I’m aware that it’s a very unlikely case from the reader’s perspective—it’s possible that they just warped her mind until she did it of her own accord, but that’s about it. However, we’re openly considering even more ridiculous possibilities(confess to the Azkaban breakout? Wut?), so the fact that it hasn’t come up is odd.
My point is as much about the in-universe response as the reader’s, though. Harry is acting in blatantly irrational fashion, and everybody else seems to be humouring him much more than usual as well. I find that strange.
However, we’re openly considering even more ridiculous possibilities(confess to the Azkaban breakout? Wut?), so the fact that it hasn’t come up is odd.
To be honest, I still think this is a better solution than most of the stuff that’s been suggested on this thread so far.
I got the impression that they weren’t humoring him so much as even Snape thought that the very idea of Hermione deliberately trying to murder someone was preposterous.
I’m aware that it’s a very unlikely case from the reader’s perspective—it’s possible that they just warped her mind until she did it of her own accord, but that’s about it. However, we’re openly considering even more ridiculous possibilities(confess to the Azkaban breakout? Wut?), so the fact that it hasn’t come up is odd.
My point is as much about the in-universe response as the reader’s, though. Harry is acting in blatantly irrational fashion, and everybody else seems to be humouring him much more than usual as well. I find that strange.
To be honest, I still think this is a better solution than most of the stuff that’s been suggested on this thread so far.
I got the impression that they weren’t humoring him so much as even Snape thought that the very idea of Hermione deliberately trying to murder someone was preposterous.