Hermione Granger | |
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Harry Potter character | |
First appearance | Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone |
Last appearance | Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows |
