Teeth was Re: teachers' personal lives

[Steve]

No: HPFGUIDX 190288

"...they wanted me to carry on with my brace. "

I wonder if we aren't stumbling into a variation of common usage of UK English here. 

It is possible that Hermione is NOT saying that her parents want her to continue on with braces, but more so that her parents would like he to follow a more traditional approach to dentistry (ie: braces). 

What I'm getting at is that even though Hermione is using language that implies the past and present, she could be talking about proposed future events. 

Again, I don't know if that is a reasonable interpretation of UK English usage, but it is a possibility. 

Watched "Son of Rambow" last night, and there is one scene where a gang of kids are sitting around sniffing "smelly rubbers". Obviously that has a very different meaning in the USA. Not really important, but I thought is was funny when they pointed it out in the commentary. Actually, I wasn't sure what was going on in that scene when I saw it without the commentary. 

Steve/bboyminn