[HPforGrownups] Re: Another angle on Hermione's parents

[Tenne]

No: HPFGUIDX 175349

Magpie:
We assume it because it wasn't a short-term measure if Hermione died. 
She specifically says that it's possibly forever. If she dies, her 
parents will never remember her again and never return to their own 
life. (Something I can't believe they would have agreed to 
themselves, even if Hermione wasn't trying out her first memory charm 
and didn't have a record of preferring to just take care of things 
herself because she knows best.) This is why Hermione gets ferklempt 
about it, because she might die and they won't remember her.

I'm not sure why you would think that her parents might not have agreed to having a memory charm even if it may have been permenant.  Having watched what a very good friend of mine when through when her 21 year old daughter died very unexpectedly, I think that not remembering may be a blessing.  I know that my friend would love to wipe out the hurt of losing her daughter.  Even if it would mean losing the memory of her.  Everyone is different in how they handle grief, but for some, this is what they have prayed for.
Terri

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