Why Harry Potter's Hermione Granger Will Always Be the Badass We Aspire to Be
But, unlike me, Hermione seemed to not care about such frivolous things like how her hair looked. Thought of initially as an "insufferable know-it-all" by the boys who would become her best friends—"Are you sure that's a real spell? Well, it's not very good, is it?"—she had the confidence I dreamed of having, clearly having no issue with being the smartest and most prepared person in any train cart or classroom.
Looking back, I know there were times when I was, well, intolerable, reaching my fingers toward the ceiling hoping a teacher would call on me to answer a question. Fiercely competitive, I would sprint the mile in gym class while my classmates walked at a glacial pace. In a school spelling bee, I cried over coming in second place.
But looking to Hermione, the smartest witch in her class whose loyalty matched her wit, I was able to see that trying hard wasn't a bad thing. There is no shame in effort and cool is overrated, something Hermione also instilled in the actress who portrayed her.told Paper magazine in 2016. "I was really eager to learn in an uncool way. In a super uncool way, actually. And then the character of Hermione gave me permission to be who I was.
As the series went on, I grew up with Harry, Ron, and Hermione and was usually around the same age as they were in each novel. It was thrilling to see a character like Hermione grapple with the same issues I was facing—first kiss, first heartbreak, social injustices—all while becoming a central and essential figure in stopping the return of He Who Shall Not Be Named.
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