CHAPTER DISCUSSION PS/SS 10, THE HALLOWEEN

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No: HPFGUIDX 188361

> > Alla:
> > You really think that go get the teacher in the moment of imminent danger to somebody is a choice they should have taken into consideration? 
> 
> Pippin:
> Hermione thinks so. She very kindly tells McGonagall that Ron and Harry did not have time to go and get someone, but that's a lie. Ron and Harry did not think Hermione was in  immediate danger  when they first realized that Hermione didn't know about the troll.

Alla:

I disagree. I thought the lie part was about Hermione being the one who went looking for troll and Harry and Ron having nothing to do with it, that they did not unknowingly drove Hermione to meet him.

I do not remember the part where Ron and Harry think that Hermione was not in immediate danger. Could you remind me please?

Pippin:
>And as we know, help was not far away. I like their spirit too, but really Ron and Harry had no more right to think they could deal with a troll on their own than Hermione would have. The most likely outcome was that all three of them would have died. 

Alla:

I like more than their spirit, I like them taking this task upon themselves knowing that the outcome could be their classmate (not even friend yet) injured or dead. And yes, of course three of them could have died, or three of them could have survived OR two of them could have survived and Hermione could have died. I am very glad that they did not let the first possibility happen.



Pippin: 
> Harry does learn a little something from this. When he realizes that he is about to confront "Snape" in the final chapters, he acknowledges that he is no match for him and sends Hermione back to get help.

Alla:

Well yes of course, there is a time and a place for asking for help and there is a time and a place when there is no time IMO.

If Harry knew that  for example Snape captured somebody and did not rush for help then, my opinion of Harry would have gone way down.



JMO,

Alla