witches of the world (was: Lavender vs Hermione)

twitterpatedbabykoala mcdumbledore at juno.com
Thu Oct 26 00:08:32 UTC 2006


No: HPFGUIDX 160345

Besty HP:
> Heck, *I* don't relate to Hermione (at this point I out and out 
> don't like her), and I certainly wouldn't have related to her as a 
> teenager, hero of the book or no. 

Becca:
That's interesting!  What causes you to out and out not like her?  
What sort of imagining is she down on?  What do you think of the 
other witches in the books?

I feel somewhere between indifferent and positive about Hermione.  I 
think it's nice that she's smart, and I really like that Ron likes 
her.  Ron is my favorite character, actually, and I like that he goes 
for the smart girl.  But I don't adore Hermione, and am not asking 
for clarification out of a 'how dare you?!' emotional response.  I'm 
just curious.  I don't see a lot about Hermione to be adamantly 
opposed to.

Ginny, on the other hand, I really like.  She's grown up in a house 
full of boys, is tough as nails, and is a talented enough witch to 
catch the eye of Horace Slughorn, even though she is not (at first 
glance) connected to anyone powerful.  She's also not shy with the 
boys (except for Harry, and only back in books 1 and 2), which is one 
of my pet peeves about girls (including myself!!).

And I also love Molly.  What a wonderful mother lion.  :)  And 
McGonnegal!  She rocks :)

Lavender and Parvati, I would say, are the girls that I made nice 
with in school, but would never have hung out with on the weekends.  
They both seem somewhat superficial to me... not a lot there to hold 
my attention.  Lavender more so than Parvati, I guess, although I 
think Parvati has a bit of a backstabbing streak in her...

And, though they've not gotten a lot of page/screen time, I reckon 
the Quidditch girls (Angelina, Katie) are alright...  Any girl that 
goes to the Yule Ball with one of the Weasley twins is alright with 
me ;)

Anyway, your stated dislike of Hermione just got me thinking.  I'm 
curious to know what your thoughts are on the other witches we know!


Becca







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