The only possibility I can think of is that she hung back while they were chasing Sir Cadogan, went to her other classes first, and then rejoined Harry and Ron mid-chase later on. That’s impressive, though, considering this is the first time she’s ever used the time-turner!

One thing that would be interesting about that, however, is that we know Hermione thought her Arithmancy class was very good; if she attended that one first, she might well have been a little extra biased towards Divination when she went to that one shortly afterward.

The topic above about breakfast among different countries is really amusing. Here in the Philippines, the typical breakfast setting for the average Filipino would be a plate of fried rice, along with tomatoes and fried fish. The elite ones would typically enjoy sunny side-ups, bacon, sausages, a piece or two of toast, and more. And besides, John, the university I’m studying at also offers a wide selection of “unhealthy” foods (think pizza, pasta, ice cream, hamburgers), yet with all the stairs we have to climb and the distance between the buildings we have to cross, we might as well haven’t eaten anything. ;)

Re: The Boy Who Lived. Truly a classic example of the “brave yet stupid” stereotype associated with Gryffindors. ;)

Iberghol’s portrait of Trelawney is extremely accurate! Though, John, I think you’re supposed to say “area”, instead of “are” in the said artwork’s description. I, for one, think masterdragon09′s Hippogriff is very life-like!

As for Trelawney’s predictions, just out of curiousity… the ” Beware a red-headed man” one was the only one that didn’t come true wasn’t it?

Anyway, I guess the point I was trying to make is that drinking is much less of a deal over in the UK than it is here. I’ve heard that alcoholism is generally frowned upon, and while it is here too for mature adults, you can definitely walk into a college here, spit, and have it land on an “alcoholic” because it’s the norm. I know the Brits can party, but over here it’s just sad how far it goes, and unfortunately the main reason is because we’re brought up thinking it’s this bad thing that you should never do until you’re much older. So once you hit that age it’s an all-out booze-fest.

“A glass of sherry after dinner” is over the top – few families would do that to their children! However, we do tend to give older children a half-glass of champagne on a special occasion. And, yes, it is fairly common in some families for the adults to have a glass of wine with dinner. An adult who is eating a full meal wouldn’t become drunk on that quantity, but it means the children accept social drinking as something fairly normal.

I don’t think Harry would want Hagrid’s booze. Hagrid is actually pretty unappealing while drunk, and HRH love him despite it.