Hermione/Emma Watson (Re: The Romance (was HBP))

[Richard Shepard]

> Richard: 
> > I'm almost done rereading HBP, and will then begin fresh with PS to reread the whole series.  Maybe I will see more of this stuff when the books are fresher in my mind, but I certainly didn't feel that Ron was shafted that badly in favor of Hermione in the movies.  Of course Hermione is probably my favorite character and Emma is fun to watch so I might be a poor observer :)  
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> SSSusan:
> When you get to POA in your re-read, Richard, be sure to watch the movie just after.  I think you'll see what folks are saying then.  
> Truly, Kloves gave all kinds of stuff to Hermione that belonged to Ron **and** to Harry.  The worst of which, from my perspective, was in the Shrieking Shack, when Hermione yells, "If you want to kill Harry, you'll have to kill us, too!"  That was RON'S line in the book, and there was absolutely no reason to give it to Hermione -- Ron was right there!  
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> The other thing about PoA is the time-turning sequence.  In the book, Hermione is actually a little befuddled and uncertain at times (something I **loved,** btw, since I love when she comes across as human!), and Harry was actually the one to make most of the decisions and determine their actions.  In the movie, Kloves & Cuaron had her take the lead in it all.  Sigh.  Thus, the Super!Hermione moniker one often sees when people are talking about Hermione as written by Kloves.
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Richard:

Thanks for the heads-up Susan.  I might try watching the film version after I finish each book to maximize my analysis.  That would annoy my wife since we have watched the first three a million times with my daugher, but it's for a good cause :)  

If I am not mistaken, Emma is supposed to be a big fan of the books.  How do you think she feels about Hermione being unnecessarily superfied in the movies?