Is Hermione Supposed to be a Genius?

[jdr0918]

No: HPFGUIDX 94737

<<<In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "cubfanbudwoman" wrote:
I'm sorry, JDR, but I think this goes way too far.  It might be nice 
if you were to phrase this as an opinion.  Some of us actually kinda 
like Hermione...>>>

The Sergeant Majorette says

"Kinda" like Hermione? Are you one of those who thinks she maybe 
shouldn't have jinxed the list? Or slapped Malfoy? Or led Umbridge 
into the Forbidden Forest?

Hermione is as much a bitch as any Narcissa or Bellatrix type. Way 
too many plain, nerdy females slink around being nice and sweet and 
politically correct as if they had to compensate somehow for not 
contributing to the decor.

Our girl has a mean streak and she's not afraid to indulge it. She's 
plain and totally not bothered about it. She's smart and not afraid 
to show it, even if it scares the boys away. And if you get on her 
sh*t list, she will jack you up definitively, without a moment of 
hesitation or a shred of compunction. Like Ron says in the 
movie, "...brilliant, but scary."

Bravissima.

--JDR