Don't kill me, it's my husbands fault... Time-Travel

[Katharine]

No: HPFGUIDX 139542

 

  vmonte:

My husband, Chris, likes to tease me about all my old time-travel 
theories (which he thought were very Luna-like of me). Anyway, 
because he likes to mess with my head, he mentioned that it was 
curious that the only two people that were not involved in the fight during the Lightning-Struck Tower, were Hermione and Luna. They were separated from most of the events in that scene because they were by Snape's office. 
Chris said that if anyone were to time travel back in book seven it 
would probably be Hermione who would not have to worry about bumping 
into herself at any point during the fight. 
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Katharine:
Indeed, Hermione is not involved in the fight--yet another way in which the Hermione in HBP is out of character.  We've seen Hermione in action before at the DoM--with her extensive knowledge and skill, Hermione was invaluable during many tight squeezes there.  And as she showed in SS/PS, OOtP, and at the end of HBP, she is willing to do what it takes to go after Voldemort, and help Harry fight him.  So why does she suddenly hang around outside the office and not join in and help with the fight?  It would have been a lot of help!  It's instances like these throughout the book that just don't make sense when looking at Hermione's character and what she's done in the previous books.  Indeed, this book is very different and incontinuous with the rest of the series in many ways.

-Katharine