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

[June Ewing]

No: HPFGUIDX 190031

Steve:
> <snip> 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. <


June:
Also although it probably wasn't intentional and I am sure she
did not realize it but that first day in Divination Professor
Trelawney was terribly rude with Hermione and put her down in
front of the class. That had to have had an impact on her and
when she did get up and leave the class that was Trelawney's
fault because of the way she treated Hermione. Although as I
said I do not believe that Trelawney saw it the way I and
Hermione did.



 



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