Hermione, Marietta and the cursed parchment

[Eric Oppen]

No: HPFGUIDX 169311

I do think that both sides in this periennal argument have some valid 
points.  Hermione _should have_ made it very clear that grassing on the DA 
would have serious consequences.  Marietta _should have_ kept her mouth 
shut, and just stopped coming to DA meetings if she felt uncomfortable with 
what was going on there.

That said, I can think of things Hermione could have done to the Parchment 
that would make what she did do look like Nothing Much.  As in:

"If you sign this paper, and then go and grass us out to Umbridge, you'll be 
really, really sorry."

"How will we be sorry, Hermione?" asked Marietta Edgecombe.

"You'll fall madly in love---with Mr. Filch!"  At this, all the girls in the 
room gagged in unison.

"But---what about us guys?" asked George Weasley.

"Same for you.  You'll be panting after him, wanting him to make you his 
love-slaves."  Every boy in the room turned a delicate shade of green.

--Eric, who thinks that after all the stories he's read about Deals With The 
Devil, he'd be very, very wary if asked to sign any paper at all in the 
magical world.