[HPforGrownups] Teeth was Re: teachers' personal lives

[lynde at post.com]

No: HPFGUIDX 190293






As I've said before, that's how my friends, family and I myself interpret this passage.

Lynda


 

"...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. 





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