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Hermione and Ginny’s friendship: In serious jeopardy! While
it’s never stated how close they are, they do get on quite well
with each other when they are around each other.
I get the distinct impression that when they are at the Burrow,
so long as Harry isn’t with them, Hermione spends more time with
Ginny than hanging around with just Ron. The exception, then, is
that when Harry does arrive for the summer they become the trio
and inseparable, with a little Ginny on the side.
And let’s face it ladies, when have any of you been able to keep
a secret...especially when you’re secluded in a dark bedroom,
snuggled protectively in darkness and your blankets...let’s not
forget, they share a bedroom whenever they stay at the Burrow
together. To think that they can’t stand each other and yet are
able to stay in such close quarters without a word of complaint
is quite absurd.
So why then the distance in Book 6? The harsh words?
I think Ginny befriended Hermione to pump her for information
about Harry. All the while playing the innocent card of “I
really to want to be your friend” and “there
aren’t any girls around to talk to”....So Hermione wouldn’t
suspect a thing.
And Hermione who has had so few friends, real and true friends,
in her life would eagerly, I think, allow for the chance of
having a close girl friend, especially since the two friends she
does have are boys and can’t really understand what things are
like for a teenage girl.
I can see, though I’m not stating it as fact, a situation along
the lines of the extremely selfish Ginny using an unsuspecting
Hermione to get closer to Harry. Ginny clearly has a crush on
Harry from the second she arrives at Hogwarts. She probably spent
the previous year hearing her Mum gush about Harry and his
wonderfulness because she is thrilled Ron is friends with him. I
think she knew that boys don’t talk openly, or maybe was too shy
to approach him directly, so if she wanted the skinny on Harry
she should befriend Hermione.
Then maybe when Hermione finds out the truth that their
friendship was a sham, she confronts Ginny and that is what
causes the rift between them.
Then Hermione’s odd behavior in HBP is motivated by protection
for Harry, which is fitting with her character and almost
everything else she’s ever done in the entire series. Even in
misinterpreting the Ancient Runes: confusing the rune for
partnership with defense.
I see Hermione being a character motivated by love. She is the
symbol of love, whether or not it’s necessarily romantic doesn’t
matter. All of her actions are out of love, even the ones that
would annoy someone: The insistence on completing homework, the
clothes for house elves, the Firebolt incident in third year. The
true sign of love is wanting the best for another no matter how
it affects yourself.
To chalk her character up to just not being aware of how she
affects others is an insult. I think she knew perfectly well
what the boys’ reactions would be, but she went ahead and turned
the broomstick in anyway, because she cares that much for Harry’s
well-being, it doesn’t matter if he doesn’t agree or appreciate
it. She does it because it’s the right thing!
It’s easy to nod along and agree with people, even if you don’t
necessarily approve of what’s being said or done.
It’s a different thing entirely to stand up to people, even more
so your own friends, and disagree or do the unpopular thing
because it’s right and they’re doing the wrong thing. To stand
up for what’s right even if it means sacrificing yourself or your
own happiness.
It takes character and strength and integrity to do so, and if
you can’t see that or appreciate those qualities in another
person, maybe you should take a closer look at yourself.
Those who’d have her shelve herself, stunt her growth, to be and
stay with Ronald Weasley clearly do not have an accurate view of
who Hermione is as a person. Because that is what being with him
would be like for her...a prison. She’d have to hold herself back
from her dreams and aspirations so he could keep up and/or not
get jealous of the attention and praise she’d receive for being
so perfectly amazing in every way.
I’ve said this continuously, and I’ll say it ‘til I’m blue in the
face, Hermione is the type of person that you’d take for
granted. The type of person you wouldn’t realize how good she
was or how much she did for you until she wasn’t there anymore.
She does so much and gives so much of herself to those she loves
and doesn’t ask for recognition or anything in return, it would
be hard not to take it for granted. The boys are so used to her
saving the day that they can’t function without her.
Harry cannot even breathe in the Department of Mysteries when he
sees her collapsed on the ground, vulnerable and motionless.
I think Hermione is in fact Harry’s biggest weakness, yet at the
same time she is his biggest asset. She is his conscience, his
heart, his hope. If anyone ever succeeded in taking that away
from him, all would be lost.
She would never turn against him or betray him; that would be
completely against her character and firmly against her previous
actions throughout the books. It is her faith in him, her
friendship and refusal to not love him that gets him through the
fight, keeps his head in the game.
it’s never stated how close they are, they do get on quite well
with each other when they are around each other.
