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

[Emilynne]

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Siriusly Snapey Susan 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 --
<snip polls>
> -- 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%).  <snip>
> And similarly, in the "Who gets a reprieve?" poll, both Ron &
> Harry are fairly "popular" choices... but Hermione has nary a
> vote.  <snip>
> Does this mean anything?  <snip>
> 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?



Emmy:

I don't think that the lack of votes for Hermione means that she is
unimportant, because IMO she is definitely an integral part of the
story. I think it means that the readers are unsure of where JKR is
going to take the story and a drastic plot twist isn't going to
involve killing off Hermione. Hermione needs to live so she can tell
the story of the famous Harry Potter...errr... if something should
happen to him...

I don't think the readers feel Hermione is in any great danger
because the boys are more likely to risk their necks in the heat of
the battle and do something fatally stupid.

Emmilynne, who feels that Hermione is going to live to be a wise old
woman