I am going to be terribly unoriginal and say that the whole Hermione bullying plot was boring to read, and should have been removed.
I liked the Hermione arc to a large degree. SPHEW was a good joke, and I enjoyed seeing the other witches develop as heroines.
The backing things out for the sake of continuing to be able to write a Harry Potter story felt a little forced.
I am going to be terribly unoriginal and say that the whole Hermione bullying plot was boring to read, and should have been removed.
I liked the Hermione arc to a large degree. SPHEW was a good joke, and I enjoyed seeing the other witches develop as heroines.
The backing things out for the sake of continuing to be able to write a Harry Potter story felt a little forced.