Hermione

[Sally Unchester]

No: HPFGUIDX 85474


 --- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, chiara.fantoni at c... wrote:
> > I don't like Hermione, that little spoiled arrogant brat "I know 
it 
> all",
> > never did, never will.
> > 
> > If I recall correctly JKR said more than once that Hermione's 
> character
> > reflects her own personality; up to now I haven't read or watched 
a 
> single
> > interview, as I'm a very late fan.
> > 
> > Is JKR that arrogant?
> > 
> > Can someone point me to some place where I can find interviews?
> > 
> > Sorry if I offended anyone, but I suppose I'm entitled to my 
> opinion ;-)
> > 
> > Chiara
> 

You are definitely entitled to your opinion but JKR also has her own 
way of showing us the people we all grew up with...I also personally 
like Hermione.  She is not arrogant but has a little bit more common 
sense than Harry and Ron which kind of balances them all out.  It's 
always nice to have people who you can just chill with and do 
whatever you want to with knowing they won't ever push you too far 
but its also nice to have the ones who push you because it proves to 
you many things that you may've thought you could not do.  She is 
portrayed at first as being an arrogant brat but wouldn't you be too 
if you spend half a train ride trying to find Neville's pet toad 
Trevor (LOL ;)? Again,it was also brought to the table that she's 
just a normal teenager which is quite true..

 Hermione recognises her limitations - knowing that while she'll 
> always be a great booklearner that there are other ways to excel - 
> and that's by instinct and talent - like Harry does.  
> 
> As regards JKR, she has taken a fair amount of public flack in the 
> UK -where there is an uncomfortable national trait to denigrate 
great 
> success.  I think envy tends to account for this in most cases.  
She 
> has also developed an aloof public image - she comes over as a 
> reserved and private person but also there was an episode of a 
> tabloid magazine photographing her daughter and she (rightly IMHO) 
> regarded that as an unnecessary invasion of her privacy.  The 
> reserved and private public persona strikes me as simply being self-
> protection.
> 
> June
 In my opinion,you have a point about Draco but there is also a 
softer side of him.  He goes to search for Crabbe and Goyle so he 
obviously does worry and care for his own house mates at least. 
He,also,does not accuse Harry in the scene of COS but comes up with 
some other ideas making you realize that he may not hate him as much 
as is perceived.  Also,if you notice in COS,when Lucius comes around 
after Draco is speaking with Harry,Ron,and Hermione,Draco backs down 
because it almost seems like he is afraid of his own father and I 
don't think he will become a death eater either even if his father 
wants him to.

Sally


--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "junediamanti" 
<june.diamanti at b...> wrote:
> --- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, chiara.fantoni at c... wrote:
> > I don't like Hermione, that little spoiled arrogant brat "I know 
it 
> all",
> > never did, never will.
> > 
> > If I recall correctly JKR said more than once that Hermione's 
> character
> > reflects her own personality; up to now I haven't read or watched 
a 
> single
> > interview, as I'm a very late fan.
> > 
> > Is JKR that arrogant?
> > 
> > Can someone point me to some place where I can find interviews?
> > 
> > Sorry if I offended anyone, but I suppose I'm entitled to my 
> opinion ;-)
> > 
> > Chiara
> 
> Personally I like Hermione.  I was the school swot type too.  
> 
> While you are entitled to your opinion, I'm not sure I take your 
view 
> of Hermione as being a spoiled brat.  Arrogant, maybe, but spoiled 
> brat - how do you figure this out?  Come to think of it, I don't 
even 
> buy that she is arrogant - this was the girl who went to cry alone 
in 
> the loo when she thought people didn't like her.  An arrogant kid 
> would just take the line that people who didn't like her were 
> idiots.  Opinionated - yes, she probably is but not arrogant.
> 
> I see no evidence that she is spoiled, constantly getting her own 
> way - if there is a spoiled brat in the canon, then for my money, 
> it's Draco:  "Daddy - I wanna be on the Quidditch Team"  "Sure 
thing 
> son, lets equip them with new broomsticks and that should sort it".
> 
> Hermione recognises her limitations - knowing that while she'll 
> always be a great booklearner that there are other ways to excel - 
> and that's by instinct and talent - like Harry does.  
> 
> As regards JKR, she has taken a fair amount of public flack in the 
> UK -where there is an uncomfortable national trait to denigrate 
great 
> success.  I think envy tends to account for this in most cases.  
She 
> has also developed an aloof public image - she comes over as a 
> reserved and private person but also there was an episode of a 
> tabloid magazine photographing her daughter and she (rightly IMHO) 
> regarded that as an unnecessary invasion of her privacy.  The 
> reserved and private public persona strikes me as simply being self-
> protection.
> 
> June