(#) brad 2007-12-03
Harry getting plenty of 'male bonding' ... the organisation being called the 'brotherhood' ... I'm wondering why there aren't any immortal females hanging around? Reinforces my hope that, this time, Harry and Hermione will join the gang, maybe even lead them, come the end of the story.
Nice idea of Harry being 'nearly' Hermione's intellectual equal ... JKR totally missed the mark with her prattling on about Harry and Ginny being 'equals' in canon - pfah! (on the other hand, canon!Harry didn't turn out to be much) - but I reckon Harry and Hermione would have a much better chance.