Is Hermione Supposed to be a Genius?

[cubfanbudwoman]

No: HPFGUIDX 94741

Siriusly Snapey Susan:
> 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

No, I'm NOT one of those who thinks Hermione shouldn't have slugged 
Draco nor jinxed the DA list.  "Kinda" wasn't meant to imply wishy-
washyness so much as that I didn't want to come across as holding a 
strident, "I love Hermione & believe she has *no* faults" position.  

I did address this earlier today [#94673], when I responded to 
someone who said they believed you meant "bitch" in a positive 
light.  I simply hadn't been sure from reading your post whether 
that's what you meant, and I've not been around HPfGU long enough to 
know posthaste who the big Hermione supporters are.  Now that I know 
you did mean that in a positive light, fine.  Although I prefer a 
less *loaded* word than bitch to describe our Hermione's strength & 
brass.  Semantics, I guess.

Siriusly Snapey Susan