Hermione's Magical Power (Was: Re: Lily & Petunia Evans (& Who's more magical?))

[Laura]

No: HPFGUIDX 55581

Marci asked:
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So, does this mean Harry (with two magical parents) is more powerful 
than Voldemort (with one magical parent)?

"herm - own - ninny" wrote:
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I think JKR has made it clear that a wizard's/witch's magical ability 
does not depend on their lineage. Hermione has no magical parents and 
she's the best in the year.
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Now me:  Sorry, you're going to have to be the victim of my 
nitpicking, simply because this is a good opening for something I've 
been wanting to bring up.

Just how powerful *is* Hermione?  I know she's an excellent witch, 
but as far as I can tell, there isn't much canon to support that 
she's incredibly magically powerful.  She studies all the time and 
probably knows about 10 times more spells than Harry and Ron put 
together, but does that necessarily mean she's very powerful?

There are a lot of references in canon to her study habits, her 
intelligence, and so on...but as far as I can tell there's not much 
to support her being an incredibly powerful witch.  Not to say that 
she's a bad witch, but intelligence does not equal power.

Thoughts?

-Laura
P.S.   Feel free to argue, I usually miss obvious points when I bring 
things up =)