Hermione

Biodata

Feature	Details
Name	Hermione Granger (赫敏) 6
Alias(es)	“Gryffindor’s Miss Know-It-All,” teasingly used by Jerry Green 33
Species/Race	Human witch 6 151
Gender	Female 6
Blood Status	Muggle-born 6 7
Age	Twelve during Jerry’s visit to her family home 85
Affiliation	Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry; Gryffindor; Dumbledore’s Army 10 385
Occupation/Role	Hogwarts student; Gryffindor prefect; organizer of the secret defensive-magic group 360 375 385
Status	Alive 396
First Appearance	Meets Jerry aboard the Hogwarts Express 6

Power Progression

Stage / Realm / Level	Chapter	Notes
Self-taught beginner spellwork	6	Arrives at Hogwarts having practically memorized the first-year textbooks and practiced several spells over the summer; demonstrates her spellwork to Jerry and Neville.
Levicorpus training	8	Asks Jerry to teach her the spell for use against bullies. Practices on Tom after Jerry’s demonstration; successful mastery is not established.
Patronus Charm — initial silvery mist	227	Receives instruction from Jerry alongside Harry. Her early attempts produce mist rather than a corporeal Patronus, with imperfect pronunciation and concentration limiting the result.

Background / History

Hermione grows up in a Muggle family whose members initially do not believe magic exists. Professor McGonagall visits their home to explain her Hogwarts admission. Worried that children from wizarding families will have an advantage, Hermione prepares by nearly memorizing every first-year textbook and practicing spells before school begins 6.

Her enthusiasm for books extends beyond school: at twelve, her bedroom contains a bed, wardrobe, small dressing table, and books filling almost every remaining space 85.

Appearance

• Hair: Thick, bushy brown hair on her first appearance; later described as long and chestnut-colored 6 192 360.
• School clothing: Wears a neat Hogwarts uniform when preparing to reunite with Jerry after his disappearance 55.
• Temporary feline features: A Polyjuice Potion mishap leaves her with catlike features, including ears. Madam Pomfrey expects the effects to persist for several weeks 121.
• Holiday tan: Returns from France deeply tanned and covered in fireplace ash after traveling by Floo Powder 177.
• Magically enlarged teeth: Malfoy’s spell causes her front teeth to grow dramatically; Madam Pomfrey repairs the damage 317.

Personality

Hermione is intensely studious, ambitious, and sensitive to academic failure. She initially uses memorization to compensate for her unfamiliarity with the wizarding world, then continues studying through heavy workloads even with Jerry’s assistance. Her Boggart takes the form of Professor McGonagall announcing that she has failed every subject 6 242 245.

Her skepticism favors structured study over unsupported claims. She considers Trelawney’s Divination lessons ridiculous compared with Arithmancy. That confidence can also make her dismissive: she calls The Quibbler nonsense before learning that Luna’s father edits it, and her attempted retreat does not repair the awkward encounter 198 363.

Compassion frequently overrides her own discomfort. She helps Neville search for Trevor, comforts students after a Dementor attack, and tends injured roommates despite being exhausted by her own Magical Outburst. Her concern for house-elves persists even when the Hogwarts elves reject her intervention 7 45 151 315.

Hermione normally discourages reckless behavior, but she is not an inflexible rule-follower. She proposes Polyjuice Potion as an investigative tool, joins Jerry in entering the Forbidden Forest, and helps organize secret defensive lessons. When Malfoy insults Hagrid, she strikes him and reaches for her wand before Jerry intervenes 102 123 240 375.

Her affection for Jerry makes her fiercely protective—and sometimes overly trusting. She defends his character to her father and believes his fabricated explanation that he entered the Chamber of Secrets to rescue her. Nevertheless, she also questions his secrecy and warns him against breaking school rules 47 161 212 327.

Abilities & Skills

Practical Charms

Hermione begins school with independently practiced spells and continues adding practical applications to her studies 6 8 329.

• Lumos: Illuminates the dark lakeshore around herself and Jerry during their arrival at Hogwarts 8.
• Unlocking Charm: Opens Hagrid’s locked door when the group visits him after Rita Skeeter’s article 329.
• Levicorpus: Studies the spell under Jerry’s guidance; her training is motivated by the confrontation with Malfoy 8.

