CHAPTER DISCUSSION PS/SS 10, THE HALLOWEEN

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No: HPFGUIDX 188367

 Janelle:

> 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.

Magpie:
Not really. Just because Hermione was looking for the troll doesn't mean she's found the troll. Harry and Ron are still left with the same possibility for danger. The troll was supposed to be in the dungeons and Hermione was in the bathroom. If they're running to find Hermione in the bathroom where they think she is, they can still say they didn't want to wait to tell a teacher. They wanted to get her into the common room as soon as possible. That makes far more sense than realizing she went to hunt down the troll so they went to hunt down her. Both versions can have Harry and Ron thinking Hermione was in danger and that they didn't have time to get a teacher. 

-m