Poll : Hermione's reaction to the news she's a witch, How do you think Hermione reacted? |
  Jul 18 2008, 11:18 AM
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Leaky's Official Donut Maker and Mosquito Man  Posts: 11,140 Joined: 10:51am August 25, 2005 Location: Playing kal-toh with Professor Snape    |
Through out the Harry Potter series, and in fact from the very beginning, we see Hermione as a smart, brilliant witch. She has the answer to most everything, and on the rare occasion that she doesnt, she at least knows where to look. But, much of Hermione's knowledge and wisdom comes from books. She has read a lot of books, knows spells, history and the people of the wizarding world before the Hogwarts Express even reaches the school in their first year.
 When Hermione is shaken or challenged, she falls back on her books, she leans on her books for support, when she wants to confront she uses books, she even hides behind books.  So how do you think this rational, logical individual reacted to something completely unexpected and unthinkable? How could she possibly have prepared for learning *You're a witch, Hermione*? Although it's probable that, as a muggle bookworm, she would have read muggle books about witches and wizards and sorcery, it's unlikely that she would have been expecting a letter announcing that not only she's a witch but there's a whole world out there, full of magical people, places and creatures. And, that she's going to be away from home for a year in this new world, as a witch.  She wouldnt have been able to find her answers in books, and nothing could have prepared her for this news, coming from a non-Magical family. So what do you think her initial thoughts would have been? How did she react to being informed that she is a witch?  You can vote for more than one option and, please share your thoughts about how Hermione would have taken the news. Thanks to DorisTLC and rowena r for contributing ideas.
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Jul 21 2008, 10:12 AM
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Flesh-Eating-Slug Catcher  Posts: 201 Joined: 11:53am April 21, 2008 Location: Managing Mischief with Elvendork |
I think, Hermione would think all of those thoughts. However I voted only two for initial reactions. First, Puzzled, because she had not read about this because she is very erudite and it must have been puzzling to be told of something she did not know.
Then I voted, Will there be books on every topic? For two reasons : first, she would want to read all books to be able to know everything to re-assure herself. Second, she will want the pleasure of reading books on so many new things. --------------------   W.L.Y.J. 1 of the 99.99% Images curtesy of Hagiographer13 & Moose_Starr |
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Jul 21 2008, 12:52 PM
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Disgruntled House-Elf at The Leaky Cauldron Posts: 437 Joined: 2:11pm June 21, 2008 Location: shopping in Diagon Alley |
I love this topic
 Like Butterfly_Boy said, I think she'd think all those things, but I chose 4: 1. shock: I think all muggleborns would be rather shocked when they find out they're a wizard/witch 2. Puzzled, because she had not read about this: Hermione probably was a very up-to-date person, who knew much about most things, so come this, which she previously had thought was stories... you'd think people would know if wizards really excisted... 3. Well, I thought it must be something like that, because there's no logical explanation in this world for what I can do: She must have known threre was something strange with her, so now she finally has got an explanation 4. Good, can I read about it?: She knew she was going into another world, I think she'd want to be prepared but also I think she would feel a bit panicky and scared about leaving everything she knew behind to go into a whole new world, all alone, where much of her knowledge can't help her.. --------------------  One who doesn't have determenation doesn't have a future... |
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Jul 21 2008, 01:23 PM
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Eeylops Owl Cage Cleaner Posts: 249 Joined: 12:42pm May 6, 2008 |
I think hermione would of been like
Shock Puzzled, because she had not read about this Panic, what can it mean? *squee* Good, can I read about it? Will there be books on every topic? Do we have proper lessons at this school? Wow! A Witch!! How fascinating!!! i mean a thousand differents things would of been flying around her head. But i guess she would of been just like wow. shes a 11, so just really excited and mainly  but... i guess she just was worried too, its really daunting to be going to a new secondary school, but to find out your a witch and go to a new school that you've never heard of and not know anything about it would be scarY!!! she probably had lots of questions like: how will i do spells? will i make friends? will i fit in? but i'm glad hermione did have a wicked time at hogwarts 
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Jul 21 2008, 02:07 PM
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Hiding in the Iron Maiden at Borgin and Burkes Posts: 335 Joined: 2:34pm April 1, 2007 Location: I'll reveal my location to you for €500 |
All in all she acted in a rather odd way for one who was raised as a Muggle. She should in fact have been just as clueless as Harry was, but she acted as if she was very familiar with all the magical stuff. How did she know how to get to Diagon Alley to collect all the books and wand and all of that? She didn't have Hagrid to show her around like Harry did. And in the beginning she also didn't want to say Voldemort's name. She couldn't have got this terrified just by reading about him. To develop a fear that really sinks in this deeply, I'd think one must be raised from childhood in a community where this fear is visible and omnipresent in all other people. However, in the Muggle community in which she grew up, nobody has even heared of Voldemort.
