Evil Hermione Was:Re: Evil Snape

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No: HPFGUIDX 154793

> Alla:
> BUT I wanted to clarify, while I perfectly UNDERSTAND what  
Hermione 
> did and do not begrudge her trying to protect the illegal group  
from 
> the traitor , I do not think that she employed the perfect 
strategy  
> either.
> 
> She should have talked and explained to them more before  making 
them 
> signt he parchment AND while I stand by that Marietta deserved  
what 
> she got, I also think that leaving it for that long is cruel.
>  
> Julie:
> In other words, you are saying that she was wrong. Not in a  large
> way, but still wrong in not explaining the hex to the signers, and 
in
> creating a hex that lasts so long. 

Alla:

NOT wrong in the large sense, no and not even about not explaining 
to others, THAT is after the fact judgment . I think she could have 
done that, but I would not even call that SHOULD.

IF she deliberately used the hex that lasts for such long period of 
time, only if that was deliberately, then yes, that part I think was 
wrong.

 
> Alla:
> But who says that Hermione can remove the hex, maybe it will  
> dissappear when  the concequences of Marietta's actions will be  
> healed?
> 
> Julie:
> What consequences? That Harry *almost* got expelled? Well,
> he didn't, so the consequences have already disappeared.

Alla:

And that is certainly not because of Marietta, but because of 
Dumbledore and Kingsley quick thinking, isn't it?

I am sorry, as I was talking to someone yesterday - I do not like 
traitors in the big sense, especially when stakes are so very high.

I certainly don't think that Marietta is lost forever because of 
that, but I do not begrudge Hermione to trying to protect all of 
them.

As to what consequences.... hmmm if the adults did not interfere, I 
think it is very possible that all of them could have faced the same 
hearing Harry faced in the beginning of OOP, no?

Umbridge dear certainly has enough influence to do that. IMO.

I also want to stress that people keep saying that Marietta was 
conflicted, etc. Well, maybe, but JKR surely did not show it, didn't 
she?

I want to agree with what Rebecca said in one of the posts in this 
thread - Marietta could have gone to her MOTHER, that would have 
made me too to feel a bit better, because that would have shown that 
the reasons for her betrayal was her loyalty to her family.

I would have been easier on Marietta, still did not like what she 
did, but that would be certainly mitigating circumstance.

She did not, she went straight to High Inquisitor, so to me it is 
possible that loyalty to her family did not even enter into equasion 
here, she just wanted to be in good graces Umbridge and that I find 
terrible.

So, I think it is very likely that healing will occur in book 7, but 
I have very little sympathy for Marietta, although yes, I suspect 
she will have to interact with Trio again one way or another.

JMO,

Alla.