In defense of Hermione (was: Almost normal)

[sophierom]

No: HPFGUIDX 115422


--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "arrowsmithbt"
<arrowsmithbt at b...> wrote:
> 
> --- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "sophierom" <sophierom at y...>
wrote:
> > 
> > Ah, if only you could be as sympathetic to Hermione's character
as you
> > are with Ron's! 
> 
> I thought I  had been in 114679 "Constant as the Northern Star".
> Nothing untoward in that so  far as I know.

Sophierom:

So sorry to have not read that post before writing my own; "Constant as the Northern Star" 
was another very good analysis.  Still, my first inclination after reading the post was to 
disagree with you (because I'm contrary by nature, yes, but also
because I do see her as a dynamic character).  But, after rereading the post, I think I can
agree with the idea that  Hermione's function in the series is "constant" even if her 
character is more fluid.  Hermione is not likely, as you point out, to be at the center of a
wild theory or on the top of JKR's kill list.  But I do read her as quite a different young
woman in OotP than in PS/SS.  And hey, if she does manage to "cast her beady eye on Ron 
and nail the poor unsuspecting 
bugger to the floor," as you so colorfully put it, I say, all the better for Ron! :-)