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

[gelite67]

No: HPFGUIDX 151978

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, Brianna Kinney 
<padfoot.rules at ...> wrote:
>
> gelite67 <gelite67 at ...> wrote:
>   
> 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.  
> 
> BK here:
>    
>   Coming out of lurkdom to add my two cents.  I like the phrase JKR 
uses that Hermione isn't "conventionally" pretty.  

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Angie here:
A quick clarification and an apology.  I didn't mean to make it sound 
as if I was quoting JKR, and that JKR said that Hermione wasn't 
"conventionally" pretty.  I only meant that JKR seems to go out of 
her way to describe Hermione in a way that, to me, would mean she was 
not conventionally pretty - for example, bushy hair, large teeth. I 
don't know if JKR has spoken on the subject.  Sorry if I led anyone 
astray.