The significance of first names in HP books.

[Ebony]

No: HPFGUIDX 27969

> --- In HPforGrownups at y..., "Ginny Gryffindor" <ginnygryff at e...> 
wrote:
> I wonder, why "Hermione"?  All I know is that Hermione
> is Helen's daughter, and wife to Neoptolemus (did I spell that
> right?) and later, Orestes.  (I sincerely hope I didn't mess up
> on that.  Please correct me if I'm wrong.).  Any ideas?
> 
b.jebenstreit at b... wrote:
> The mythical Hermione was supposed to be very wise and learned - I
> guess that is the reason for becoming our Hermione´s namesake. The
> mythical Hermione died a tragic death - I severly hope this will 
*not*
> happen to ours.
> 

Oh, I hope not either!  But the Hermione in literature I like best is 
the one in *The Winter's Tale*.  I wrote a paper on it this summer 
and was lucky enough to catch it at the National Theatre while in 
London.  There are other interesting allusions there IMO... does 
anyone else see Ron as Leontes?

--Ebony AKA AngieJ