In defense of Hermione (was: Almost normal)

[phoenixgod2000]

No: HPFGUIDX 155202

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, annegirl11 at ... wrote:

> 15-year-old boys are a helluva lot less mature than 15-year-old 
girls,
> especially overachieving 15-going-on-25 girls like Hermione.

I hate this stereotype. It exists because girls hit puberty faster 
and are often better behaved in classrooms than boys (obedience is a 
beautiful thing for teachers) not because they exhibit any genuine 
maturity. As someone who works with teen girls a lot as well as 
having an army of sisters and nieces as close as sisters I can safely 
tell you that teenage girls are not more mature than teenage boys. 
their immaturity just manifests differently. 

 I think he'll probably turn out a lot like his
> father.

Heaven forbid! I would hope that a grown up Ron would have a spine 
located somewhere near his back :) 
 
> It's the Willow and Xander thing. Smart, socially awkward girl 
crushing
> on her sweet, friendly childhood friend; irresponsible but 
ultimaltly
> decent guy overlooking that smart girls are sexy - but the guy 
always
> figures it out eventually. 
> 
> It's the Homer and Marge thing, too, and explains why Ron and 
Hermione
> aren't precisely opposites-attract: "Our differences are only skin-
deep,
> but our sames go right to the core." Their overall value systems,
> backgrounds, even their outwardly engaging personalities are 
similar.

Okay, I disagree with you overall but you get bonus points for using 
my two favorite shows. Xander and Willow is a good match since 
Willow/Hermione=Brains and Xander/Ron=Everyman of the series.

Not so sure about the homer marge thing though since I think that 
Ron/Hermione is a little more balanced than the couple from 
Springfield.

> I think one thing's for sure: Ron and Hermione will never just 
exist in
> proximity to each other and not engage. They bait each other, 
challenge
> each other. Their bickering is how they connect. 

Yeah, they are almost a classic moonlighting style bickering couple. 
I could never understand how the H/Hr'ers could see it any 
differently.
 
phoenixgod2000