CHAPTER DISCUSSION PS/SS 10, THE HALLOWEEN

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Magpie:
Hermione's lie is one of the strangest things in the series to me, since it doesn't protect anybody. A



Janelle:
I've also always been a little confused about Hermione's lie, but as I think about it more in light of this discussion it seems to make a little bit more sense.

What happened was that Harry and Ron went to tell Hermione about the troll so she could go back to the common room with them- the troll was supposed to be in the dungeons so I don't think they ever expected to encounter it.  Once they found it they didn't really have time to go get help and did what they could to save Hermione.

What Harry and Ron maybe should have done was tell a prefect or teacher as soon as they remembered that Hermione wasn't with them and that person could have gone after her and taken care of it.  Remember- they didn't expect her to actually be in danger the troll was supposed to be far away.

So, by telling the teachers that she purposely went looking for the troll- not only does she try to put the blame on herself for what happened, but it makes the situation seem more immediate.  Harry and Ron didn't go looking for a Hermione who wasn't in danger, but for one who was and thus they wouldn't have felt that they had time to go find help.

Harry and Ron came to help Hermione, so she tries to help them back.