Hermione's Helping Hand

The Sixth Years Struggle with Nonverbal Spells and Hagrid Avoids the Trio
The sixth years are overwhelmed with homework and nonverbal spell practice, struggling with Charms and Defense Against the Dark Arts. Harry, Ron, and Hermione haven't visited Hagrid, and he has started avoiding them, missing meals and failing to respond to greetings. Hermione insists they need to talk to Hagrid to explain why they dropped Care of Magical Creatures, but Ron points out their dislike for the subject and how they would have ended up teaching Grawp.
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Quidditch Tryouts and Hermione's Observation About Harry's Popularity
Harry is nervous about his Quidditch Captaincy as Quidditch tryouts approach, with many students eager to join the team. Hermione points out that it's not the sport, but Harry's fame as "the Chosen One" that has made him so popular. During breakfast, Hermione observes that Harry has become very attractive, which makes Ron gag.
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Harry Receives a New Potions Book and Fools Slughorn with the Half-Blood Prince's Copy
Harry receives a new copy of Advanced Potion-Making and uses a spell to switch the covers with his old Half-Blood Prince's copy to continue using the annotated book without raising suspicion. Hermione disapproves of this deception, but Harry is determined to keep the Prince's notes.
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Stan Shunpike's Arrest and the Twins' Parents' Concerns
Hermione reads aloud from the The Daily Prophet that Stan Shunpike has been arrested on suspicion of Death Eater activity. Harry and Ron are incredulous, as they remember Stan as a harmless Knight Bus conductor. Hermione suggests that the Ministry may be trying to look like they are taking action, and she shares that the Patil twins' parents want to withdraw them from Hogwarts, citing safety concerns.
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Quidditch Tryouts: Ron Wins Keeper Position Despite Competition
The Quidditch tryouts are chaotic, with large numbers of Gryffindor students attending. Harry selects Katie Bell, Demelza Robins, and Ginny Weasley as Chasers, and Jimmy Peakes and Ritchie Coote as Beaters. Cormac McLaggen, though talented, fails to beat Ron Weasley for the Keeper position. Ron is ecstatic, and Harry reassures Cormac McLaggen that Ron won fairly.
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Visiting Hagrid and Confession About Confunding Cormac McLaggen
After the Quidditch tryouts, Harry, Ron, and Hermione visit Hagrid, who has been avoiding them. They find him upset over Aragog's illness. While trying to comfort him, Hermione confesses to Harry that she Confunded Cormac McLaggen during the tryouts to help Ron win the Keeper position.
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Slughorn's Invitation and Snape's Detention
After dinner, Horace Slughorn invites Harry and Hermione to a supper party, hoping to include them with rising stars like Cormac McLaggen and Zabini. However, Harry has detention with Snape, and Slughorn promises to try to convince Snape to postpone it. Harry doubts Snape will agree, as the detention has already been postponed once.
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Ron's Development and Harry's Suspicion of Draco Malfoy
After being left out of Slughorn's party, Ron grows more jealous. Meanwhile, Harry continues to speculate about Draco Malfoy's involvement with Dark objects, convinced that Draco brought something dangerous to Hogwarts. Hermione points out that Malfoy couldn't have brought anything into the castle because of the Secrecy Sensors.
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Harry's Detention with Snape and Sorting Flobberworms
Harry is summoned by Snape for his detention, which involves sorting rotten flobberworms from good ones for Potions class. Despite Slughorn's attempt to delay it, Snape is adamant that Harry attends, making it clear that he doesn't care about Harry's other obligations.
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