lightofdaye | DH Audiobook & Hermione

So I've been following up my listening to the Half Blood Prince audio book with listening to Stephen Fry read Deathly Hallows, and while I'm not usually one to go for the "lol wand = penis" thing, this quote out of context did make me snigger:

"No wonder I can't get it out, Hermione, you packed my old jeans, they're tight"

Plot bunny for anyone who's actually capable of writing right now: Hermione likes seeing Ron in tight jeans but it causes problems later.

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The other thing I've been noticing, that i'd seen commented on before and not really seen when reading to the books; is how different Hermione seems. As it she quite frequently seems to panic, or mess up or just plain burst into tears. I've only reached the bit where they're talking to Kreacher at Grimmauld place but still.

I don't know whether its supposed to show that Harry's the real hero and not her, or show that she's not coping as well with out the safety net of dumbledore/being at school, or just its done inadvertently while showing off how's Ron is now trying to be sensitive and supportive and all that jazz.

But it does strike me as weird.

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While reading (and rereading) the books it kept surprising me how more and more extreme some of Hermione's unsavory traits became. That SNEAK thing was one of her more extreme acts. Based on her single-minded determination and the rather vicious means she employs to accomplish her goals brings to mind a young Umbridge. I could easily see Hermione being as extreme as Umbridge in adulthood.

I suppose that's why Kloves was shipping Harry/Hermione so hard but it was just one of the many little irritations that the Writer/Director's do when they try to give their interpretation rather than a proper adaptation. That Patil twins in Gryffindor thing still grates on my nerves, especially when there are random extras walking around in Ravenclaw robse/ties. Just a pet peeve.

The sneak thing is remarkable to me in that, it's mentioned in HBP that it's still there the following year. It's permanent. Now originally it seemed nasty but at least logical; if someone betrays your secret group you need to know who it was and who you can trust.

Never lifting it is just plain malicious.

Yeah, the shipping thing was obvious, and silly. Like the ending of both HBP and Dh seeming to end focusing on Harry and Hermione with Ron in the background. I really was wondering if there were even going to end up with Ron/Hermione at all.

It'd forgotten they'd made Padma a gryffindor. They're also not identical but i guess there may not have been identical twin indian actress available for minor rolls. There's also the weird thing with Lavender Brown when they changed her from a black girl to a blonde when it became time for her role to be expanded in HBP.

Hermione can be quite malicious whenshe thinks her way is the right way. I even look at the scene in PoA when she turns in the Firebolt to McGonagall just because she feels it's the right thing.

The uniform thing annoyed me the most because there was no shortage of Ravenclaw uniforms walking around in the background. There was no reason that detail couldn't be canon. Little things like that really annoy me with adaptations. Big detail changes I can understand because it might be difficult or expensive to pull off but the little things are just unnecessary and borderline disrespectful to the reader/viewer.

Eh. I wouldn't say the firebolt thing was malicious. she didn't do it because of any ill-will towards Harry just that she thought she was looking out for him. And that was basically the sensible assumption. Which most often seems to be the case.

Ok, I concede. It wasn't malicious but it was just another time when Hermione does whatever she wants just because she thinks it the right way, regardless of what anyone else thinks. In this case she was right but she does that 'my way, no highway option' thing too much.

You're right about Hermione though. Even when people don't agree with her, she just nags and nags and nags them to try and get them to do what she wants.

Though Harry;s a bit like that too. i'm trying to remember any examples of actual compromise between them.

Rowling said in an Interview that the SNEAK thing Would fade out over time.

"Q: Did mariettas pimply formation ever fade?"

J.K. Rowling: Eventually, but it left a few scars. I loathe a traitor!

so yeah It isn't as Bad as everyone in Fandom makes it out to be- Horrible thing to do yes; but not OMG Hermione disfigured her face FOREVER! D:

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