Hermione's Sensitivity (Re: CHAPTER DISCUSSION: Prisoner of Azkaban Chapter 13: Gryffindor versus Ravenclaw)

[June Ewing]

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> June:
> The one thing in this book that I have always thought about was
> when Lavender is crying because she got news that her pet rabbit
> had been killed. I love Hermione to pieces but I did think that
> she was a little insensitive to Lavender's situation which could
> also be why the two best friends and Hermione never really became
> friends. Personally I think that Hermione should have kept her
> feelings about divination and her logic out of it in this case to
> comfort a dorm sister who really needed it. What does everyone
> else think about this?

Nikkalmati:
Hermione lacks certain social skills. She has been criticized before
for her lack of empathy. She also did not show concern for Scabbers
when Ron was so worried about him. I think here she was more upset
that someone would support Trelawney's prediction when Hermione does
not believe in divination than that Lavender was sad about her rabbit.

June:
You are absolutely right about that. That is a flaw she would have to
work on. She too wasn't concerned (or didn't seem concerned) about
the disappearance of Scabbers. If she did not believe Crookshanks had
eaten him then she should have been helping Ron look for him. Ron too
has his flaws. He can be a spiteful jerk sometimes.