Hermoine Granger

**Harry Potter**: "*But why's she got to go to the library?*"
**Ronald Weasley**: "*Because that's what Hermione does. When in doubt, go to the library.*"
— Hermione's dependency on books[src]
**Minister Hermione Jean Granger** (b. 19 September, 1979) was an English Muggle-born witch(AND ALSO A BOSS) 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.

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 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 and Harry 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 and fought in the Battle of the Astronomy Tower.

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 Harry and Ginny Potter's eldest son James. By the year 2019, Hermione had become the Minister for Magic.

## Contents

* 1 Biography
	+ 1.1 Early life (1979–1991)
	+ 1.2 Hogwarts years (1991–1997)
		- 1.2.1 First year
			* 1.2.1.1 Meeting Harry and Ron
			* 1.2.1.2 Hallowe'en
			* 1.2.1.3 Hagrid's dragon
			* 1.2.1.4 The Underground Chambers
		- 1.2.2 Second year
			* 1.2.2.1 Petrification
		- 1.2.3 Third year
			* 1.2.3.1 Rescue of Sirius Black and Buckbeak
		- 1.2.4 Fourth year
			* 1.2.4.1 Society for the Promotion of Elfish Welfare
			* 1.2.4.2 Viktor Krum
			* 1.2.4.3 Imprisoned by sea creatures
			* 1.2.4.4 Rita Skeeter
			* 1.2.4.5 Return of Lord Voldemort
		- 1.2.5 Fifth year
			* 1.2.5.1 Dumbledore's Army
			* 1.2.5.2 Christmas on the Closed Ward
			* 1.2.5.3 Impressive spell work
			* 1.2.5.4 O.W.L.s
			* 1.2.5.5 Battle of the Department of Mysteries
		- 1.2.6 Sixth year
			* 1.2.6.1 N.E.W.T. classes
			* 1.2.6.2 Reconciliation with Ron
			* 1.2.6.3 Battle of the Astronomy Tower
	+ 1.3 Horcrux hunt (1997–1998)
		- 1.3.1 Battle of the Seven Potters
		- 1.3.2 Time at the Burrow
		- 1.3.3 Infiltrating the Ministry of Magic
		- 1.3.4 Ron's departure and Godric's Hollow
		- 1.3.5 Ron's return and visit to the Lovegood House
		- 1.3.6 Skirmish at Malfoy Manor
		- 1.3.7 Shell Cottage and Gringotts break-in
		- 1.3.8 Battle of Hogwarts
	+ 1.4 Later life (1998–2020)
		- 1.4.1 Ministry of Magic employee
		- 1.4.2 Minister for Magic
* 2 Physical appearance
* 3 Personality and traits
* 4 Magical abilities and skills
* 5 Possessions
* 6 Relationships
	+ 6.1 Family
		- 6.1.1 Parents
		- 6.1.2 Children
		- 6.1.3 Nieces and nephews
		- 6.1.4 Other Weasley family members
		- 6.1.5 Fleur Delacour
	+ 6.2 Romances
		- 6.2.1 Ron Weasley
		- 6.2.2 Viktor Krum
	+ 6.3 Friends
		- 6.3.1 Harry Potter
		- 6.3.2 Ginny Weasley
		- 6.3.3 Neville Longbottom
		- 6.3.4 Luna Lovegood
		- 6.3.5 Sirius Black
		- 6.3.6 Crookshanks
	+ 6.4 Hogwarts Students
		- 6.4.1 Roommates
		- 6.4.2 Cormac McLaggen
		- 6.4.3 Cho Chang
	+ 6.5 Enemies
		- 6.5.1 Lord Voldemort
		- 6.5.2 Bellatrix Lestrange
		- 6.5.3 Draco Malfoy
		- 6.5.4 Pansy Parkinson
		- 6.5.5 Rita Skeeter
	+ 6.6 Organisations
		- 6.6.1 Dumbledore's Army
		- 6.6.2 Order of the Phoenix
	+ 6.7 Professors & other Hogwarts staff
		- 6.7.1 Albus Dumbledore
		- 6.7.2 Rubeus Hagrid
		- 6.7.3 Remus Lupin
		- 6.7.4 Minerva McGonagall
		- 6.7.5 Severus Snape
		- 6.7.6 Dolores Umbridge
		- 6.7.7 Septima Vector
* 7 Etymology
* 8 Behind the scenes
	+ 8.1 Author's comments
* 9 Appearances
* 10 External links
* 11 Notes and references