Patronus Charm

Hermione recognizes the Patronus Charm before receiving formal instruction and asks Jerry to teach her after he learns it 23.

• Supplies the incantation, Expecto Patronum, during their later lesson 227.
• Attempts to cast using happy memories, initially producing silvery mist 227.
• Questions Jerry’s claim that the advanced charm is easy and notices that his raven Patronus resembles Tom 227.

Potion Brewing

Hermione develops the Polyjuice Potion plan to investigate whether Malfoy knows about the Chamber of Secrets attacks 102.

• Offers to brew the potion if the others obtain its recipe from the Restricted Section 102.
• Prepares three portions and identifies her intended sample as Millicent Bulstrode’s hair 120.
• Her own transformation goes wrong, leaving her hospitalized with feline features 121.

Research & Investigation

Hermione turns uncertainty into concrete research plans, whether investigating an attack or preparing for a dangerous task 102 319 338.

• Disguise strategy: Replaces the boys’ proposed direct confrontation with a plan to question Malfoy while disguised as Slytherins 102.
• Dragon research: Takes Jerry to the library to seek ways of surviving the Triwizard Tournament’s first task; their search initially finds no useful answer 319.
• Rita Skeeter investigation: Suspects Skeeter is spying in Animagus form after her hostile article about Harry 338.
• Limits of book learning: Concludes that defensive training requires a teacher who can demonstrate spells and correct mistakes, rather than reliance on books alone 375.

Organization & Crisis Response

Hermione combines prefect responsibilities with active concern for student safety 151 360 363.

• Checks her roommates after the Magical Outburst and seeks help from Percy 151.
• Notices that Harry, Ron, and Neville are missing during the emergency 151.
• Recommends Jerry as a defensive-magic teacher and helps organize the group that becomes Dumbledore’s Army 375 385.
• Calls for the assembled group to choose a leader, though Jerry unexpectedly recommends Harry instead of himself 385.

Equipment / Items

• Wand — Used for her spellwork; its wood, core, and length are not identified 8 329.
• Expensive quill — A gift from Jerry following his summer in France 84.
• Magically expanded Hogwarts, A History — Jerry gives her a slim-looking copy containing substantially more material than its appearance suggests 121.
• Small round mirror — Usually carried with her; she lends it to Jerry when his eyes develop an unusual glow 143.
• Floo Powder — Arthur Weasley supplies a flowerpot full after secretly connecting the Grangers’ fireplace to Jerry’s fireplace 177.
• Gryffindor Prefect Badge — A red-and-gold badge delivered with her fifth-year Hogwarts letter 360.
• Jerry’s research notes — Reads them during a holiday stay while wearing his oversized pajamas 396.

Relationships

• Jerry Green — Close friend and romantic attachment. Their bond begins through shared enthusiasm for study and develops into hand-holding, embraces, kisses on the cheek, and quiet domestic companionship. His concealed activities remain a source of tension 6 38 242 327 396.
• Mr. Granger — Father. Wary of Jerry’s maturity, orphanage upbringing, and influence over Hermione; she openly challenges his judgments 47 84 297.
• Mrs. Granger — Mother. Welcomes Jerry and responds sympathetically to his background, supporting Hermione’s invitations 47 85.
• Harry Potter — Friend and fellow investigator. Hermione supports him during the hostility surrounding his Triwizard selection, but repeatedly objects to his dangerous excursions and rule-breaking 102 239 317 329.
• Ron Weasley — Friend and fellow Gryffindor prefect. Their disagreements include his defense of Scabbers against Crookshanks and his enjoyment of Moody’s excessive punishment of Malfoy 181 302 360.
• Neville Longbottom — Friend. Reassures him before Hogwarts and takes the initiative in searching for his missing toad 6 7.
• Parvati Patil — Roommate and confidante. Questions Hermione about Jerry, helps her prepare for their reunion, and receives aid from her during the Magical Outburst 38 55 151.
• Rubeus Hagrid — Friend whose treatment she takes personally. Defends him against Malfoy and seeks Jerry’s help with Buckbeak’s case 240 242 329.
• Draco Malfoy — Antagonistic schoolmate. Insults her Muggle background, provokes her over Hagrid, and later injures her during his exchange of spells with Harry 7 240 317.
• Pheobe Delacour — Another witch openly affectionate toward Jerry. Exchanges a pointed look with Hermione after his first Triwizard task 309 322.
• Luna Lovegood — Their early interaction becomes strained when Hermione dismisses The Quibbler without knowing Luna’s father edits it 363.
• Arthur Weasley — Helps establish her restricted Floo connection to Jerry’s home; Hermione later thanks him personally 177 181.
• Crookshanks — Her cat. Hermione protects him during disputes over his attacks on Ron’s rat, Scabbers 181.

