A Sense of Betrayal / Unforgiveables

[vmonte]

No: HPFGUIDX 174254

Katie wrote:
I have to completely, and respectfully, disagree with you.
Hermione's Muggle parents could not begin to comprehend the danger
they, and their daughter, were in. Had Hermione come to them and
said, "Mum, dad, I am dropping out of Hogwarts to go on a long and
possibly fruitless search for the soul pieces of an evil overlord,
and after we find them, we're going to fight him to the death.
Tea?", they would have either though she was insane, or they would
have wanted to protect her. Either way, they would have been unable
to understand the real danger they were in, because these things are
not part of the Muggle world.

Hermione was attempting to protect her parents from something she
knew they couldn't be prepared for. They would have been utterly
defenseless against wizards. She didn't want them to be tortured and
die at the hands of Death Eaters. 

vmonte responds:
Well, I disagree. Hermione took the easy way out. And why would her 
parents think that Hermione was insane? I mean they know she is a 
witch and that she is not the only one. Or are you implying that 
muggles are too stupid to understand what war is? See, if I was told 
that a Nazi-like regime, with magical powers, took over the 
wizarding world I would be terrified. 

Hermione did what she did because she knew that her parents would 
not agree with her involvement in the war, not because they couldn't 
understand it. 

Katie:
I would do the same for my mother and father.

vmonte:
Well, if I found out that my daughter messed with my brain I don't 
think I would ever trust her again. But then again, Hermione 
probably made them forget that too.