Hermione's parents

[Brent]

No: HPFGUIDX 129313

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "amiabledorsai" 
<amiabledorsai at y...> wrote:
> --- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "Tamara" <buffyeton at y...> 
wrote:
> > I've just had a bit of a realization, Hermione's parents aren't 
very 
> > good ones. In GoF, Hermonie says that her parents don't get the 
Daily 
> > Prophet. I'm not a parent myself, but if I were, and I had sent 
my 
> > child off to a boarding school in a new world filled with 
wizards and 
> > magic that I didn't know, I would at least subscirbe to the main 
> > (only?) newspaper! Try and keep myself informed of what was 
going on, 
> > as Hogwarts doesn't seem to have a newsletter or school 
magazine. I 
> > wonder if the parents of muggle-born students even know about 
> > Voldemort?
> 
> I've had the idea for a while now that Hermione has been (perhaps 
with
> McGonagall's collusion) carefully managing the information that 
gets
> to her parents.
> 
> If so, I wonder how well her Potemkin con will survive her coming 
home
> from school injured.
> 
> Amiable Dorsai

I always wondered why on her parents never show up when she is 
injured.  I mean if a school didn't tell you your child was in the 
hospital you would be pretty upset.  She is in and out alot 
sometimes like in Cos when she is petrified and turned half cat.  
She was in their for a long time.  

Brent