Hermione's popularity

[kate_bossetti]

No: HPFGUIDX 113783

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "Eric Oppen" <oppen at c...> wrote:
> You know, I've noticed an assumption on-list for a while now.  
Basically,
> because _we_ almost all love Hermione, we assume that her 
classmates do, as
> well.  But do we have any proof that, other than the Trio, she 
really has
> many friends?
> 
> Firstly---she comes across at first as a know-it-all and a show-off 
in
> class.  Whether rightly or wrongly, most children don't care for 
this sort
> of behavior in their peers.   [snip]
> 
> Secondly---she has not only threatened to go to the school 
authorities about
> rulebreaking, but has actually gone to them about Harry's new 
broom.  Again,
> like it or not, the average child's view of "tattle-tales" is 
extremely
> negative; the usual POV on them is akin to prisoners' views of 
snitches, and
> some of the same dynamic applies.  [snip]
> 
> Thirdly---AFAICR, she doesn't seem to have girlfriends, much.  
[snip]


   Well, I think she's kind of person that achieves what she wants, 
and – in my opinion – she doesn't much care about being popular – 
that's the reason she's not. She's much more grown up then her 
classmates, Ron, even Harry. Often they don't understand her and 
precise remarks she makes about different people or situations (e.g. 
Harry's broom from Sirius, understanding why Sirius is so keen about 
Dumbledore's Army – `You don't think he's
 kind of
 living through 
us?') – remarks that make Ron said `you do sound just like my 
mother'. 

   I'm sure you can remember some event from your childhood when you 
couldn't understand your parents' reasons for make you doing 
something, and now you understand and agree with them. And that's the 
point I'm trying to make: she's not only intelligent, but she also 
has something more: emotional intelligence. She knows that being 
popular is no worth her effort.  

"kate_bossetti"