## Biography

### Early life (1979–1991)

"*Nobody in my family’s magic at all, it was ever such a surprise when I got my letter, but I was ever so pleased, of course, I mean, it’s the very best school of witchcraft there is, I’ve heard — I’ve learned all our course books by heart, of course, I just hope it will be enough —*"
— Hermione describing her Muggle heritage[src]

Hermione was born to Mr and Mrs Granger on 19 September 1979. She was their only child. The couple choose "*a nice, unusual*" first name for her because they wanted to establish how educated and intelligent they were. Mr. and Mrs. Granger were "*a bit bemused*" by the oddities displayed by their daughter, but they were proud and accepting of her nonetheless. The couple gave Hermione a bedroom on the first-floor of their house, and they lived happily for many years.

Upon turning eleven, Hermione was happily surprised to learn that she was a witch and was therefore invited to attend Hogwarts. She eagerly accepted and took to studying magic even before she began her first year at Hogwarts in the September of 1991, learning all the set spellbooks by heart and even managing to perform "*a few spells*" successfully. In addition to the texts set by the school, Hermione brought with her several other books for reference and to further her understanding of the wizarding world, to the point that she had looked at books and had more knowledge of the wizarding world than some of her pure-blood/half-blood classmates.

### Hogwarts years (1991–1997)

**Terry Boot**: "*How come you're not in Ravenclaw? With brains like yours?*"
**Hermione**: "*Well, the Sorting Hat did seriously consider putting me in Ravenclaw during my Sorting, but it decided on Gryffindor in the end.*"
— Hermione's use of the advanced Protean Charm[src]
Hermione enjoyed her years as a pupil at Hogwarts and took assignments, classes, and school rules very seriously. She was often described as brilliant, to the point of being said to be "*the brightest witch of her age*". Her favourite subject was initially Charms, and later Arithmancy. Given her keen mind, some students — such as Terry Boot — wondered why Hermione was Sorted into Gryffindor rather than Ravenclaw, and she admitted that the Sorting Hat did consider putting her in Ravenclaw. It is likely that the Sorting Hat ultimately put her in Gryffindor after stalling for about 4 minutes because Hermione chose to be in it, just like Harry chose to not be in Slytherin. On the train she stated that "*Gryffindor... sounds by far the best.*"

She later proved her rightful place in Gryffindor with her steadfast bravery and loyalty to her friends, Hogwarts, and Dumbledore's Army. After being Sorted into Gryffindor, Hermione shared a dormitory with Lavender Brown, Parvati Patil, Fay Dunbar and an unnamed ginger-haired girl.

In spite of always wanting to follow the school rules, after Hermione became friends with Harry and Ron, she would disobey the rules along with them in order to successfully complete their group affairs. For example, she went with Ron and Harry into the third-floor corridor in their first year, which students were temporarily forbidden from entering, in order to save the Philosopher's Stone; she assisted in creating the Polyjuice Potion in their second year; and although Harry was the one who taught Dumbledore's Army in their fifth year, she was the one who came up with the idea.

