Is Hermione pretty? WAS: Re: CHPDISC: HBP14, Felix Felicis

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No: HPFGUIDX 151917

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "doddiemoemoe" 
<doddiemoemoe at ...> wrote:
>
> --- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "minluko" <minluko@> wrote:
> >
> > >Angie:
> >I think it's important to remember that nowhere is Hermione 
described
> > >as pretty
> > minluko:
> 
>  It is not exactly right. Just reread "The Yule Ball" chapter in GoF
>  :"Krum was at the front of the party, accompanied by a pretty girl 
in
>  blue robes...". Also, this McLaggen guy in HBP doesn't seem like
>  someone who will go out with a plain girl.
> 
> Doddie here:
> 
> Not to mention that out of every single girl at Hogwarts and all 
the 
> fans he has throwing themselves at him, Victor asked Hermione.. 
Harry 
> describes Hermione as  he would a sister...I always viewed Hermione 
as 
> one who "cleans up well" (I view ron the same way)...  I like that 
> Hermione doesn't spend hours on her hair every day.  She 
should "dress-
> up/make-up" when she feels like it not because of what other's may 
> think. I love that she's comfortable in her own skin.
> 
> Doddie
>
Angie again:

Well, I stand corrected -- I forgot about the Yule Ball thing. But 
that's the only explicit reference, right?  I know elsewhere Harry 
tells her he doesn't think she's ugly, but that's not quite the same 
thing, in my book.

I'm not saying Hermione's unnattractive.  I just don't know if she 
believes she is attractive, which would affect her self esteem, 
especially since Ron is so obviously attracted to Fleur, who is 
apparently quite fetching.  :)

There also seems a stark contrast to me between the way Fleur and 
Ginny are described, compared to Hermione  -- like JKR goes out of 
her way to point out that Hermione may not be "conventionally" 
pretty.  And don't get me wrong.  I think that's a great message for 
young girls, most of whom are not like Fleur and Ginny.  

And Ron and McGlaggen and Victor were obviously attracted to her, for 
whatever reasons.  So really, she can't be all that shabby in the 
looks department.