Hermione & hypocrisy WAS more replies, all spoilery

[Amy Z]

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The Catlady wrote:

[Hermione's jinxing Cormac Whatsit] 
> was bloody HYPOCRITICAL (capslock!Catlady
> *sigh*) from the
> girl who confiscated the Fanged Frisbee (you,
> Pippin, may know Alan
> Frisbie) and ranted at Harry about assumed FF potion
> cheating. It had
> not occurred to me before that her flaws include
> hypocrisy.

Me either--it raised my eyebrows.  Her lapse is partly
explained by romance and the ways we tend to bend the
rules for those we love.  

But I think Harry hits the nail on the head when it
comes to the main reason:  Hermione never has
understood Quidditch.  At the moment he reflects on
this, when we too are wondering whether he's honestly
just spiked his Keeper's pumpkin juice (I couldn't
believe it), it has a nice concealed meaning.  She has
strict rules against cheating, but she does not
understand others' passion for Quidditch.  If she did,
she would know that Harry would never cheat to win a
match.  Unlike her, he takes Quidditch much too
seriously for that.

Too bad Mark McGwire et alia don't feel the same way
about a sport some of us care about . . . 

Amy Z C


		
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