What You Need To Know About Hermione Granger

• Hermione Jean Granger was born on 19 September 1979 & was nearly 12 when she first attended Hogwarts.
• Hermione resembles JKR at a younger age, with her insecurity and fear of failure.
• Rowling has described the character of Luna Lovegood as the anti-Hermione as they are so different.
• Because of her encyclopaedic knowledge, Hermione can always be used as a plot dump to explain the Harry Potter universe.
• Hermione's name is derived from William Shakespeare's The Winter's Tale
• JKR wanted Hermione's name to be unusual since if fewer girls shared her name, fewer girls would get teased for it
• Hermione's original last name was "Puckle", but Rowling felt the name did not suit her at all.
• In 1998, Hermione went back to Hogwarts to attain her N.E.W.T.s.
• Hermione was featured in Chocolate Frog Cards, along with Harry and Ron
• Hermione is the godmother of Harry and Ginny's oldest child, James Sirius.
• Hermione attained a high position in the Ministry, first through the Department for the Regulation and Control of Magical Creatures
• In that department, Hermione continued her work with S.P.E.W., working for the rights of underprivileged non-humans such as house-elves.
• Hermione then went on to attain a high position in the Department of Magical Law Enforcement
• Hermione, with the assistance of Kingsley Shacklebolt, eradicated the old laws biased in favour of pure-bloods.
• Hermione translated The Tales of Beedle the Bard from the original, which was written in runes. Her translation was published at some point.
• Hermione's Patronus, an otter, is JKR's favourite animal. Otter is in the same family as weasel, which is the origin of the surname Weasley.
• In early drafts, Hermione was supposed to have a Muggle sister.
• If Hermione looked into the Mirror of Erised in the summer of 1997, she would have seen the trio alive, unscathed, and Voldemort defeated. she would also see herself closely entwined with Ron.
• After the war, Hermione found her parents in Australia and restored their memories.
• Hermione was one of Near Hatstalls since the Sorting Hat spent nearly 4 minutes trying to decide between Gryffindor & Ravenclaw for her.