All the possible OWLS - Who got what?

[amiabledorsai]

No: HPFGUIDX 125980



--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "stbjohn2" <stbjohn2 at y...> wrote:

> I'm just curious why she'd bother with either, or what point it would 
> serve in the story -- except to really irritate Ron, which is always 
> fun. JKR has already told us that bravery and friendship are more 
> important than books and cleverness. She's put her heroes in the 
> house of the brave, not of the studious. She's shown us members of 
> the 12 OWLs Club who aren't the best role models (Barty...) So why go 
> through the trouble of getting HG to 11 or 12 OWLs?

Because that's Hermione.  Studiousness (Or swottiness, if you prefer)
is an important part of her character-the first part (along with a
tendency to bossiness) we're exposed to.  She may herself understand
that there's more to being good than being smart, but being smart and
well-informed is fundamental to her self-image.  Having to settle for
fewer OWLs than Percy would probably hurt her.

Amiable Dorsai