CHAPTER DISCUSSION: Prisoner of Azkaban Chapter 13: Gryffindor versus Ravenclaw

[June Ewing]

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> Pippin:
Hermione and Lavender have been roommates for more than two years at this point. I think their feelings about each other have already developed beyond the point where an expression of sympathy would have changed anything. As Ron said, Hermione must have noticed, way back in PS/SS, that she didn't have any friends. One of the people who wasn't her friend must have been her roommate Lavender.

Hermione wasn't very good at picking up social cues from other people, and she hadn't yet developed the ability to compensate by *thinking* about how they must feel. It was a mystery to her why people didn't like her, and resented what Hermione genuinely thought to be helpful advice. I don't agree with Shelley that Hermione thinks Lavender is showing off and trying to get attention. If that was the case, IMO, Hermione would have tried to ignore Lavender instead.
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June:
In my opinion Pippin, you are absolutely correct in this. It made me
think because we know that Hermione is a good person and it is true
that even when trying to console someone our true feelings for them
can come out when we least expect it and she probably did mean well
toward Lavender but if she really didn't feel any friendship to her
and then the bringing up of her least favorite subject/teacher
brought about her reaction. That makes a lot of sense. At the same
time too that feeling between Hermione and Lavender could have been
what brought about Lavender's disbelief in Hermione's best friend
(Harry) in OOTP.










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