Hermione Granger

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## Biographical Information

### Occupation

* Hogwarts Student  (Graduated)
* Employee of the Department for the Regulation and Control of Magical Creatures (Formerly)
* Deputy Head of the Department of Magical Law Enforcement (Formerly)
* Minister for Magic (Currently)

### Loyalty

* Granger Family
* Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry
	+ Gryffindor
		- Trio
	+ Slug Club
* Weasley Family
* S.P.E.W.
* Dumbledore's Army
* Order of the Phoenix
* British Ministry of Magic
	+ Department for the Regulation and Control of Magical Creatures (Formerly)
	+ Department of Magical Law Enforcement (Formerly)

### Titles

* Prefect
* Deputy Head of the Department of Magical Law Enforcement
* Senior Minister
* Minister for Magic

## Family Information

### Family Members

* Hector Dagworth-Granger (Possible Relative)
* Mr. Granger (Father)
* Mrs. Granger (Mother)
* Arthur Weasley (Father-In-Law)
* Molly Weasley (Mother-In-Law)
* Bill Weasley (Brother-In-Law)
* Charlie Weasley (Brother-In-Law)
* Fleur Delacour (Sister-In-Law)
* Percy Weasley (Brother-In-Law)
* Audrey Weasley (Sister-In-Law)
* Fred Weasley † (Brother-In-Law)
* George Weasley (Brother-In-Law)
* Ron Weasley (Husband)
* Harry Potter (Brother-In-Law)
* Hope Mikaelson (Honorary Sister)
* Natalia Lightwood (Sister-In-Law)
* Ginny Weasley (Sister-In-Law)
* Scorpius Malfoy (Honorary Nephew)
* EJ Malfoy (Godson/Honorary Nephew)
* Andrea Malfoy (Honorary Niece)
* Victoire Weasley (Niece)
* Dominique Weasley (Niece)
* Lizzie Malfoy (Honorary Niece)
* Louis Weasley (Nephew)
* Salem Malfoy (Honorary Niece)
* Molly Weasley II (Niece)
* Lucy Weasley (Niece)
* James Potter II (Nephew)
* Fred Weasley II (Nephew)
* Carmen Weasley (Niece)
* Albus Potter (Nephew)
* Rose Granger-Weasley (Daughter)
* Lily Potter II (Niece)
* Hugo Granger-Weasley (Son)

## Supernatural Information

### Wand

* 10¾", Vine, Dragon Heartstring
* 12¾", Walnut, Dragon Heartstring (Temporarily)

## Physical Appearance

### Height

* 5'5" (Feet)
* 1.65 (Meters)

## Appearance

### Played By

* Emma Watson

**Minister Hermione Jean Granger** is an English Muggle-born witch born to Mr and Mrs Granger. At the age of eleven, she learned about her magical nature and was accepted into Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. Hermione began attending Hogwarts in 1991 and was Sorted into Gryffindor House. She possessed a brilliant academic mind and proved to be a gifted student in almost every subject that she studied, to the point where she was nearly made a Ravenclaw by the Sorting Hat.

Hermione first met her future best friends Harry Potter and Ron Weasley aboard the Hogwarts Express, and initially they found her unfriendly and somewhat of an "insufferable know-it-all", an impression reinforced by her constant correct answers and eagerness to please the professors. However, she stepped in to take the blame from the boys after they had saved her from a troll on Hallowe'en in 1991, surprising them in a grateful way, which led to them quickly becoming friends. She later played a crucial role in protecting the Philosopher's Stone from Voldemort.

In her second year, Hermione had a key role in the discovery of the Chamber of Secrets, before falling victim to the Basilisk unleashed upon Hogwarts following the opening of the Chamber. However, she recovered from the petrification under the care of Madam Pomfrey with Professor Sprout's Mandrake Restorative Draught. The next year, Hermione became friends with Hope and Josie Mikaelson and was granted permission to use a Time-Turner from the Ministry of Magic to facilitate her volition to study far more subjects than were possible without time travel, though she, Harry, Hope, and Josie later used it to rescue Sirius Black from the Dementor's Kiss and Buckbeak the hippogriff from execution.

