Hermione's Jealousy (Was Ron & Jealousy)

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Greicy wrote:
>Yet like every other girl she feels as though she's not pretty 
>enough to get Ron's, or Harry's, attention.  Which makes us go back 
>to square one with Hermione: her lack of self confidence.   

Sarmi wrote: 
> I would agree with this if the Yule Ball never happened at 
>Hogwarts.  However, she did attend the Yule Ball.  This is a 
>pivotal (sp?) point for her in the books.  Here she has a famous 
>Quidditch star and Triwizard Champion ask her out as a date.  Then 
>when she does get there she can't ignore the looks that people are 
>giving her, including Harry, the stunned disbelief look.  From this 
>event alone her self-esteem and self-confidence of her appearance 
>has been tremendously boosted.
 
>At the end of GoF, I cannot see Hermione as a girl lacking self-
>confidence nor self-esteem in her looks.  She knows she is pretty 
>and she can be beautiful if she wanted to be.

Oh, you know you are right!  By the end of GoF, her confidence (in 
regards to guys, at least) has disappeared because she did something 
she's never done before, according to Harry, and that was to give 
him a kiss.  That was VERY unexpected on my behalf, even if he just 
had an encounter with Voldemort. Hermione always seemed distant. 

Greicy