After a Charms lesson rife with paranoia and some animal abuse, theres finally some good news - the Quidditch team is to be reformed. Hermione however isn't paying attention, but trying to be the voice of caution, worried by Sirius' abundant approval
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I think Umbridge told Filch Harry was going to order Dungbombs, which he'd have to clean up after, and Filch had Mrs. Norris watching Harry's path to the owlery. Harry ran into Mrs. Norris and told her he wasn't doing anything wrong, and she trotted off to tell Filch. Still want to know how that part works.
I have to say that I believe JKR is laying it on a bit thick with Hermione. I love Hermione. After Harry, she is my favorite character. But, I'm heartily sick of her being right about just about everything. Well, Hermione's made a few blunders, but she always meant well and was so close. Examples would be hiding clothes to free elves and insulting them instead; choosing the Hogs Head thinking they'd be safer there, and only worrying about students overhearing, and both sides of adults finding out instead; and letting the name Dumbledore's Army be chosen, after she said it would be good to pick a ( ... )
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I think Hermione is wrong far more in this book than she is right, or (when she is right) she has a tendency to go about things in the wrong way. The DA is great, but what's the point on taking revenge on snitches instead of preventing them from snitching, or writing an incriminating name across the roster of your secret society?
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I agree that at least telling them that the parchment was hexed would have been a decent deterrent, or possibly kept people like Mariette from attending meetings that they clearly detested anyway. They might not have taken it seriously, but after Hermione's Protean Charm, I think the DA members would realize what kind of hexing they'd be up against.
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Granted, she's not perfect, but generally speaking, thoughout the series, when Jo wants us to believe something she gives it to us from a reliable source, usually Hermione or DD; it's one of the purposes they serve in the books - even Jo admits this (CoS DVD interview).
Of course, that isn't to say the Hermione isn't in for a big fall, and soon. Her gratest fear is failure, and it would be interesting to see how she (and Harry and Ron) deal with her mistake(s).
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