Is Hermione Supposed to be a Genius?

[ghinghapuss]

No: HPFGUIDX 94816

> Siriusly Snapey Susan 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 said:
<snip> 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.

> Siriusly Snapey Susan wrote:
<snip> 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.


Mandy here:
Bravissima indeed.  And both of you have solid ground to stand on.  
The title Bitch still has a lot of negative connotations surrounding 
it, and that raise the hackles on a lot of woman.  Although it is up 
to us women to reclaim the word and be proud of it.  But, this is on 
topic, I promise...

IMO Harry Potter, Ron Wesealy and Draco Malfoy are just as much 
Bitches as our Hermione is.  They are all strong, defiant, mouthy, 
independent, tend toward selfishness and self-centeredness.  They all 
believe their shit don't stink, and all of them have an indulgent, 
mean streak as Sergeant Majorette points out about Hermione.  The 
only difference being it's more accepted for the boys to behave this 
way.  But that is slowly changing. ;-)

Hermione, is equal to the boys in the boys in every way. As all girls 
are. Sometimes she's stronger, sometimes she's weaker. Sometimes 
she's better, sometimes she's worse.   

Brava Hermione and her creator!

Cheers, Mandy