Hermione must be stopped, or at least slapped

[amiabledorsai]

No: HPFGUIDX 149316


> Lyra:
> The initial appearance of the "Sneak" blemishes was disturbing, for 
> the reasons Magpie lists here and in the part of her post I snipped, 
> but at least you could understand part of Hermione's purpose. But in 
> a small, closed environment like Hogwarts, surely everyone knew that 
> Marietta was the sneak within -- let's be conservative and say -- 48 
> hours. What's the point of branding her past that, and certainly an 
> entire year later (for as far as we know, she still has the 
> blemishes)? Hermione is the girl who burst into tears and ran to the 
> hospital wing when her teeth were cursed. You'd think once her 
> purpose was served in alerting the school to Marietta's crime, she 
> could have a little emphathy for another teenage girl whose face has 
> been disfigured. (Even Snape, dispite his rep as an unfeeling jerk, 
> doesn't stop her from getting treatment after he insults her; so to 
> me, Hermione comes off looking like she's less feeling than Snape.)

Amiable Dorsai:
What makes you think Hermione has prevented Marietta from seeking
treatment?  We know Flitwick was unable, or claimed to be unable, to
lift the curse, but we've never heard of his asking Hermione to lift
it.  Do you think she would refuse a direct request from a teacher she
holds in high regard?

<Full bore speculation mode engaged; hold on to your hats.> Now 
that I think about it, I'm not sure that Hermione could lift the
curse, not by herself.  Think on it--Marietta's contract (if that's
what the list was) was not only with Hermione, but with the DA as a 
whole.  I wonder: could Marietta lift the curse herself, if she 
simply apologized to the rest of Dumbledore's Army?

Amiable Dorsai