Hermione

Biodata

Feature	Value
Name	Hermione Granger (赫敏)
Alias(es)	“Miss Know-It-All”; “Little McGonagall”; Gryffindor Valkyrie
Species/Race	Human witch; Muggle-born
Gender	Female
Affiliation	Gryffindor; Zhang San’s little shrine; Flying Broom Research Group; flying-broom workshop
Occupation/Role	Shrine caretaker; magical researcher; workshop director and enchantment-team member
Status	Active
First Appearance	The First Day of School, Then I Died 1

Background

Hermione is sorted into Gryffindor during her first-year Sorting Ceremony. From the outset, she is academically driven and treats House points and classroom performance as serious responsibilities; she eagerly attempts to answer difficult questions to protect Gryffindor from losing points 1 8.

Early in the school year, Hermione is isolated from many classmates by her blunt manner and strict attachment to rules. She tries to prevent Harry and Ron from attending their midnight duel with Draco Malfoy, warning that Malfoy has prior magical experience and that their actions could cost Gryffindor points 14 15.

Zhang San forcibly possesses Hermione in order to reach the duel. While controlling her body, he defeats Malfoy and his companions; Hermione remains conscious throughout the incident and is deeply resentful afterward 15 16. The school mistakenly credits her with the victory, however, and celebrates her as Gryffindor’s Valkyrie. The unexpected praise helps her recognize that confronting Slytherin earns her peers’ respect, softening her opinion of Zhang San despite what he did 17.

Hermione later accepts work as the shrine’s caretaker because she needs Galleons for books, journals, materials, and practical magical study. Her reputation as the Valkyrie also makes her an unusually effective attendant: students line up quietly when she manages the incense counter 30.

Appearance

Hermione is described as a slender, flowerlike girl with bushy brown hair. Her hair is specifically compared to Crookshanks’s unkempt ginger fur 16 20.

• Bushy brown hair 20
• Slender build 16
• Carries a wand at her waist during the midnight duel 15

Personality

Hermione is intensely studious, competitive, and responsible. She wants to answer professors’ questions perfectly, values House points, and becomes frustrated when Harry, Ron, and Zhang San disregard lessons or school rules 6 8 14.

Her concern for rules is genuine rather than cowardly: she tries to stop the midnight duel because she believes Malfoy is more experienced and that Harry and Ron are in real danger 14. At the same time, she can be tactless and sharp-tongued, particularly in her early interactions with Zhang San 14 24.

She is practical when circumstances demand it. Although she resents Zhang San and objects to his methods, she accepts shrine work and her share of Malfoy’s money because she needs funds to pursue magical study 16 30. In research, she is rational, persistent, and willing to dismantle expensive equipment or pursue difficult magical problems, though her determination can become stubbornness 36 38.

Abilities & Skills

Transfiguration

Hermione is an exceptionally capable first-year Transfiguration student. She quickly grasps the technique for material transformation and changes a matchstick into a hair-thin metal needle, though the needle lacks an eye 23.

• Performs successful material Transfiguration during early practical instruction 23
• Demonstrates strong concentration and wand control
• Is surpassed by Zhang San’s unusually advanced first-lesson transformation, which leaves her jealous and dismissive of his accomplishment 24

Enchantment Analysis and Broom Research

Hermione serves on Ron’s enchantment-focused “software” team in the Flying Broom Research Group. She breaks down existing broom enchantments, researches their structure, and assists Ron in developing new models 33.

• Analyzes Levitation, Flight, Control, Acceleration, Balance, and Stability Charms on broomsticks 33
• Uses Finite Incantatem to remove a Nimbus 2000’s protective spell before disassembly 36
• Works with Ron on experimental stacked enchantments 37
• Her first double-layer enchantment attempt causes an explosion; Zhang San’s protective talismans prevent injury 37
• Becomes one of Professor Flitwick’s favored Charms students through continued theory and practical research 33
• Must abandon stacked-enchantment research for the time being because Professor Flitwick considers it too dangerous for first-year students 38

Potions Aptitude

Hermione is stated to possess extraordinary talent for Potions. Her later successful brewing of Polyjuice Potion is cited as evidence of her ability, though the cost of ingredients limits her opportunities for practical experimentation 16.

Shrine Management

As caretaker of Zhang San’s little shrine, Hermione collects fees and manages the incense counter. Her established reputation as Gryffindor’s Valkyrie makes students notably orderly in her presence 30.

Equipment / Items

• Wand — used for Transfiguration, Finite Incantatem, and enchantment experiments; its specifications are not stated 15 23 36
• Life-saving talisman — supplied by Zhang San; protects Hermione from the blast of the failed stacked-enchantment experiment 37

Relationships

• Zhang San — Initially clashes with him over rules, his ghostly nature, and his disruptive influence on Harry and Ron. He forcibly possesses her during the midnight duel, but she later works at his shrine and joins the research group for funding and study opportunities 14 16 30 33.
• Harry Potter — Hermione tries to keep Harry safe by warning him against dueling Malfoy. She later works alongside him through Zhang San’s shrine and Gryffindor activities 14 30.
• Ron Weasley — Begins with mutual disdain, but becomes his research assistant in broom development. Hermione comes to respect Ron’s flexible thinking, while Ron admires her diligence and intelligence 33 46.
• Draco Malfoy — Malfoy insults her as a “Mudblood” during the midnight duel. While possessed by Zhang San, Hermione’s body defeats and intimidates him, earning her an undeserved but celebrated reputation at Gryffindor 15 17.
• Minerva McGonagall — Hermione is regarded by Gryffindor students as “Little McGonagall,” reflecting her academic reputation. McGonagall later becomes more impressed by Zhang San’s Transfiguration talent, which frustrates Hermione 17 24.
• Filius Flitwick — Advises Hermione and Ron after their enchantment experiment explodes, warning them not to pursue stacked enchantments while underage 38.
• Fred and George Weasley — Collaborates with them in the Flying Broom Research Group and workshop; the twins handle hardware while Hermione works on enchantments 33 43.

Story Role / Major Arcs

Midnight Duel

Hermione attempts to stop Harry, Ron, and Zhang San from breaking curfew for the duel with Malfoy. Zhang San possesses her after she refuses to yield, using her body and wand to dominate Malfoy, Crabbe, and Goyle. Hermione regains control afterward, resentful and humiliated, but receives public acclaim for the apparent victory 14 17.

Shrine Caretaker

Following the duel and Malfoy’s departure, Hermione becomes the shrine’s new caretaker. She takes the role primarily to earn money for magical books and research materials, replacing Harry at the incense counter while he focuses on Quidditch 30.

Flying Broom Research Group

Hermione joins Ron’s broomstick project as its primary theory and enchantment researcher. She helps dismantle old brooms, analyze the Nimbus 2000, test risky stacked enchantments, and develop the magical systems behind the Black Bamboo broom series 33 36 38.

Flying-Broom Workshop

After the Black Bamboo Mark I begins generating profits, Hermione becomes one of the workshop’s directors. She continues working with Ron on enchantments and future Black Bamboo models while the Weasley brothers focus on materials and production 43 46.

Notable Quotes

“You still can't go! Malfoy comes from a wizarding family. He must have learned magic before starting school.” 14

“You’re only a ghost.” 14

“Even without stacked enchantment techniques, we can still develop a better flying broomstick!” 38