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[Neri]

No: HPFGUIDX 162036


> > Potioncat:
> > 
> > OK, so he doesn't read as much as Hermione or me, but he reads 
more 
> > than some teenagers I know. So, if Hermione is at one extreme and 
> > Dudley on the other, Harry would be somewhere in the middle.
> > 
> 
> a_svirn:
> Actually, Hermione only reads the study-related stuff, or 
> maybe "culture"-related (to acquaint herself with the WW customs 
and 
> ways). We never see her reading anything for fun. Rowling even made 
a 
> point to show Hermione calling some dusty folio her "bedside 
reading". 
> I can picture Ron or Harry "cracking" a book of fiction more easily 
> than Hermione. In fact, I seem to remember how they were browsing 
some 
> wizarding comic book or other.
>


Neri:
Heroes and Heroines of fiction books are generally not required to 
demonstrate reading fiction on page, unless the specific work of 
fiction has direct bearing on the plot. It appears that *being* in 
novels excuses you from *reading* them. I mean, just think of any 
favorite fictional heroes of you and try to remember what fiction 
they ever read. Rare exceptions to this rule seem to be romantic 
heroines of good breeding that have to appear refined, and/or 
destitute heroines that dream of achieving renown through becoming 
novelists themselves. Since both Harry and Hermione don't fit into 
these categories, I really don't feel that not reading any fiction on 
page should be counted against them.

Neri