Hmmmm... Will Hermione's role be insignificant?

[hickengruendler]

No: HPFGUIDX 155979

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "cubfanbudwoman" 
<susiequsie23 at ...> wrote:
>
> I'm not quite sure what to make of our poll results so far... if 
> anything.  But I'm finding it *interesting* that in both polls --
> 
> 1) What 2 people are gonna die who JKR didn't originally intend to 
> kill off?
> http://groups.yahoo.com/group/HPforGrownups/surveys?id=2280239
> 
> 2) Who gets a reprieve at the end of Book 7?
> http://groups.yahoo.com/group/HPforGrownups/surveys?id=2280244
> 
> -- that Hermione is getting surprisingly little action.  
> 
> Whereas Ron and Neville both, for instance, have received quite a 
few 
> votes as people likely to be offed now, Hermione has only 3 votes 
> (1%).  Not that she's the only character to receive very few votes, 
> but given that she's typically seen as one of The Big Three, an 
equal 
> part of the trio, I do find it a little surprising that Ron is a 
> more "popular" choice to die than is Hermione.
> 
> And similarly, in the "Who gets a reprieve?" poll, both Ron & Harry 
> are fairly "popular" choices... but Hermione has nary a vote.  Even 
> Voldy has a vote, for goodness' sake! ;-)  
> 
> Does this mean anything?  Does it simply mean that HPfGUers think 
> Hermione's part to play has been set and won't be tweaked by JKR?  
> Does it mean that HPfGUers don't pay much attention to Hermione?  
> Does it mean it's a "boy's story" and the chief girl still isn't as 
> important to the action & the outcome as the boys? (Eeek! Don't 
throw 
> tomatoes -- I'm just asking!)
> 
> Anyway, it may mean nothing at all, but seeing such low 
numbers "for" 
> Hermione in either poll got me wondering if people just don't see 
her 
> as being all that important?
> 
> Just wondering...
> 
> Siriusly Snapey Susan
>

Hickengruendler:

Well, I can only tell you why I didn't vote for her. IMO, she's a 
major character and JKR has decided her fate from the beginning. I 
just do not see her changing her mind about either one of the Trio. 
To be honest, I can not understand at all why so many people voted 
for Ron, and even less why they voted for Harry. As if JKR would 
randomly change their fate. Of course this doesn't explain at all, 
why the boys have so many votes and Hermione doesn't, but I just 
wanted to say that the reason I didn't vote for her, was *because* I 
consider her major.