Hermione must be stopped, or at least slapped

[katssirius]

No: HPFGUIDX 149232

There are two articles on this subject which I recommend as more 
thoroughly covering this issue.  One is in Red Hen 
Publications "Rita Skeeter and other enemies" 
http://www.redhen-publications.com/Skeeter.html and the other is 
at Mugglenet, the North Tower, Editorial #43 
http://www.mugglenet.com/editorials/thenorthtower/nt43.shtml .  

Has anyone else noticed that Hermione has strayed away from 
cautiously advising Ron and Harry to follow the rules in Books 1 
through 3 and has become the judge of their actions and the actions 
of the children and adults around them?  I hope JKR is playing on 
our love of the characters and willingness to forgive them anything 
and is simply delaying the lesson of what happens when one person 
makes themselves judge and jury for Book 7.  Crouch Sr. was an 
excellent example in Book 4 and in Book 5 Umbridge who believes the 
ends justify the means gives us another example of where it can lead 
(to attempted soul loss in Chapter 1).  

Hermione has used magical beings that she dismissed as horses to 
attack Umbridge.  She was judge, jury, and warden for Rita Skeeter 
at the age of 14.  Hermione knows what is right for house elves in 
spite of the up close example of Winky.  She permanently disfigured 
a girl for reporting students who were breaking school rules.  Let 
me repeat "the children were breaking school rules and she reported 
it".  This could have been Hermione in any other year.  Hermione 
consistently dismisses Luna until she can use her.  She makes 
harassing Harry a part time job in Book 6.  I was shocked by the 
level of ends justifying the means that Hermione was willing to 
engage including confunding McLaggen and attacking Ron with birds 
when he kissed Lavender.  She threatens Harry and Ron for using 
Felix Felicis before a game but it is okay for her to decide who is 
on the team.  This was not a struggle between good and evil where 
great sacrifices are made for great good.  Hermione just wanted her 
own way.  Her vindictiveness in Potions when Harry out performed her 
and unwillingness to accept his help or the possibility that her way 
was not the best way showed a belief in her own undisputed reign as 
the smartest know-it-all in Hogwarts, Great Britain?.  

JKR based Hermione on herself when she was in school.  So she may 
share our blind spot in regards to Hermione's dealing out justice.  
Unfortunately Hermione's justice is starting to look like vengeance 
to me.

"katssirius"