes, he wasn't a good student; and yet he was extremely 
intelligent. He managed to see beyond other people, he invented 
stuff, he made theories, he went beyond all of us. Now, do I think 
Hermione could do that? Nope. She's book-smart, she doesn't 
experiment, she doesn't invent. Fred and George, wow, they are real 
geniuses in my book, they have the ability to take the knowledge 
they have and with it create new things.

Intelligence has a new definition (don't have the quote, sorry), and 
it is the capability to relate to others, to form relationships and 
sustain them. Their ability to communicate. Hermione clearly doesn't 
have it (remember in PS she had no friends?). Harry has it, Fred and 
George have it, Ron also, Ginny a lot...

Anyway, what I'm trying to say is that, even though Hermione is very 
smart, she doesn't have the ability to think abstractly, to invent, 
create... She can't think outside the box.

Juli