Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows

[nontacitare]

For those of you who've read the book,

Comments

[the_shampoo]

Well, it certainly was against their free will....

So, what'd you think?

[nontacitare]

I liked the novel, but thought Hermione was way out of line to do that to her parents. The whole free will thing and all...

[wishesofastar]

To be fair, we don't know whether they consented or not. Hermione just says she did it, she doesn't say whether they discussed it or not (though I do pity them having to go to Australia).

[nontacitare]

I think if they had consented, Hermione would have mentioned it. I also can't imagine them consenting.

17-year-old Hermione: Hey Mom and Dad. I've decided to drop out of school.
Parents: Say what!?
Hermione: Remember me talking about Harry and the serial killer Voldemort? Well, I'll be travelling with Harry and my boyfriend Ron without adult supervision to see if we can kill Voldemort.
Parents: No bloody way!
Hermione: Oh, and when I do this, Voldemort will probably try to kill you to get back at me.
Parents: Oh no!
Hermione: Don't worry, I'll cast a memory spell on you so you don't remember you have a daughter. How do you feel about Australia?

I'm pretty sure they didn't consent.

[wishesofastar]

Hmm. *scratches chin* When you put it that way, it does sound a tad unlikely. Then again, those Brits do seem to love Australia...

just finished

[rfunk]

I was less disturbed by that than by Harry's treatment of the death-eater teachers in the Ravenclaw common room. Probably because we didn't actually see Hermione's actions with her parents.