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Hope Becomes Powerful Only After Action Is Exhausted
- Hope feels silly until it's the only thing left and then becomes powerful.
- Vanessa describes childhood wart story and research about hopeful cancer patients to show hope's dual nature.
Hermione's Fingers Show Desperate Hope
- Hermione physically crosses her fingers and puts them in her mouth during the Quidditch match, showing raw, helpless hope.
- Vanessa uses this image to argue hope is appropriate only after you've exhausted other actions.
People Sometimes Hope For Drama To Feel Heroic
- Friends sometimes secretly hope for small disasters to inject drama and feel heroic.
- The hosts suggest Hermione and Ron practice a leg-lock curse partly out of excitement for adventure, not only protection from Snape.


