witches of the world (was: Lavender vs Hermione)

[pippin_999]

No: HPFGUIDX 160428

-> Magpie:
> Well, she's good at telling others to follow the rules. Doing what she 
> thinks is best usually takes precedence. I wouldn't be surprised if 
> there were other students who have followed the rules more than 
> Hermione during their time at Hogwarts. Not that following the rules 
> in itself is always a good thing.
> 
>

Pippin:
<snipping most of Magpie's post to comment on one thing>

Hermione has learned that rules are not gods, and that's good, IMO.
She's learned to face danger without flinching, and that's good, too.
Like Dumbledore, her habit is to consult with the most knowledgeable
and intelligent person she knows, which is usually herself. That's also
good, IMO, even if it's galling because we wish the most knowledgeable
and intelligent person was Harry. But unlike Dumbledore, Hermione 
doesn't always let people know in advance when she's involving them in 
something that's against the rules or more than routinely dangerous 
and she doesn't give them a chance to back out. 

So far Harry has been willing to back her up after the fact, even when
he has inner reservations. But, IMO, one of these days her habit of not 
giving people fair warning is going to catch up with her. 

Pippin