Evil Hermione Was:Re: Evil Snape

[amiabledorsai]

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-> SSSusan:
> >>> Pippin gave a couple of examples of Hermione & Ron letting Harry
> down in "grand scale" ways. To those I'd also add Hermione's handling
> of the setup of Dumbledore's Army. I believe she REALLY handled that
> poorly, where Harry was concerned. She knew she was making it a
> much bigger group than she'd led Harry on to believe, and she also
> didn't prepare him at all for what she planned for that first 
> gathering in the Hog's Head. It's like she knew what SHE wanted, and 
> she didn't really care whether it's what Harry was comfortable with 
> or wanted or not.

Amiable Dorsai:
Granted, that Hermione pulled a bit of a Gandalf, but she did it with
Harry's permission:

"Hermione shook her head exasperatedly and, ignoring Ron, who was
continuing to watch her, said to Harry, `Well, what do you think? Will
you teach us?'

`Just you and Ron, yeah?'

`Well,' said Hermione, looking a mite anxious again. `Well
 now, don't
fly off the handle again, Harry, please
 but I really think you ought
to teach anyone who wants to learn. I mean, we're talking about
defending ourselves against V-Voldemort. Oh, don't be pathetic, Ron.
It doesn't seem fair if we don't offer the chance to other people.'

Harry considered this for a moment, then said, `Yeah, but I doubt
anyone except you two would want to be taught by me. I'm a nutter,
remember?'

`Well, I think you might be surprised how many people would be
interested in hearing what you've got to say' said Hermione seriously.
`Look,' she leaned towards him - Ron, who was still watching her with
a frown on his face, leaned forwards to listen too - `you know the
first weekend in October's a Hogsmeade weekend? How would it be if we
tell anyone who's interested to meet us in the village and we can talk
it over?'"

Harry does not disagree with Hermione's suggestion, nor does he set a
limit on membership.  For that matter, the number of invitees quickly
spirals out of Hermione's control:

"`Who are you?' said Ron, rather rudely.

`Zacharias Smith,' said the boy, `and I think we've got the right to
know exactly what makes him say You-Know-Who's back.'

`Look,' said Hermione, intervening swiftly, `that's really not what
this meeting was supposed to be about -'

`It's OK, Hermione,' said Harry.

It had just dawned on him why there were so many people there. He
thought Hermione should have seen this coming. Some of these people -
maybe even most of them - had turned up in the hopes of hearing
Harry's story firsthand."  (All quotes from "Order of the Phoenix")

Aside from the people who showed up more out of curiosity than
commitment, Ginny invited Michael Corner and his friends, and Cho
dragged along Marietta.  So Hermione got more people than she
bargained for.

Should she have warned Harry?  Probably, but Harry had been imitating
a skrewt with PMS all term, I can't say I blame her too much for not
wanting to set him off yet again.

Amiable Dorsai