A Sense of Betrayal / Unforgiveables

[va32h]

No: HPFGUIDX 174251

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "vmonte" <vmonte at ...> wrote:
> Besides the easy use of unforgivables, I really hated what Hermione
> did to her parents. I found this act particularly shocking. And
> it's freaking creepy the way it's casually mentioned in the book.
> Aren't Hermione's actions worse than brainwashing? Isn't what she
> did just another form of Imperio? Because Hermione is forcing her
> will on her parents. What ever happened to doing what is right
> instead of what is easy? Isn't it her parent's right to choose
> whether to go in hiding or remain at home?

va32h:

Thank you for bringing this up - I also felt a great deal of distaste 
at Hermione's mind-rape of her parents. However, it's very in character 
of Hermione to conclude that she knows what is best for everyone. That 
was my whole issue with SPEW. Well-intentioned, but still Hermione 
trying to establish what other people should want and how they should 
feel and what they should do. Same situation with altering her parents' 
memories. Sometimes Hermione is a deeply unpleasant character, really. 

va32h