I’ll admit that’s the problem I have the most trouble with, but after the debacle in the Library she may have felt like he didn’t care, and / or be steeling herself to prove that she can be as calculating and strong as Harry.
On the other hand, it may all just be wishful thinking on my part. But it does explain:
1) the beginning of the scene in the Library (with Hermione desperately searching for a way out of the debt)
2) Harry’s casual mention of the fact that he’s not sure whether it will absolve him of the debt or not
3) Weasley brain wipes
4) Dumbledore’s persistent absences
Plus it would firmly establish Hermione as Harry’s equal, putting the boot in on various speculations about HPMOR being sexist in what I can only imagine would be an extremely satisfying fashion, from Eliezer ’s pov.
Plus it would firmly establish Hermione as Harry’s equal, putting the boot in on various speculations about HPMOR being sexist in what I can only imagine would be an extremely satisfying fashion, from Eliezer ’s pov.
Except that the plot was already established when Eliezer started writing, long before said sexism speculations developed. He’s been very emphatic about that. So while this would be a bonus, it can’t factor into predictions of the plot.
I’ll admit that’s the problem I have the most trouble with, but after the debacle in the Library she may have felt like he didn’t care, and / or be steeling herself to prove that she can be as calculating and strong as Harry.
On the other hand, it may all just be wishful thinking on my part. But it does explain:
1) the beginning of the scene in the Library (with Hermione desperately searching for a way out of the debt) 2) Harry’s casual mention of the fact that he’s not sure whether it will absolve him of the debt or not 3) Weasley brain wipes 4) Dumbledore’s persistent absences
Plus it would firmly establish Hermione as Harry’s equal, putting the boot in on various speculations about HPMOR being sexist in what I can only imagine would be an extremely satisfying fashion, from Eliezer ’s pov.
Except that the plot was already established when Eliezer started writing, long before said sexism speculations developed. He’s been very emphatic about that. So while this would be a bonus, it can’t factor into predictions of the plot.