Am I the only one... (Hermione and Multiple Intelligences)

[delwynmarch]

No: HPFGUIDX 135690


Magda wrote:
"I would also like to propose that when Hermione does get creative
with magic - ie, using potions/charms/whatevers in a manner that might
be considered "outside the box" - she is always "outside the classroom"."

Del replies:
So? None of those Hermione gets compared to, the Weasley Twins and the
HBP, seem to have been creative *in the class* either, unless you
consider Lily to have been the HBP. We've never heard that the Twins
did anything creative in the classroom, and it was Lily, *not*
Snape-the-supposed-HBP, who seems to have shown any creativity in the
classroom, according to Slughorn.

Magda wrote:
"But inside the classroom, when its the approval of the teachers she's
craving (and she does crave it), then it's by-the-book Hermione all
the way."

Del replies:
I don't see what's wrong with that. I learned very early that I could
exercise my imagination and creativity as much as I wanted at home,
but that in school I'd better give the teachers what they wanted. I
had a couple of teachers who encouraged creativity, but most didn't. I
had many teachers who would have given me a zero if I had tried to
pull out a bezoar trick like Harry did, especially in Science classes
where learning the method was *at least* as important as getting the
right result (often, the method was even more important than the
result: getting the wrong result with the right method would often
give me half the points, while getting the right result with a wrong
method often meant a less-than-perfect grade).

Magda signs:
"Magda (who thinks Hermione needs to sort out a few things about
needing the approval of mentors before she graduates)"

Del replies:

1. I don't see what's wrong with needing the approval of a mentor.

2. She's stated her intention to follow Harry, and Harry has stated
his intention to not go back to Hogwarts. This means that Hermione is
willing to abandon her education and not graduate, not any time soon
anyway. I'd say that's a big blow into all those theories about how
books and studies matter more to Hermione than anything else. They
don't. It's Harry, his safety, and his mission, who matter most to
Hermione, and that's why she most often shows creativity in those domains.

Just my opinion, of course.

Del