#### First year

##### Meeting Harry and Ron

**Hermione Granger**: "*Has anyone seen a toad? Neville's lost one.*"
**Ron Weasley**: "*We've already told him we haven't seen it.*"
**Hermione Granger**: "*Oh, are you doing magic? Let's see it, then.*"
— Hermione's first interaction with Harry Potter and Ron Weasley[src]
Hermione was a couple of weeks away from turning twelve when she boarded the Hogwarts Express in 1991, where she met Harry Potter and Ron Weasley while helping Neville Longbottom find his pet toad, Trevor. Hermione demonstrated knowledge and talent with magic beyond most of those her age, despite having only recently discovered that she was a witch. She wished to be a Gryffindor or a Ravenclaw, and her wish was granted considering she did get sorted into Gryffindor.

Hermione soon proved to be the best in all her classes, eager to please the professors and to help others learn, albeit in a bossy way that made it difficult for her to make friends. Although she was a know-it-all, Hermione did often help Neville Longbottom, who struggled in most classes other than Herbology.

Hermione strictly followed all school rules and tried to prevent other students from breaking rules and getting into trouble. On one night, she followed Harry and Ron as they were leaving Gryffindor Tower to duel Draco Malfoy. They were chased by Argus Filch, acting on a tipoff by Malfoy, into the third-floor corridor — forbidden to students — where they came face-to-face with Fluffy, a three-headed dog belonging to Hagrid. Later on, she argued that her spying was to their benefit when she pointed out the dog had been standing on a trapdoor, which neither Harry nor Ron had noticed.

##### Hallowe'en

"*There are some things you can't share without ending up liking each other, and knocking out a twelve-foot mountain troll is one of them.*"
— The creation of the trio's special friendship[src]

The friendship between Harry, Ron and Hermione was solidified when, on Hallowe'en in 1991, the three were forced to confront a mountain troll, which had been secretly let into the school by Professor Quirinus Quirrell. Unaware that a troll was on the loose in the school, Hermione had spent that day crying in the girls' bathroom after overhearing Ron making unkind comments about her.

The troll made its way into the bathroom she was in, and Harry and Ron came to her rescue, saving her. When Professors Minerva McGonagall, Severus Snape and Quirinus Quirrell arrived at the scene, Hermione covered for the boys, claiming she was fighting the troll because she had thought that she could manage, having read a great deal about them and that Ron and Harry had merely come to help her escape. From then on, the three students were best friends and spent large amounts of time together.

##### Hagrid's dragon

The incident with the troll was by no means her only adventure in that first year. During the first Quidditch match, Hermione set Professor Snape's robes on fire when she thought he was jinxing Harry's broom. In the spring of 1992, Hagrid, now a friend of Hermione's through Harry, managed to procure a Dragon egg, the unlicensed possession of which was illegal. The three children secretly helped Hagrid care for the beast, which he'd named Norbert. When the dragon was discovered, she and Harry smuggled it out of the school to some friends of Ron's elder brother, Charlie Weasley, who worked as a dragon-tamer. On their way back to the dormitories they were caught by Argus Filch, who escorted them to Professor Minerva McGonagall. Along with Neville and Draco, they received detention and had fifty points deducted each from their respective houses.

After their run-in with Fluffy, Harry deduced that whatever Hagrid had retrieved from Gringotts was beneath the trapdoor. Hagrid let it slip that "*... What's under that trapdoor is strictly between Dumbledore and Nicholas Flamel*". After much research turned up nothing, Harry was given a Dumbledore Chocolate Frog Card by Neville, which mentions Dumbledore's work in Alchemy with Flamel. This led Hermione to look at a large book on Alchemy which she had borrowed from the library for "*a bit of light reading*". After consulting the book, she realised that Fluffy was guarding the Philosopher's Stone.