During her fourth year, Hermione became an advocate for the better treatment of house-elves, forming the association S.P.E.W., and helped in Harry's preparation for the Triwizard Tournament. In her fifth year, Hermione was the driving force behind the creation of Dumbledore's Army and fought alongside fellow D.A. members in the Battle of the Department of Mysteries. In her sixth year, Hermione continued her role as Prefect.

Hermione played a significant role in many other battles of the Second Wizarding War, as well. In 1997, she fought in the Battle of the Seven Potters, alongside the Order of the Phoenix. Hermione and Ron decided not to return to Hogwarts for their final year of studies, instead choosing to accompany Harry on his quest to find and destroy Lord Voldemort's Horcruxes, a quest in which several of her actions were essential. She destroyed Hufflepuff's Cup, a Horcrux, with Ron using a Basilisk fang found in the Chamber of Secrets. Hermione then fought in the Battle of Hogwarts, helping in the defeat of the Death Eater who tortured her: Bellatrix Lestrange.

Following the Second Wizarding War, Hermione went back to Hogwarts to complete her education. She later found employment with the Ministry of Magic, furthering the cause for the better treatment of house-elves. Afterward, she was promoted to the Department of Magical Law Enforcement, where she dedicated herself to eradicating old laws that were biased in favour of pure-bloods. Hermione eventually married Ron Weasley and together they had two children, Rose and Hugo. She became the godmother of Draco Malfoy and Hope Mikaelson's son EJ as well as Harry and Ginny Potter's eldest son James. By the year 2019, Hermione had become the Minister for Magic.

## Personality

Hermione was noted for being both extremely intellectual curious and very hard-working, coming out on top in most of her classes and continuously aiding Harry and Ron in their adventures. She was so studious that the Ministry allowed her a Time-Turner in her third year, a device that rewinds time so that she could take extra courses. Because of her efficiency and compassion, Hermione often had time to do hobby work on the side, such as preparing a defense for Buckbeak to save him from execution and creating S.P.E.W., an organization promoting the freedom of house-elves. Such acts demonstrated her social conscience and tenacity.

Unlike most wizards who depended solely on their magical ability, Hermione readily relied on logic, which often helped her to cleverly deduce information that many others missed, such as Remus Lupin's lycanthropy. However, her emphasis on logic made her skeptical about accepting anything without proof, as opposed to Harry who would come to intuitive conclusions, such as completely dismissing the idea of the Deathly Hallows, refusing to believe in them without physical evidence. Hermione's logic had limits, putting her beliefs before all else at the same time in a way that made her ignore reality when it contradicted what she believed, no matter how strong or overwhelming the evidence was. An example of this was the reality of the house-elves, she insisted that they wanted to be free, have wages and only seemed happy because they were under educated and brainwashed when her friends told her that they like their lot in life even after the elves themselves told her they were happy and didn't want her help because they don't usually think the way humans do. Even though Hermione knew a lot about the wizarding world, she was not well informed about the children's culture of the wizarding world until Albus Dumbledore gave her his copy of *The Tales of Beedle the Bard*, as she grew up in a Muggle household and did not know she was a witch until her pre-teens.

Hermione was quite blunt with her opinions, sometimes to the point of being tactless. For example, her attempt to comfort Lavender Brown about the death of her rabbit did not go over well, and her honesty when dealing with centaurs in 1996 nearly landed her and Harry in serious trouble. Despite this, Hermione was generally sensitive to others' emotions and would lie when she had to, though she wasn't a skilled liar. She also gave her friends advice rather often, such as in trying to make Harry understand Cho Chang's behavior on their date, and in helping Ginny deal with her crush on Harry. These actions once prompted Ron to advise her to write a book to translate all the "mad things" girls do so that boys could understand them.

Hermione was very responsible, a strict perfectionist and well put-together who often attempted to act as the voice of reason among her more impulsive friends, to varying levels of success. These traits led to her being made a prefect during her fifth year. Throughout her entire school career, Hermione was insistent on order and steadfastly devoted to the rules, often at the expense of her popularity. Her sense of humor was limited, frequently expressing disapproval over Fred and George's practical jokes and threatened to put them in detention for selling prank items in the common room.

