She is. She knows perfectly well that list is a very dangerous Last Resort thing; that's why she hasn't used it before. It's the one "debt" she hopes she'll never have to collect.
Re: 17 if she's exposed she might as well expose The thing is, all Rita has is petty gossip. Hermione hasn't done anything yet that is both shady enough to cost her the sympathies of the wizard-on-the-street ("Her parents? Well, it was war, her intentions were good, and besides - they're but Muggles.") and juicy enough to get people excited and sell a lot of copies.
Hermione, being a Gryffindor, has no idea how deep Rita's grudge runs. She thinks the score was settled in Harry's fifth year (with the exclusive interview for the "Quibbler"). When Rita cannot avoid Hermione (she tries), she's perfectly civil.
But as soon Hermione'll stumble and do something that fits the criteria above, there WILL be a book; Animagus registration be damned (Rita doesn't rely that much on her ability anymore, unlike her time as a news reporter). See also 20.
She is. She knows perfectly well that list is a very dangerous Last Resort thing; that's why she hasn't used it before. It's the one "debt" she hopes she'll never have to collect.
Re: 17 if she's exposed she might as well expose
The thing is, all Rita has is petty gossip. Hermione hasn't done anything yet that is both shady enough to cost her the sympathies of the wizard-on-the-street ("Her parents? Well, it was war, her intentions were good, and besides - they're but Muggles.") and juicy enough to get people excited and sell a lot of copies.
Hermione, being a Gryffindor, has no idea how deep Rita's grudge runs. She thinks the score was settled in Harry's fifth year (with the exclusive interview for the "Quibbler"). When Rita cannot avoid Hermione (she tries), she's perfectly civil.
But as soon Hermione'll stumble and do something that fits the criteria above, there WILL be a book; Animagus registration be damned (Rita doesn't rely that much on her ability anymore, unlike her time as a news reporter). See also 20.
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