Person coming to magic late in life/Hermione in potions class (was Re: Am I

[juli17 at aol.com]

No: HPFGUIDX 135024

 
CathyD writes:
The whole problem, here, in Slughorns potions class, is  that somebody is 
getting more credit than Hermione.  She's not 'the best'  anymore, whether her 
potion is textbook perfect or not.  Harry is getting  all the glory when his is 
as well.




Julie says:
I don't know if this has been brought up yet, but there is one  factor
in Harry's "besting" Hermoine in Potions class that must stick in 
her craw. Harry is basically cheating. If Harry suddenly  developed
a real talent for Potions, and was regularly beating Hermoine,  I
think Hermoine would be a bit jealous but she would  certainly
acknowledge Harry's abilities and effort (as she does with  other
things like DADA). Instead she's watching Harry being fawned
over by Slughorn for work that isn't *his,* but that of  someone
he's copying from, the HBP. 
 
And, yes, I know Hermoine's "copying" from the textbook 
itself in a sense, but Harry is still taking credit for his sudden 
brilliance at Potions, as if he is coming up with better alternatives 
to the textbook on is own and deserves all the praise. If he
was being completely above board, he'd tell Slughorn about
the notes in his textbook, but that would spoil his newfound
glory. 
 
I think that's Hermoine's real beef, along with the fact that 
she's worried that using the notes of an unidentified person
could come back to bite Harry in the butt. 
 
 
Julie 





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