[HPforGrownups] Re: Wizarding Top Ten

[Meliss9900 at aol.com]

No: HPFGUIDX 188050

In a message dated 10/15/2009 6:17:39 A.M. Central Daylight Time,  
ceridwennight at hotmail.com writes:
 
 
Ceridwen:

Pippin  also said something about the Dursleys and the PM being protected 
by the OotP.  Why not the Grangers when everyone knows Hermione is part of 
Harry's group and  her parents might be targeted? They would be the logical 
people to protect,  along with the Dursleys. Why didn't Hermione allow more 
competent witches and  wizards help her with this decision? Canon doesn't even 
mention her consulting  with anyone before she jumped in and decided.


Canon doesn't mention *anything at all* which is really the  point.  We 
don't know if they offered or if Hermione asked about it.  Just like we don't 
know what if any  discussion took place with her  and her parents.  
 
Ceridwen:
 
It was extremely arrogant of the daughter to assume that she knew  better 
than her parents, IMO. 
 
 
Regarding the WW and the DE's it isn't an assumption. .Hermione does know  
the situation better.  Remember in OOtP she mentioned about how being  a 
prefect was  something that her parents would understand. The  implication 
being that they really don't understand any of it very well.  Hermione is always 
a font of information regarding any and everything so I can't  believe that 
she hadn't told them anything over the previous 6 years.
 
Melissa:

> Better to be in Australia  

Ceridwen:
Only if I intend never to regain my memory and come back to  my ruined 
dental practice and the house that went back to the mortgage company  because I 
thought I was someone else for a year and didn't make the payments. By  
doing this, Hermione effectively ruined her parents' lives and livelihoods. They 
 probably lost patients, their practice, their home and everything they had 
 collected through their lives. Families have been torn apart for  less.


How do we know that Hermione didn't  arrange to take care of all of those 
things? It would be completely in  character for her to do so because she's 
not one to leave things to chance if  she can prevent it. 
 
Being dead is tearing a family  apart.  
 
That's not saying I wouldn't be furious with any of my 3 daughters if they  
pulled something like that on me (without consent).  But I would understand 
 and I would forgive. 
 
Melissa
 


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