Hermione
Hermione Granger
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Hermione Granger is a fictional character created by J.K. Rowling, the heroine of the "Harry Potter" series published from 1997 onward. Born to Muggle parents in 1979, she embodies the brilliant, studious, and loyal witch whose intelligence and courage play a decisive role in the fight against Voldemort.
Frequently asked questions
Key Facts
- Character created by J.K. Rowling, appearing from "Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone" (1997)
- Introduced as born in September 1979, a witch of Muggle origin
- Member of the main trio alongside Harry Potter and Ron Weasley
- Portrayed in film by Emma Watson in all eight movies (2001-2011)
- Her first name is borrowed from Hermione, a figure from Greek mythology, daughter of Menelaus and Helen
Works & Achievements
Hermione deciphers the potion riddle protecting the Stone, allowing Harry to confront Quirrell.
She alone realizes that the monster in the Chamber of Secrets is a basilisk moving through the pipes.
As early as her second year, she brews a potion far beyond her age level.
She creates an activist association to defend the rights of house-elves, demonstrating her sense of justice.
She organizes and devises the tools for the clandestine defense training network against the forces of evil.
Alongside Harry and Ron, she participates in destroying Voldemort's soul fragments, a key step in his downfall.
As an adult, she works to reform magical laws and eventually becomes Minister for Magic.
Anecdotes
J.K. Rowling has said that she gave Hermione her own childhood character: studious, anxious about failing, and desperately eager to do well. She confided that Hermione was an exaggerated version of herself at the same age.
In the very first book, Hermione constantly corrects Ron on the pronunciation of the spell "Wingardium Leviosa": "It's Levi-O-sa, not Levio-SA!" This line has become one of the most quoted in the entire series.
Actress Emma Watson, who plays Hermione in the films from 2001, had never acted in a real movie before: she had only performed in school plays. She auditioned at age nine and filmed all eight movies until she was twenty-one.
The name "Hermione" experienced a surge in popularity after the books were released; Rowling chose it partly so that no little girl would be teased at school for having it, thinking it was already rare and literary.
In "Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets", Hermione is petrified by the basilisk's indirect gaze after figuring out, on her own, the nature of the monster: the decisive parchment is found clutched in her hand, proof that she solved the riddle before anyone else.
Primary Sources
“You are both in my class, I suppose?” She spoke very quickly, in an authoritative tone. “I already know all our books by heart, naturally, I hope that will be enough.”
“When I think about it!” murmured Hermione. “It’s so obvious... and so horrible... The monster of the Chamber of Secrets is a basilisk.”
Hermione had obtained a Time-Turner from Professor McGonagall to be able to attend all classes simultaneously that year.
“House-elves!” exclaimed Hermione, who had founded S.P.E.W. to defend their rights.
Key Places
School of Witchcraft and Wizardry where Hermione studies; she excels in nearly all subjects and fights her decisive battles there.
Hermione's favorite refuge, where she finds the answers that save her friends many times.
Magical shopping street in London where she buys her wand, books, and school supplies.
London station from which the Hogwarts Express departs; site of her annual reunions with Harry and Ron.
Headquarters of the Order of the Phoenix in London, where she takes refuge and prepares the resistance.
Home of the Weasley family where Hermione spends several summers and grows closer to Ron.
