CHAPDISC: DH32, The Elder Wand

hickengruendler hickengruendler at yahoo.de
Thu Oct 30 21:22:01 UTC 2008


No: HPFGUIDX 184775

 
> 
> Alla:
> 
> Okay, I wanted to answer couple more of your wonderful questions 
and 
> almost forgot about it. Um, I found it well, sort of annoying, even 
> though I totally understand (I think) what author wanted to say by 
> adding this scene. I think she wanted to show how much Hermione 
grew 
> that she was able to overcome her jealousy or something to that 
> effect.
> 
> However, I would have been much more impressed had Hermione had 
> Lavender or Parvati or any of the girls who she seemed to think 
were 
> too girly for her tastes ( or at least it was my impression ), I 
> would have been much more impressed if those girls defended 
**her**. 
> I think that would have truly made Hermione learn a lesson in 
> humbleness, which I really do not think she did. I mean, she is 
> always always right. IMO of course.
>  

Hickengruendler:

I think she got some lesson with the centaur incident in OotP. She 
wasn't right, there.

However, she does witness Trelawney knocking off the werewolf, so 
maybe that is something? I do think she ha smore respect for Lavender 
or Parvati, than she has for Trelawney, anyway.





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