[HPforGrownups] Is Hermione Supposed to be a Genius?

[Susanne]

No: HPFGUIDX 94542



Hi,

Tuesday, March 30, 2004, 2:40:45 AM, Shaun wrote:

> The first if less certain - but her memory for what she has read
> seems to be fairly close to photographic -

I've always thought that Hermione must have a photographic
memory (which makes it very easy for her to remember facts
she may have only read about once, and to remember
incantations, potion's ingredients, spells...), but I've
never been sure if this is a sign of superior intelligence
in itself.

I'm sure it's a great boost in general, because she seems to
be the only one able to do spells on the first try, while others
mispronounce or leave out words, and it helps her to have
access to a whole bunch of spells that others (incl. Harry)
would have to spend a lot of time studying and repeating, to
make sure they aren't forgotten down the road.

Hermione certainly seems very intelligent and inquisitive,
and has the lack of social graces that's sometimes
attributed to geniuses (is this really typical for very
intelligent people, or just one of those generalizations?).

But what I've been curious about (and not just in regards to
Hermione) is, if there are people with photographic memory,
who *don't* appear to make good use of it in their lives.

Private answers would be fine, since this isn't necessarily
HP related.

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