[HPforGrownups] Hermione

[Amber]

No: HPFGUIDX 18895


--- joym999 at aol.com wrote:
> Also, in response to the question about why Hermione decides to take 
> so many classes, I think that people are right that she is something 
> of an overachiever, and also that maybe she has something to prove 
> since she is muggle-born.  But I also think that Hermione has a great
> love of learning and genuinely wants to know everything, so she can 
> not bear to NOT take any classes that may be available.

For some strange reason, I don't see that Hermione thinks she has
something to prove because she's muggle-born. I have absolutely nothing
to back this up with, just the fact that I never picked this up before.
I guess I just don't see her as someone who normally worries about what
others think of her much. She seems to me to have quite a bit of
self-confidence. I mean she starts SPEW when everyone makes fun of her.
She sticks by her convictions during the fight with Ron in POA. There's
probably more examples but I'm too tired to think of them.

I've always seen her "overachieving" as a real love of books and
learning and not a desire to prove anything. But then again, I often
miss obvious things within the HP books. Go figure.

~Amber


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