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

[bigdaddy999197]

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> Angie here:
> <snip>  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.

"bigdaddy999197":
In the first description of Hermione JKR seems to make it a point that
Hermione is rather plain. Then again she describes the reaction to her
appearance when the boys saw her dressed for the ball. The word I
would use is surprised. So maybe it is a matter of the ugly duckling
maturing into a beautiful swan. She has said little more about
Hermione's appearance since so I don't know if she wants to go so far
as to put the idea in our heads that she is beautiful so much as she
is saying she is not ugly.

In a similar vein I have always thought Emma Watson was miscast in the
movies for that reason. She is a dynamite actress and has very much
become Hermione, but she was a pretty young girl and is growing into a
beautiful young woman. Despite her impressive acting skills I wonder
if privately Emma was what JKR had in mind when it came to casting. I
think she was trying to make a very important point with the
character. That there is too much emphasis put on looks. Hermione is a
very attractive girl but it has nothing to do with looks. It is a
point most boys of an age that would read Harry Potter miss. 

"bigdaddy999197"