Story Role / Major Arcs

First Year: Friendship and Early Dangers

• Sorting: Joins Gryffindor after a lengthy conversation with the Sorting Hat. Worries that telling the Hat Jerry frightened her may have contributed to his Slytherin placement 10.
• Troll incident: Later credits Jerry with defeating the troll and saving her during their first year 375.
• Protecting Jerry: Stops Harry from involving him in the three-headed dog mystery and urges him to stay in Gryffindor’s dormitory when she fears threats from Slytherin 28 41.
• Christmas journey: Comforts frightened students after the Hogwarts Express Dementor attack, then asks Jerry not to tell her parents what happened 45 47.
• Missed visit: Arrives at the orphanage for their arranged pre-term visit and learns that Jerry has been missing for several days 51.

Second Year: Polyjuice Potion and the Chamber Crisis

• Family hospitality: Invites Jerry to stay with the Grangers before school resumes and learns that Dumbledore is presented as his grandfather 84 85.
• Polyjuice mishap: Her attempt to use the potion leaves her with feline features. Jerry visits the Hospital Wing with an enchanted book to ease her embarrassment and disappointment 120 121.
• Schoolwide Magical Outburst: Recovers from her own episode quickly enough to assist Parvati and seek help, then becomes increasingly anxious when she cannot find Jerry 151 152.
• Chamber explanation: Confronts Jerry about entering the Chamber alone. He falsely claims that a letter said she had been kidnapped; she believes him and embraces him in relief 161.

Third Year: Academic Strain and Buckbeak

• Summer visit: Travels independently to Jerry’s home through the specially arranged Floo connection after her holiday in France 177.
• Divination conflict: Dismisses Trelawney’s lessons, but is later reduced to tears by her harsh words 198 242.
• Buckbeak’s case: After Hagrid loses the case, attacks Malfoy for insulting him. Subsequently accepts Jerry’s offer to handle Buckbeak’s situation and thanks him with a kiss on the cheek 240 242.
• Practical examination: Handles Lupin’s obstacle course competently until the Boggart confronts her with the prospect of failing every subject 245.

Fourth Year: Reform, Romance, and the Tournament

• House-elf advocacy: Questions whether the Hogwarts elves consider unpaid labor unfair. Their offended response shakes her, but she refuses to abandon her aims. Jerry encourages her to gain political influence, proposing Minister for Magic as an initial goal—not an achieved office 315.
• Tournament support: Worries that Jerry has been forced into the competition and prioritizes researching dragon defenses over investigating Harry’s theory about Karkaroff 315 319.
• Yule Ball conversation: Dances privately with Jerry among the roses and directly asks how much he is hiding. He admits that there is a great deal and identifies the Apostles as a powerful, nearly thousand-year-old organization 327.
• Skeeter suspicion: Recognizes that the reporter may be obtaining information through an undisclosed Animagus form and resolves to stop her 338.

Fifth Year: Prefecthood and Dumbledore’s Army

• Prefect appointment: Receives her Gryffindor badge with delight and immediately wants to tell her parents. Is astonished to learn that Jerry declined the corresponding Slytherin position 360.
• Defensive lessons: Proposes Jerry as the practical teacher the students need, citing the rescues and assistance she credits to him across their earlier years 375.
• Secret-group organization: Confides doubts about the risks to Jerry, then helps convene the twenty-nine-person meeting in the Room of Requirement 385.
• Growing closeness: Continues sharing affectionate reunions and holiday companionship with Jerry, while also watching his unexplained absences and research habits 351 360 366 396.

Notable Quotes

“Jerry would never use violence against anyone...” 47

“We need a real teacher. Someone who can show us how to cast spells properly and correct us when we get them wrong.” 375

“How many things are you still hiding from me?” 327