Hermione

[vexingconfection]

No: HPFGUIDX 165532

I just thought of this and wished to gather others' opinion.
Hermione while appearing to hold rules over all else often breaks
them more so than Harry or Ron, herself. I would even say she has out
done the twins and rivaled their mischeif-just not seeked the same
glory in it. She started in the first book when she followed Ron and
Harry and even lied to a teacher about how she became locked in a
bathroom with a troll (I never understood the need to lie there). She
slapped Malfoy, kidnapped and imprisoned Ms Skeeter, yelled at a
teacher and walked out of Divination class, made polyjuice potion and
many other instances of rule breaking. Were all these instances just
situations she thought she could control without being caught or
jepordizing safety? Could that be the reason she did not want
anything to do with the HBP's book? She showed concern with Harry's
new broom by reporting it to her head of house. Yet she also risked
her life to go back in time to save him. Another dichotomy would be
when she sent birds she had conjured to attack Ron. Does she use her
intellect or emotion to govern her actions? I am also thinking of her
spell in OoP when anyone who turned the others in would be marked on
the forehead. She's sneakier than Harry or Ron, better at spells but
how stable is she?

Vexie