DH Audiobook & Hermione

[lightofdaye]

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.

Comments

[nutmeg-44.livejournal.com]

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.

[lightofdaye]

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.

[nutmeg-44.livejournal.com]

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.

[lightofdaye]

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.