Ginny, Hermione and being just a girl in the Potterverse( Was: Acting their age)

[Amy Z <lupinesque@yahoo.com>]

No: HPFGUIDX 52428

Susanne wrote:

> For some reason Hermione seems to have turned into an almost
> perfect goddess in HP fandom.
> She can do no wrong and is loved by all the males around
> her.
> 
> Nobody can measure up to her (well, maybe Harry and he'd
> better start noticing her if he knows what's good for him!).
> 
> But that's not really Hermione, it's an almost
> unrecognizable fanon character.
> 
> She has plenty of rough edges, that somehow get completely
> overlooked.
> 
> Is it because many females identify with her completely?

I have noted the same tendency, and even if it is because women 
identify with Hermione, why make her into Superwoman?  I identify 
strongly with Hermione *because* of her rough edges as well as some 
of her more likeable characteristics.  I know I'm not the only 
recovering know-it-all on this list who has a soft spot for soul-
sister Hermione.

Amy Z
who is never argumentative, physically unprepossessing, or impatient, 
oh, no