Hmmmm... Will Hermione's role be insignificant?

[Randy]

No: HPFGUIDX 156005

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, Kathryn Jones <kjones at ...> 
wrote:
>
> cubfanbudwoman wrote:
> 
> > Whereas Ron and Neville both, for instance, have received quite 
a few 
> > votes as people likely to be offed now, Hermione has only 3 
votes 
> > (1%).  Not that she's the only character to receive very few 
votes, 
> > but given that she's typically seen as one of The Big Three, an 
equal 
> > part of the trio, I do find it a little surprising that Ron is a 
> > more "popular" choice to die than is Hermione.
> > 
> > And similarly, in the "Who gets a reprieve?" poll, both Ron & 
Harry 
> > are fairly "popular" choices... but Hermione has nary a vote.  
Even 
> > Voldy has a vote, for goodness' sake! ;-)  
> snip
> > Anyway, it may mean nothing at all, but seeing such low 
numbers "for" 
> > Hermione in either poll got me wondering if people just don't 
see her 
> > as being all that important?
> > Just wondering...
> 
> > Siriusly Snapey Susan
> 
>   KJ writes:
> 
>       Speaking for myself, I don't feel that JKR ever intended to 
snuff 
> Hermione. Harry has already offered himself up for the cause, as 
has 
> Ron. Sacrifice plays such a large part of the story that I could 
see 
> both of these characters in that position.  Hermione has always 
been in 
> a support position, but does not seem to have the same willingness 
to 
> give her life. I see her more in the position of explaining how it 
all 
> went down at the end. I can see Lupin and Pettigrew both getting 
done in 
> which would put a finish to the Marauders, and I can see Snape 
getting 
> killed for much the same reason, as well as redemption.
> 
>      I can also see why she might be fence-sitting on killing 
Lupin, 
> Snape, Harry, and even Voldemorte, so my votes would be more on 
two of 
> them to survive as the result of plot changes.
> 
> KJ
>

Randy's opinion:

I don't see Hermione getting the axe either.  
If you look at the three characters as representatives of one 
person's psyche, Hermione is the Superego, Harry is the Ego, and Ron 
is the Id. (IMO)
Ron pushes Harry to worry about himself first.
Hermione makes Harry worry about how others will perceive things.
Harry is learning how to act in the Wizard world just like an 
individual learns how to act in the real world.  His internal voices 
tell him to watch what he is doing in various circumstances.

I think that the three of them went down the trap door entry to deal 
with the obstacles below as a metaphor for a person internally 
dealing with their subconscious and the dark secrets and 
obstacles/monsters that lurk within.