Give Hermione credit!!! (Was Re: Hermione as Mary Sue)

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No: HPFGUIDX 37502

--- In HPforGrownups at y..., "pippin_999" <foxmoth at q...> wrote:
> As a Mary Sue, Hermione is downright farcical. Four books of 
> rock'em sock'em adventure and so far she's singlehandedly, 
> um, captured a beetle. <g> I mean, when it comes to saving the 
> day, where is she? Out cold, as a rule. A fanfic told from the 
> perspective of Hermione as a failed Mary Sue could be hilarious,  
> IMO.
> 
> Pippin
> grinning insanely :-)

Insane is right. Let's see, what has Hermione done? As a first year 
(age 11?) she solved a logic puzzle that would confound most adult 
wizards! 

As a second year she solved the mystery of what the beast of the 
chamber was! This confounded the assembled faculty and MoM both 50 
years ago and in book 2. (It's easy for us to guess, but we have the 
benefit of JKR's POV!)

In Book 4 she didn't merely capture a beetle, she deduced Skeeter's 
secret of being an unregistered Magi!!! This is something that had 
been going on for over a decade (remember Rita in the Pensieve vision)
and had caused great problems for a great number of powerful wizards 
from the MoM through Gringotts and a 14 year-old Muggle-borne witch 
did it!

Hermione has been VITAL to success in all four books. Could you 
picture Harry alone discovering the secret of the Sorceror's Stone? 
Or the Chamber's monster? Or learning Accio or Stupify without her 
assistance?

>From what I read about 'Mary Jane's' they are generally both one-
dimensional and too good to be believed. Hermione has SEVERAL levels 
and works for everything she has.

Here's an idea. As Hogwart's is a school with open competition 
between houses, how about an interhouse Wizard's Challenge bowl with 
points equal to the Quiditch Cup? It would be realistic from the 
scholastic aspect and would give Hermione and some of the overlooked 
characters a chance to shine. (Maybe Neville, Ginny, the Creevy 
brothers, etc.

BTW Who do you think will be next year's Gryffindor Quidditch Team?


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