Since she now appears capable of listening, asking her could yield a net increase in expected value.
Asking seems valuable any time there is time for information-gathering. Hermione is smart (and even more valuable than Harry’s inner Founder personas.)
Asking for permission seems appropriate when it applies to interfering with Hermione specifically.
Asking Hermione for permission when other people’s lives are at stake and Hermione happens to be in the room is not appropriate.
Asking Hermione for advice and preference when other people’s lives are at stake and Hermione happens to be in the room is basically essential.
When the decision is already obviously determined without even needing Hermione’s input warning her is obviously essential.
I don’t believe Harry explicitly said he will do what she says whenever he asks her. It isn’t quite asking for permission, even though that is the implication. Non-compliance would not be a technical breach but a real insult.
As it stands Harry saving Tracy and Hannah after Hermione said not to would be way, way more disrespectful than just doing it without asking.
With a simple disclaimer that represents even a tiny fraction of what Harry usually considers when making commitments Harry saving Tracy and Hannah despite having a negative response would be frustrating to Hermione but not a defection on an implied agreement and probably far less insulting than if he had just not asked at all.
Hermione knows Harry well enough that a mild when-it’s-not-about-you disclaimer should be expected from Harry—even reassuring. People doing things that are totally out of character and sabotage their own goals just to please you is (usually) creepy.
I don’t think this is in-character for Harry—or at least it isn’t unless in-character Harry is totally whipped and this is a flaw he needs to overcome.
Eliezer saying “No, that’s what Harry meant to do and he was Right to do it” would make me sad.
I, for one, take it as a sign of Harry’s growth that he’s willing to put his alliances ahead of his utilitarian calculations, and him doing that appears to be cementing his alliances nicely.
Asking seems valuable any time there is time for information-gathering. Hermione is smart (and even more valuable than Harry’s inner Founder personas.)
Asking for permission seems appropriate when it applies to interfering with Hermione specifically.
Asking Hermione for permission when other people’s lives are at stake and Hermione happens to be in the room is not appropriate.
Asking Hermione for advice and preference when other people’s lives are at stake and Hermione happens to be in the room is basically essential.
When the decision is already obviously determined without even needing Hermione’s input warning her is obviously essential.
I don’t believe Harry explicitly said he will do what she says whenever he asks her. It isn’t quite asking for permission, even though that is the implication. Non-compliance would not be a technical breach but a real insult.
As it stands Harry saving Tracy and Hannah after Hermione said not to would be way, way more disrespectful than just doing it without asking.
With a simple disclaimer that represents even a tiny fraction of what Harry usually considers when making commitments Harry saving Tracy and Hannah despite having a negative response would be frustrating to Hermione but not a defection on an implied agreement and probably far less insulting than if he had just not asked at all.
Hermione knows Harry well enough that a mild when-it’s-not-about-you disclaimer should be expected from Harry—even reassuring. People doing things that are totally out of character and sabotage their own goals just to please you is (usually) creepy.
I don’t think this is in-character for Harry—or at least it isn’t unless in-character Harry is totally whipped and this is a flaw he needs to overcome.
Eliezer saying “No, that’s what Harry meant to do and he was Right to do it” would make me sad.
I, for one, take it as a sign of Harry’s growth that he’s willing to put his alliances ahead of his utilitarian calculations, and him doing that appears to be cementing his alliances nicely.
I would’ve thought that he is increasing the influence of his “alliance” term in his utilitarian calculations.