The Malfoys WAS: Wizarding kids and their parents

[montavilla47]

No: HPFGUIDX 183993

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "sistermagpie" <sistermagpie at ...> wrote:
>
> > > Pippin:
> > > The Grangers' feelings are important to Hermione, who was wearing
> > > braces on her teeth rather than flout their wishes. Take it from me,
> > > if you've never had braces, I can tell you it's no picnic. 
> > 
> > Montavilla47:
> > I don't remember Hermione wearing braces during any part
> > of the series.  I think you confusing that with Hermione 
> > not magically shrinking her large front teeth--which she
> > does anyway--just in time to make herself pretty for 
> > the Yule Ball (although, that is not her intention).
> 
> Magpie:
> Yes, Hermione says she's been trying to persuade her parents to let her 
> shrink her teeth for ages but they told her to "carry on with her 
> brace," which would presumably mean she's got a night brace or 
> something. Not braces. And of course, she does flout their wishes when 
> she gets the chance. She only brings up the brace while she's saying 
> she's had it done magically now. (One of the only characteristics the 
> Grangers have is that they're dentists, and that's where they get the 
> limited authority they have.)
> 
> -m
>

Montavilla47:
Not that there's any kind of brace in the world that will make your
teeth *smaller.*  What braces do is to pull your teeth into position
when they've been knocked out of it by other, larger teeth--or so that
smaller teeth can have the space to grow into.