[HPforGrownups] Re: Potions, the Book, and a New/Old Perspective

[Ronin_47]

No: HPFGUIDX 165306

--Magpie Wrote--
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>>>It's crazy. I'm not even Hermione and I wouldn't accept working with
inferior instructions. It's common sense. But then, Hermione's idea of
genius often seems foreign to me.<<<

--Lynda Wrote--
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>>>You know, every time I read HBP, Hermione's attitute about the "official
instructions" strikes me as more than oddly reminiscent of Anakin Skywalker
in the last Star Wars movie. So determined to follow the established
policies that it does not matter to her that there is a better
way. Hopefully, Hermione does not go the same way as Anakin Skywalker.
<<<
 
 
--Ronin's Comments--
I totally agree with both of you.
 
The thing that really gets me is that Hermione seems completely out of
character all throughout HBP. She is on her moral high horse about Harry
using the Prince's notes, yet she herself writes his homework for him at
times, knowing that Ron will also copy HER work. She helps Ron onto the
Quiditch team by confounding McLaggen. Yet, she took an attitude with Harry
again when she thought he'd spiked Ron's drink with Felix Filicus. Not that
she wouldn't do these sorts of things any other year, but in contrast with
her attitude towards Harry's using the book, it's just completely out of
character.
 
Her relentless nagging doesn't let up all year about the book and the way
she dismisses Harry's theories about Malfoy after she has followed him
herself in Diagon alley and watched him, up to no good.
The Hermione we know from the first 5 volumes would never have acted this
way. She may have disapproved, but would have eventually let it go and most
likely spent time in the library trying to figure out a. Who is the Half
Blood Prince? and b. Why do these instructions work so well? She might even
have made her own set of notes about the notes in an attempt to improve upon
them.
 
>From her attitude towards Harry in HBP, I was expecting to learn of a secret
crush she was harboring for Harry. But there's really no explanation outside
of she was not handled well by the author in this book or since she has a
problem with just about everything Harry does, but when she does something
similar it's ok, she's just got some serious personal issues.
 
Cheers,
Ronin


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