[HPforGrownups] Is Hermione Supposed to be a Genius?

[bufo_viridis at interia.pl]

No: HPFGUIDX 94495

Robert Jones:
> Maybe all the magic stuff 
> came naturally to James and Sirius, but Hermione studies all the 
> time and is always running off to the library whenever there is a 
> question.  But that does not mean she has a particularly great IQ or 
> magical IQ — it is just how she handles things.

The previous answrs handled it in detail, so let me just quote T.A.Eddison (acclaimed as a genius): "Genius is 5% of inspiration and 95% of perspiration".

> And it doesn't mean she is necessarily that great at "practical" 
> magic.  

Usually she is: for example Protean Charm in OotP, said to be NEWT level in her fifth year. She does make mistakes, she doesn't function well under stress, but she's pretty powerful, bot theoretically and practically.

And besides "genius" is just a label.
Cheers, Viridis
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