SHIP: Say Hermione's Name Quickly...

[dicentra_spectabilis_alba]

No: HPFGUIDX 33011

--- In HPforGrownups at y..., "laurence59" <laurence59 at y...> wrote:
> I was just thinking about how the names of the characters could be 
> involved in the plot. Well if you say Hermione quickly, you get 
> Her-Money. Who needs money ... Ron. I know it is completely random 
> and silly but it is also quite interesting.
> 
> Laurence
> 
> PS Has JKR ever said why she chose the name Hermione?

I believe JKR said that schoolgirls with large front teeth and frizzy
hair have enough problems without being the namesake of a famous
fictional character with those same features. So she chose a name that
few, if any, girls would have.

Dicentra, who doesn't quite agree with the money theory.