Hermione must be stopped, ...-Hermione's Crimes

[amiabledorsai]

No: HPFGUIDX 149516

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "a_svirn" <a_svirn at ...> wrote:
>
>  
> > Amiable Dorsai
> > I've missed something.  Vengeance?  Are you talking about 
> Hermione's
> > strongarming of Rita into telling Harry's story?  Other than
> > Hermione's threat to tell Molly that the twins were using 
> > first-years as guinea pigs, that's the only blackmail I can recall
> > Hermione performing in OoP. 
> > 
> <snip>
> 
> a_svirn:
> Hermione did express her desire for revenge as early as chapter 24 
> in GOF. It was between the first two tasks, somewhat in early 
> January.  Rita made a huge mistake by publicly calling her "silly 
> girl" which proved to be a huge mistake of her part. 
> 
> "I'll show her! Silly little girl, am I?  Oh, I'll get her back for 
> this.  First Harry, then Hagrid ..."
> 
> You see, first Harry, then Hagrid, and now ME! How dares she! Since 
> then Hermione had raked her brains and mulled over Rita's miraculous 
> omniscience until she hit upon the truth. This done she set about 
> capturing Rita in her animal guise and confining her. It was before 
> any idea of using her professional skills could ever occur to 
> Hermione. No, she caught Rita, imprisoned her, whereupon by using 
> blackmail extracted from her a promise to stay unemployed for a 
> year. If this is not revenge, I don't know what is.

Amiable Dorsai:
Yeah, I get that Hermione was was POed in Goblet of Fire.  I would be
too if someone had slandered me to the point where I was getting
envelopes filled with a blistering agent (Bubotuber Pus) in my morning
mail.  But I was responding to Carol's:

Carol:
>By OoP, she's ready to put the two together and commit blackmail
> herself in pursuit of vengeance, either disregarding the
> consequences...

Amiable Dorsai:
By "Order of the Phoenix", the book Carol is refering to, Hermione's
had her revenge, Rita's out of business, she's bedraggled (BTW, am I
the only one who thought Rita was playing for sympathy here? Hermione
didn't forbid her from using her wand, she could surely have cleaned
herself up a bit before going into Hogsmeade to meet Hermione.), she's
living up to her end of the bargain.  

Hermione needs no further revenge at this point, her goal is to repair
Harry's reputation and warn the world that Voldemort is back.

Amiable Dorsai