A ponderance...

[rurounihime]

Anybody ever wonder what happened to all of Hermione's Muggle friends after she went to Hogwarts? I mean, she's an 11-year-old girl. She's not just friendless until she meets the wonder-duo, is she?

Hmm.

Comments

[(Anonymous)]

Nuhu, I don´t agree. I suspect Harry and her don´t have very much in common, like, at all. Jumping over the movies, there are many times in the books Harry makes her sound not like a friend, but an ally, "the girl we got stuck with" even. They didn´t know about Victor until Hermione showed up with him at the party. Considering age, gender an the speed the news must have traveled (international visiting quidditch star dating local bookworm), that must mean there´s not that much interest on the boys part. I can´t say much about Ron, but Harry seems to have an unwanted older sister/babysitter relationship with her.

[rurounihime.livejournal.com]

I never read it like that. I always thought Harry and Hermione had a certain connection that Hermione and Ron never had, also that Harry and Ron never had. I think they definitely have varying interests. It's pretty obvious, as you point out. ^_^ But Harry does not treat her like something he has to deal with; on the contrary, when he and Ron were fighting, he and Hermione were hanging out more than ever, even if they weren't doing the things he used to do with Ron. I think Hermione fills a different slot than Ron in Harry's life. Maybe they aren't as close as all that. But I definitely don't get the sense that Harry merely tolerates her. I think he values her company, and that there are definite sister-parallels.