Hermione's looks

[blackburn_lancashire at yahoo.com]

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>Has anybody noticed that Hermione is described as a homely girl, yet 
>in the movie she seems to be a very pretty girl? Hrmmm.....I just 
>thought that was really odd.

Hermione is never described as homely. In the fourth book, Harry 
notices her as "a pretty girl in blue robes." 

Up until that point, how attractive Hermione looks is up in the air. 
The only physical traits JK gives readers are: bushy-haired, large-
toothed and shorter than Ron. Couldn't that be Julia Roberts? I don't 
think the audience is supposed to think she's a knock-out, but I 
never got the impression that she was homely. 

One other thing: Can't a girl be pretty with big hair? This is an OT 
opinion, but I think that one of the biggest faults of all in the 
Disney movie, "The Princess Diaries" was that the main character had 
to loose her curls to feel good about her looks. Ugh!