Words have consequences

[pippin_999]

No: HPFGUIDX 150447


> Pippin:
> > If Hermione had had her wits about her, she might have observed
> > that You Know Who doesn't seem to want his return announced, and
> > while she's very gratified that Draco believes Harry,  YKW might
> > not be best pleased to know that his servants' families are
> > trumpeting his return in public. And he's not as forgiving as we
> > are. <g>
> 
> Amiable Dorsai:
> I don't think Hermione's had a chance to read "Order of the Phoenix"
> at this point--neither has Draco.  Otherwise, yes, that would have
> been a devastating retort.

Pippin:
Though Dumbledore's announcement is less than a day old, 
Hermione has been checking the Daily Prophet  and listening
to the other students for a week since Harrys' return from the
graveyard.

If she'd had her thinking cap on, she'd have realized that  the WW 
couldn't ignore LV's return unless he wanted them to.


Amiable Dorsai:
> Once in a great while, though, you have to fire a whiff of grape
> across the bad guy's bow.

Pippin:
We agree. The proper next move would have been a warning shot,
not a broadside amidships.

Pippin