Hermione Jean Granger

[Hermione Granger]

GRANGER, HERMIONE JEAN
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Character Name: Hermione Jean Granger
Nickname(s): Mione is the only one she tolerates.
Sex: Female
Age: 14
Birthdate: September 19, 1979
House: Gryffindor
Blood Type: Muggleborn
Occupation: Student

Appearance: Hermione has rather wavy, light brown hair that she tries to keep neat even though in her younger years she let it sort of run wild. She has warm brown eyes and a sweet smile that can sometimes be a bit smug when she's just outshined everyone in class. She's neither tall nor short, being about average height and weight for a girl her age, but she's remarkably trim for someone who isn't very athletic. Her parents like to joke that she has a magical metabolism. Her two front teeth are a bit larger than the others, which earns her a bit of teasing from her nastier classmates, even Ron on occasion.

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Likes: Spending time in the library, going to class, making lists and being well-organized, learning a new spell, reading extensively, knitting.
Dislikes: Talking about Quidditch, being forced to participate in any type of sports-related activity (unless she's a spectator), being kept in the dark, blood-purists, not doing things HER way.
Strengths: Studious, adept at learning new spells, logical, has high marks in all classes but dislikes her work in Defense Against the Dark Arts, stepping up to lead when she needs to.
Weaknesses: Bossy, slightly uptight, not a great runner (which is a bit of a problem when something is after you), often gets caught up in her nerves
Pet Peeves: Chewing gum, nasty gossip, the way Ron chews his food, Harry's and Ron's lack of intellectual curiosity, people who vandalize books by dog-earing corners or writing inside of them
Mirror of Erised: To graduate from Hogwarts after making top marks in every class, eventually (if she has time) be in a relationship with a boy who notices that she's a girl, promote awareness of House Elf Treatment through S.P.E.W., start a family.
Fears: Heights, failing, her friends getting hurt, the world falling into the power of people who thing the word "mudblood" is acceptable, Dementors
Boggart: Failing - but after facing a load of Dementors her third year, she now finds them rather terrifying as well.
Dementor: Hermione has had a number of terrifying experiences, but when the Dementors swarmed on her and Harry during her third year she kept hearing her friends' occasional cruel remarks ringing in her ears, reminding her of how bossy and nosy she can be and how they sometimes don't really like her.
Patronus: Hermione has yet to discover the corporeal form of her patronus, which is an Otter, but the good memories she conjures up are the ones shared with her friends Harry and Ron.
Amortentia: peppermint toothpaste, old library books, new parchment, freshly-mown grass, Ron's hair (shh don't tell him!)

Relationship status: Single

Turn ons: Tall boys, light-colored hair, crooked smiles, bravery, cleverness
Turn offs: Cockiness, lack of hygiene, boorish stupidity, meanness

Personality: Hermione Granger is a very clever, dedicated student who is (unfortunately) right. She often has to play the voice of reason with her friends, who usually overlook the most obvious things. She may be a bossy know-it-all, but she has to be sometimes to keep Harry and Ron in line. She's very school-oriented, but as the years go by and more things happen to make her realize that some rules need to be broken in order for things to be right. It's still a bit difficult for her, though, because she's always been a stickler for following rules and directions. Harry and Ron are trying their best to get her to be more flexible and improvise more, and if one compared Hermione now to how she was during her first year, they would have to admit that she's loosened up quite a bit.

Mother: Mary Granger, 42, dentist, Muggle.
Father: Robert Granger, 44, dentist, Muggle.
Siblings: None.
Other important figures: None.
Pets: Crookshanks, long-haired ginger cat with bandy legs.

Birth place: Oxford, England

Overall history: Hermione Jean Granger was born in Oxford, England to Mary and Robert Granger, both dentists. As her name implies, her parents are both avid readers, and they have instilled their love of reading upon their only daughter. Hermione entered into primary school with the usual teasing about her name, as well as the rude remarks she would receive about her bushy hair and large front teeth. She also didn't gain much popularity for being such a know-it-all teacher's pet, but she had a few people who would be friendly with her at school, so she wasn't completely miserable. She mostly kept to herself and read, though occasionally bullying did come her way and Hermione was sent home crying whenever the teasing became too relentless.

Once she received her Hogwarts letter, Hermione was at once terrified and excited. Just the summer before she'd been to one of those summer camps with ropes courses and lake water activities and the like. It was her parents' way of trying to properly socialize their bookworm of a daughter. Hermione had been pressured into climbing a rather tall post at an obstacle course even though she hated heights with a passion. As she walked across a narrow bridge in the course, her foot slipped and Hermione fell backwards. Screaming, Hermione herself was surprised as anyone when she went a full 360 degrees and found herself standing up on the rope again. She'd quickly finished the course and was instantly hailed as the coolest person at camp that year. She imagined that's what Hogwarts would be like and was impatient to go. Her parents were both apprehensive about their daughter learning to be a witch, but they'd met with Professor Dumbledore, who they found to be very personable and reassuring. Hermione could only stare at him when he entered her little house, finding him absolutely wonderful.

It wasn't like that when she got to Hogwarts, however. The first few days were amazing, wearing robes everywhere and learning spells. But even the magical students still teased her constantly for being a brainy know-it-all and for having bushy hair and funny teeth. Crying in the bathroom on Halloween, Hermione was nearly killed by a troll that had somehow made its way into the castle. She was saved by two of the boys who had teased her the worst: Ron Weasley and Harry Potter, two Gryffindor first years like herself. They bonded after this incident and have been after secrets and mysteries ever since, such as who was after the Phiosopher's Stone? what is the Chamber of Secrets, and why were people being petrified? what does an escaped convict want with Harry Potter? They solved all of these mysterious together, and Hermione found comfort knowing that she was a capable witch who contributed greatly to her friends' lives.

During her second year, Hermione discovered what it was that had been petrifying all of the students, but before she could warn her friends Harry and Ron, she herself was found petrified. When she recovered she was devastated to learn that their final exams had been canceled. She had been extremely anxious throughout her third year for her friend Harry, who was being hunted down by an escaped convict whom they thought was out to kill him. She had also elected to take every course at Hogwarts and with special permission from Professor McGonagall, she used a time-turner to attend all of those classes. She also enjoyed using it to go back and take a nap whenever she was supposed to be in class - it was the only way she was able to stay awake. She and Harry used that timeturner to go back in time and save Sirius Black and Buckbeak from execution, encountering a load of dementors in their attempt.

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