[HPforGrownups] Re: Family and Other Loyalty

[Lynda Cordova]

No: HPFGUIDX 177736

Betsy HP:

I didn't like that Hermione was so sneaky
about the whole thing. And I thought it was odd that JKR tossed in
Cho's comment that Marietta's mother worked at the Ministry and it
put her under a lot of personal pressure... and then nothing.

Lynda:

Hmm. See I didn't find JKR tossing a remark concerning a minor character's
parent and the fact that her job put the character under a lot of pressure
strange at all. And I did not expect to see the situation addressed more in
the rest of the series. Marietta was, after all Harry's ex-girlfriend's
friend. Nothing less than that, but certainly nothing more. And with the
length of the books already being nearer 1,000 pages each than being under
400 (for the later ones I mean) not every offhand situation or comment can
be addressed.  Nor should they be.  Yes.  Hermione was sneaky.  Yes,
Marietta is scarred for life--apparently anyway  Both characters made poor
decisions in that situation. Hermione did not fully explain that there would
be sever consequences for turning on the DA and Marietta chose to do exactly
that even knowing that an extremely competent witch who was capable of
hexing the paper as she did was the one who had them all sign the sheet.

Lynda


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