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Jul 21 2008, 02:29 PM
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Disgruntled House-Elf at The Leaky Cauldron Posts: 437 Joined: 2:11pm June 21, 2008 Location: shopping in Diagon Alley |
QUOTE(kalayaan @ Jul 21 2008, 09:07 PM)  All in all she acted in a rather odd way for one who was raised as a Muggle. She should in fact have been just as clueless as Harry was, but she acted as if she was very familiar with all the magical stuff. How did she know how to get to Diagon Alley to collect all the books and wand and all of that? She didn't have Hagrid to show her around like Harry did. And in the beginning she also didn't want to say Voldemort's name. She couldn't have got this terrified just by reading about him. To develop a fear that really sinks in this deeply, I'd think one must be raised from childhood in a community where this fear is visible and omnipresent in all other people. However, in the Muggle community in which she grew up, nobody has even heared of Voldemort. Well there would be someone that went and told her about Hogwarts and magic, (like we see DD do for Tom Riddle) so she would know about Diagon Alley, and from what we knew about Hermione she'd probably ask a lot of quesitons, and ask for books, (we know she has read a lot before starting at Hogwarts) so I'm not surprised she knows as much as she did... -------------------- One who doesn't have determenation doesn't have a future... |
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Jul 21 2008, 02:54 PM
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Grand Pooh-Bah of the Poking Sticks Emporium Posts: 6,834 Joined: 3:53pm January 4, 2008 Location: Fine-tuning her Spambot Magnet |
Wonderful poll, Moose
 I voted for because Hermione certainly would have been excited above anything to be a witch and it would have explained her outbursts of magical ability. I'm sure she felt special too and couldn't wait to get started as a student at Hogwarts.I do have to politely disagree with kalayaan because I don't find anything particularly odd with Hermione's reaction and she found out just as any other student did about Hogwarts, the location of Diagon Alley, etc. We only see Hagrid helping out Harry and his circumstances were hampered by the Dursleys. So, there were a lot of Muggle borns who were in the same situation Hermione was, and probably much in the same manner as Hermione as well. In addition, let's not forget that Hermione's birthday is September 19th; so when the school year started for her, she was almost 12. She had plenty of time to memorize all of her textbooks and she would have already had quite a bit of knowledge about the Wizarding World. When she met Harry and Ron on the train; she knew more about Harry's connection to the Wizarding World and his defeating Voldemort as an infant much better than he himself did 
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Jul 21 2008, 03:00 PM
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Eeylops Owl Cage Cleaner Posts: 214 Joined: 2:33pm May 14, 2008 Location: Norway. |
First I think Hermione would be shocked, then puzzled and then wondered if the school had proper lessons ;)
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Jul 21 2008, 05:55 PM
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Just Through the Brick Wall Posts: 10 Joined: 8:04am July 18, 2008 Location: Quebec,Canada, in a enchanted house |
I put :
1.Shock: Cuz as we all read, and remembered, when a muggle born is a witch, her parents and herself gets a visit from Dumbledore( i think DB or a ministry person) 2.Puzzled, because she had not read about this: Because she taught she knew everything and *BOOM* here she goes again she must learn everything again, but from a witches point of view. I hope u understand wat i wrote, cuz sometimes im not very clear in english xD This post has been edited by Mahadan1: Jul 21 2008, 05:56 PM |
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Jul 21 2008, 06:12 PM
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Personal Secretary to The Minister of Magic  Posts: 9,192 Joined: 4:57am January 28, 2005 Location: near Muggleswick, UK |
I don't think Hermione would be shocked when she was told that she was a witch because she would know by then that there was something unusual about the things she could do, possibly even deducing that it was magic because there was no other explanation. I do think she would ask whether there were books about it, because even then I think she would be into books in a big way.
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