##### The Underground Chambers

**Hermione Granger**: "*Brilliant. This isn't magic — it's logic — a puzzle. A lot of the greatest wizards haven't got an ounce of logic, they'd be stuck in here forever.*"
**Harry Potter**: "*But so will we, won't we?*"
**Hermione Granger**: "*Of course not. Everything we need is here on this paper.*"
— Hermione cleverly working out how to solve the potion riddle in the Underground Chambers[src]
Fearing that Lord Voldemort would return if he stole the stone, and believing that Snape was acting as a double agent and attempting to steal it, Harry decided to steal it first. When he told Hermione that he could go on alone, she rebuffed him. After the trio passed Fluffy, it was Hermione who freed Ron from a patch of Devil's Snare he had dropped into by conjuring Bluebell Flames. She later got herself and Harry through a challenge involving a potion riddle in order to obtain the right potion between many of them. Hermione used her logic to figure out the riddle and let Harry go forward without her, as there was only enough potion for one person.

Later, at the Farewell Feast in the Great Hall, Hermione, Harry, Ron, and Neville were all awarded extra House Points for bravery and heroism, allowing Gryffindor to win the House Cup. Hermione earned fifty points for Gryffindor by correctly solving Professor Snape’s potion riddle.

#### Second year

**Hermione**: "*Well, if you two are going to chicken out, fine. I don't want to break rules, you know. I think threatening Muggle-borns is far worse than brewing up a difficult potion. But if you don't want to find out....*"
**Ron Weasley**: "*I never thought I'd see the day when you'd be persuading us to break rules.*"
— Hermione breaking school rules in an attempt to catch the Heir of Slytherin[src]
Before she started her second year, Hermione wrote several letters to Harry at Privet Drive, all of which were intercepted by Dobby, as the house-elf wanted Harry to believe that his friends had forgotten him in order to prevent his return to Hogwarts. She and her parents also accompanied Harry and the Weasley family to Diagon Alley to shop for school supplies.

It was during her second school year that Hermione first encountered the prejudice and hatred surrounding her blood status, when Draco Malfoy called her a "*filthy little Mudblood*" after she told him off for insulting the Gryffindor Quidditch team. Hermione had never heard the highly offensive term but looking around at everyone around her, it was an obvious fact. Fred and George Weasley lunged at him, and Ron even tried to hex him, but it backfired, as his wand had been damaged. To help Hermione feel better about the incident, Hagrid urged her not to think about it, pointing out that she was a talented witch, regardless of what bigoted people said about her Muggle-born status.

Harry and Ron were surprised, and Ron annoyed, by Hermione's obvious crush on Gilderoy Lockhart, who became that year's Defence Against the Dark Arts professor. She scored full marks on the first quiz in his class, which consisted entirely of questions pertaining to Lockhart's books, including a question regarding his favourite colour (lilac) that most of the class had answered incorrectly. In fact, she went as far as to doodle hearts on her DADA assignments, not knowing until later that he was, in reality, a self-obsessed fraud.

On Hallowe'en, 1992 Hermione attended Nearly Headless Nick's Deathday Party with Harry and Ron. Whilst heading back upstairs, she followed Harry in a detour, after he claimed to be hearing voices. They discovered the caretaker's cat, Mrs Norris, petrified and the walls vandalised. Hermione began spending all her free time in the Hogwarts Library after she saw the writing on the corridor walls, which had said that the Chamber of Secrets had been re-opened. Despite hoping to read about the legend, she could not, as all the books had been previously checked out.

Hermione shocked everyone when she actually interrupted Professor Binns during a History of Magic class, asking about the Chamber of Secrets. This was the only known time when a student had asked the boring professor a question, and the class was interested in what he had to say. Professor Binns had stated that Salazar Slytherin had hidden a chamber which consisted of a horrible monster. It had been unleashed before once by an "Heir of Slytherin", petrifying many Muggle-born and had also killed a Ravenclaw girl, named Myrtle Warren, who began haunting the girls' lavatory and became known as Moaning Myrtle. Slytherin, a pure-blood loyalist, was against Muggle-born children being allowed to attend Hogwarts, but he was outnumbered by the other founders and Muggle-borns like Hermione were permitted as students. Slytherin fled the school, but rumours spread that he had built a hidden chamber; it was said that the school had been searched many times, but no such chamber had been found.