CHAPT DISC: Prisoner of Azkaban Chapter 13: Gryffindor vs Ravenclaw

[Steve]

No: HPFGUIDX 190029

BECCY: "A voice of reason, even when someone is upset, isn't so awful, in my view, as everyone seems to be making out."

Steve:

Well, let's keep some perspective here, no one is accusing
Hermione of high crimes against humanity. Her timing was bad
and she was insensitive, not unsympathetic, just insensitive.
But that's what kids do. Can we really say Harry or Ron or the
Twins have never been insensitive? That's what kids do, there
self-censoring mechanisms are not fully developed yet. 

This most recent bout of discussion has brought up something
else in my mind. I wonder if Lavender heard Ron's comment 
about Hermione not understanding people's pets. I wonder if
that didn't plant the first seed in Lavender's mind that Ron
might be someone worth pursuing as a boyfriend. In that moment,
assuming she heard, she probably saw Ron as a sweet, sensitive, 
sympathetic guy. 

Lastly, Hermione's attitude towards Divination. I think kids
act a lot on instinct in general. They frequently do and feel
things without any conscious thought as to why.

I don't think Hermione is sitting around saying to herself -
I hate Divination because I can't learn it from books. I 
think it is much more subconscious than that. I think 
consciously she has just convinced herself that it is pure
fraud, and that her time could be better spend in other
academic pursuits. But subconsciously she is biased against
it because it can't be learned the way she learns things 
best. 


Steve/bboyminn