Hermione wasn't, on the whole, a naive person. She understood full well that there were plenty of parents in the world who weren't entirely kind to their children, who criticized them more than they were due, and she knew that there must have been some people in the world who were so spoken to by their parents even without another identity to hide behind and explain the change in demeanor. She understood that, but it didn't make it any easier to absorb, her brows furrowing at Kate's description, her head lightly shaking.
"I'm glad she apologized," Hermione said then, firm, brokering no argument. "Because that's... it's absolutely unreasonable, truly. I've always felt that so long as what a person does in their spare time doesn't negatively impact the lives of those around them, then it's their choice whether or not they want to engage in the activity, and we shouldn't judge them for it. I'm very sorry that you had to cope with that. She's wrong, of course."
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Date: 2011-10-15 09:09 am (UTC)"I'm glad she apologized," Hermione said then, firm, brokering no argument. "Because that's... it's absolutely unreasonable, truly. I've always felt that so long as what a person does in their spare time doesn't negatively impact the lives of those around them, then it's their choice whether or not they want to engage in the activity, and we shouldn't judge them for it. I'm very sorry that you had to cope with that. She's wrong, of course."