40 Facts About Hermione Granger

Hermione Jean Granger is a fictional character in the Harry Potter series of novels by JK Rowling.

Hermione Granger first appeared in Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, as a first-year student on her way to Hogwarts.

Hermione Granger becomes friends with Harry Potter and Ron Weasley after they save her from a troll in the girls' bathroom.

Hermione Granger added that beneath Hermione's studious exterior, she is insecure and afraid of failure, traits which are inspired by Rowling's own youthful insecurity.

Hermione Granger is introduced in Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone when she meets Harry Potter and Ron Weasley on the Hogwarts Express.

In Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, Hermione Granger develops a liking for Gilderoy Lockhart, the new Defence Against the Dark Arts professor.

Hermione Granger concocts a Polyjuice Potion so she, Harry and Ron can infiltrate the Slytherin dormitory and collect information about the Heir of Slytherin.

The boys drink the potion and take on the appearance of Malfoy's friends, but Hermione Granger, having used an improper ingredient in her vial of potion, ends up looking like a cat and cannot join the mission.

Hermione Granger is revived after Harry kills the basilisk, but she is distraught to learn that all end-of-year exams have been cancelled.

In Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, Hermione Granger buys a cat named Crookshanks, who takes to chasing Ron's pet rat, Scabbers.

Ron is angry at her because he believes Crookshanks was responsible for Scabbers' disappearance, although Hermione Granger maintains that Crookshanks is not to blame.

Later, Hermione Granger uses the Time-Turner to help Harry rescue Sirius Black and the hippogriff Buckbeak.

Hermione Granger is disturbed by the way house-elves are treated in Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire.

Hermione Granger establishes the Society for the Promotion of Elfish Welfare to lobby for their rights.

When students from other schools of magic visit Hogwarts for the Triwizard Tournament, Hermione Granger is asked to the Yule Ball by the Bulgarian Quidditch star Viktor Krum of Durmstrang.

Hermione Granger later gets into a heated argument with Ron after he accuses her of "fraternising with the enemy".

In Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, Hermione Granger becomes a Gryffindor prefect.

Hermione Granger is seriously injured by the Death Eater Antonin Dolohov, but makes a full recovery.

The new Potions professor Horace Slughorn invites Hermione Granger to join his exclusive "Slug Club" in Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince.

Hermione Granger accompanies Harry and Ron on the quest to destroy Voldemort's remaining Horcruxes in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows.

Hermione Granger prepares for their journey by filling an enchanted purse with things they will need.

Hermione Granger tries to pass herself off as a half-blood to avoid persecution, but she and her friends are recognised and taken to Malfoy Manor.

She, Harry, and Ron fight in the Battle of Hogwarts, during which Hermione Granger destroys the Horcrux with a basilisk fang.

Hermione Granger is played by the Eswatini-born actress Noma Dumezweni, known for her performances in Linda, A Raisin in the Sun and A Human Being Died That Night.

Hermione Granger asserted that the novels never explicitly establish Hermione's race or skin colour.

Hermione Granger had acted in school plays, but had no film acting experience.

However, she later decided that Hermione Granger is an exceptional role model for girls.

Hermione Granger cited the long production schedule, attention from the public and a "lack of freedom" as reasons for not reprising her role.

Hermione Granger eventually decided to return, saying that she could not bear to see anyone else play Hermione.

Steve Kloves, who wrote the screenplay adaptations for seven of the eight films, revealed in a 2003 interview that Hermione Granger is his favourite character.

Hermione Granger did not wear them for subsequent films because they made it difficult for her to speak.

Hermione Granger is very protective of her friends and values them so much that Rowling has suggested that, if Hermione Granger looked in the Mirror of Erised, she would see Harry, Ron, and herself alive and Voldemort defeated.

Hermione Granger learns to ignore what bullies such as Draco Malfoy say to her, often preventing Harry and Ron from retaliating and thinking of some way to outsmart him.

Hermione Granger accepts her status as a Muggle-born, and says in Deathly Hallows that she is "a Mudblood and proud of it".

Hermione Granger is portrayed during the novel series as an exceptionally talented witch.

Hermione Granger is the highest-performing student in her year at Hogwarts and is often the first student to master a new spell or charm introduced in her classes.

Hermione Granger is the first one of her age to be able to cast non-verbal spells.

Hermione Granger's Patronus is an otter, which is Rowling's favourite animal.

Hermione Granger was chosen as one of Entertainment Weekly's Breakout Performers of 2001.

In 2016 The Hollywood Reporter did a poll of Hollywood professionals, including actors, writers and directors, into their favourite female characters of all time; Hermione Granger topped the poll.