Being Good and Evil /Hermione is Voldemort in making?

[justcarol67]

No: HPFGUIDX 154885

Alla wrote:
> 
> Oy. I think that Hermione's character is significantly less grey 
> than your argument portrays, but if you think that by acting in 
> secrecy and alone Hermione's action can be compared to what 
> Voldemort does, then you would agree that Dumbledore's many actions 
> can be compared to what Voldemort does too?
> 
> You know, all that "acting in secrecy and alone", often NOT sharing 
> with other people why he does something, why he trusts people, etc? 
> And PROCEEDING with the plans based on he knows best why.
> 
> JMO,
> Alla,
> 
> thinking that WHY matters A LOT.

Carol responds:
I certainly agree that acting alone and in secret is not in itself
evil (or foolish or wrong). OTOH, Dumbledore has had sufficient time
in 150-plus years to acquire considerably more wisdom than Hermione in
her sixteen years (as of OoP). I think we have sufficient grounds (the
apparently permanent SNEAK hex, the resentment of the Centaurs, the
whole business of the elf hats) to show that Hermione, however much
she thinks she knows, is not always right or wise. Even Dumbledore
makes mistakes (though we don't yet know the consequences of his
decisions in HBP, or his long-term trust in Snape, and I think it's
best to reserve judgment until we do).

I agree that *why* matters a lot, not only with regard to Hermione,
but, more important, with regard to Snape.