Hermione was very determined and focused, in that she "*always [kept] her attention focused on the job that must be done*". Her refusal to break under torture shows her strength of willpower. She wasn't afraid to stand up to her friends when she thought it was in their best interests, or when she felt they were wrong; risking to anger Harry by getting his Firebolt confiscated because she feared it might be jinxed, and arguing with both him and Ginny over his use of the shady Half Blood Prince's textbook.

In spite of her strait-laced disposition, she wasn't above using coercion and threats to get what she wanted, achieve results or protect herself and those she cared about in the long run. This is evidenced by her blackmailing Rita Skeeter into writing a good article about Harry, as well as slapping Draco Malfoy when he insulted Hagrid and drawing her wand on him, using a Confundus Charm on Cormac McLaggen for insulting her friends and placing a jinx on the list of DA members that would cause them to sprout boils all over their face in the word "SNEAK" if they betrayed the organization. Malfoy, Rita Skeeter and Marietta Edgecombe all served as examples of Hermione's ferocity.

Because of her opinionated, interfering nature, Hermione had the reputation for being a bossy know-it-all. Her sometimes abrasive attitude masked deep insecurities and fear of failure, as personified by her Boggart. She felt the need to prove herself, perhaps partly because of how many people in wizarding society looked down on Muggle-borns. However, she didn't let anyone bully her about this and ignored bigots like Draco Malfoy. Despite her growing confidence in her abilities, Hermione wasn't arrogant or conceited, and helped her classmates with their schoolwork whenever she could. In her fifth year, she also became one of the few people to call Voldemort by name.

Though she initially showed a tendency toward mild panic in sudden situations, in time she was able to overcome this trait of hers, and demonstrated her bravery and extreme loyalty to her friends many times when facing danger, risking her life frequently to help them and standing by Harry even when no one else did. Although she wasn't as short-tempered as her friends, Hermione displayed a formidable fury on several occasions, such as punching Draco Malfoy in defense of Hagrid, conjuring a flock of canaries to attack Ron in their sixth year and physically attacking him when he briefly abandoned her and Harry during their hunt for Horcruxes. She also tended to be rather argumentative, a trait most evident in her interactions with Ron.

## Physical Appearance

Hermione had a light complexion, bright brown eyes, lots of bushy brown hair (once described as a *"long mane of brown hair"*), and — as a child — rather large front teeth. She possessed a "bossy sort of voice" that would become slightly shrill when she was angry.

Hermione generally wore plain black work robes. Otherwise, she dressed casually. She usually kept her hair long and sometimes tied it back in a plait. Hermione never gave much attention to her appearance, usually hiding her potential to be considered extremely pretty under her bushy hairstyle and a large pile of books, which she kept slung on her back.

In 1994, after Hermione was accidentally struck with a *Densaugeo* spell, Madam Pomfrey magically shrank her front teeth and told Hermione to alert her when her teeth had returned to their original size. Hermione deviously let the spell continue a little longer, evening them out and making it unnecessary for her to receive the braces that her parents — both dentists — had originally intended for her. Hermione later confessed that she had previously considered fixing her teeth with magic but resisted out of respect for her parents.

During the Yule Ball, Hermione revealed that when she put her mind to it, she could look truly beautiful — she used Sleekeazy's Hair Potion to fix her hair, making it sleek and shiny, and twisted up into an elegant knot at the back of her head. She wore robes made of a floaty, periwinkle-blue material, and she held herself differently. Harry himself failed to recognize her initially, and was shocked when he did, for she didn't look at all like her usual self. Even Pansy Parkinson gaped at Hermione when she saw her, and Draco seemed unable to find an insult to throw at her. A similar transformation was seen during the wedding of Bill and Fleur — her hair was again "*sleek and shiny*", and she wore a floaty, lilac-colored dress with matching high heels.

## Powers and Abilities

Hermione has the typical power and abilities as a witch.

## Weaknesses

Hermione has the typical weaknesses of a witch.