Ron's Jealousy of Harry; Neuroses of Ron & Hermione (Long)

[Jim Ferer]

No: HPFGUIDX 16855

Kristin:" [quoting Hagrid]'She's in a righ' state, that's what. She's 
bin comin' down ter visit a lot since Christmas. Bin feelin' lonely. 
Firs' yeh weren' talking to her because o' the Firebolt, now yer not 
talking to her because her cat-'
 
[As yourself]I get from this quote that she visits Hagrid alot because 
she doesn't really have anyone else to hangout with aside from Ron and 
Harry. Also she is taking more classes than anyone else so I see a lot 
of her free time taken up with studying and not leaving much time to 
make other friendships. "

By GoF Hermione's not a bossy know-it-all anymore, but both her habits 
and the perceptions her fellow students have are probably pretty much 
set.  I'm sure she has acquaintances, as you say, and she has to have 
some relationship with her dorm-mates. OTOH, how can any friendship 
compare with the people you save the Universe with?  Is she going to 
discuss the latest heartthrob in _Teen Witch_ Magazine, or help Harry 
prepare for the Dark Lord again?

I think it's pretty clear no friends of Hermione's can compete with 
Harry and Ron.