[HPforGrownups] Re: Am I the only one...

[Magda Grantwich]

No: HPFGUIDX 135529



--- IreneMikhlin <irene_mikhlin at btopenworld.com> wrote:

>>shagufta_naazpk2000 wrote:
>> And as far as HBP is concerned, Hermione doesnt get anything
>> wrong, her potions are textbook perfect, and thats really the 
>> best a student aims for. 

> Irene wrote:
> OK, maybe mediocre is a wrong word here. But in science there is a
> huge 
> gap between the ability to understand and reproduce the knowledge
> that 
> was created before you, and the ability to create a new knowledge. 
> Hermione has the first ability in spades, but I'm still not sure
> about the second one.


I agree with Irene.  It's the difference between being a really good
cook who can recreate recipes perfectly and being a chef, who can
look in the pantry and fridge and make a new creation from scratch.

There's nothing wrong with being a really good cook and you can make
a good living at it.  But if you're a gittish chef, you might be
inclined to see it as second-best.

Magda


		
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