I get the distinct impression that when they are at the Burrow,
so long as Harry isn’t with them, Hermione spends more time with
Ginny than hanging around with just Ron. The exception, then, is
that when Harry does arrive for the summer they become the trio
and inseparable, with a little Ginny on the side.
And let’s face it ladies, when have any of you been able to keep
a secret...especially when you’re secluded in a dark bedroom,
snuggled protectively in darkness and your blankets...let’s not
forget, they share a bedroom whenever they stay at the Burrow
together. To think that they can’t stand each other and yet are
able to stay in such close quarters without a word of complaint
is quite absurd.
So why then the distance in Book 6? The harsh words?
I think Ginny befriended Hermione to pump her for information
about Harry. All the while playing the innocent card of “I
really to want to be your friend” and “there
aren’t any girls around to talk to”....So Hermione wouldn’t
suspect a thing.
And Hermione who has had so few friends, real and true friends,
in her life would eagerly, I think, allow for the chance of
having a close girl friend, especially since the two friends she
does have are boys and can’t really understand what things are
like for a teenage girl.
I can see, though I’m not stating it as fact, a situation along
the lines of the extremely selfish Ginny using an unsuspecting
Hermione to get closer to Harry. Ginny clearly has a crush on
Harry from the second she arrives at Hogwarts. She probably spent
the previous year hearing her Mum gush about Harry and his
wonderfulness because she is thrilled Ron is friends with him. I
think she knew that boys don’t talk openly, or maybe was too shy
to approach him directly, so if she wanted the skinny on Harry
she should befriend Hermione.
Then maybe when Hermione finds out the truth that their
friendship was a sham, she confronts Ginny and that is what
causes the rift between them.
Then Hermione’s odd behavior in HBP is motivated by protection
for Harry, which is fitting with her character and almost
everything else she’s ever done in the entire series. Even in
misinterpreting the Ancient Runes: confusing the rune for
partnership with defense.
I see Hermione being a character motivated by love. She is the
symbol of love, whether or not it’s necessarily romantic doesn’t
matter. All of her actions are out of love, even the ones that
would annoy someone: The insistence on completing homework, the
clothes for house elves, the Firebolt incident in third year. The
true sign of love is wanting the best for another no matter how
it affects yourself.
To chalk her character up to just not being aware of how she
affects others is an insult. I think she knew perfectly well
what the boys’ reactions would be, but she went ahead and turned
the broomstick in anyway, because she cares that much for Harry’s
well-being, it doesn’t matter if he doesn’t agree or appreciate
it. She does it because it’s the right thing!
It’s easy to nod along and agree with people, even if you don’t
necessarily approve of what’s being said or done.
It’s a different thing entirely to stand up to people, even more
so your own friends, and disagree or do the unpopular thing
because it’s right and they’re doing the wrong thing. To stand
up for what’s right even if it means sacrificing yourself or your
own happiness.
It takes character and strength and integrity to do so, and if
you can’t see that or appreciate those qualities in another
person, maybe you should take a closer look at yourself.
Those who’d have her shelve herself, stunt her growth, to be and
stay with Ronald Weasley clearly do not have an accurate view of
who Hermione is as a person. Because that is what being with him
would be like for her...a prison. She’d have to hold herself back
from her dreams and aspirations so he could keep up and/or not
get jealous of the attention and praise she’d receive for being
so perfectly amazing in every way.
I’ve said this continuously, and I’ll say it ‘til I’m blue in the
face, Hermione is the type of person that you’d take for
granted. The type of person you wouldn’t realize how good she
was or how much she did for you until she wasn’t there anymore.
She does so much and gives so much of herself to those she loves
and doesn’t ask for recognition or anything in return, it would
be hard not to take it for granted. The boys are so used to her
saving the day that they can’t function without her.
Harry cannot even breathe in the Department of Mysteries when he
sees her collapsed on the ground, vulnerable and motionless.
I think Hermione is in fact Harry’s biggest weakness, yet at the
same time she is his biggest asset. She is his conscience, his
heart, his hope. If anyone ever succeeded in taking that away
from him, all would be lost.
She would never turn against him or betray him; that would be
completely against her character and firmly against her previous
actions throughout the books. It is her faith in him, her
friendship and refusal to not love him that gets him through the
fight, keeps his head in the game.
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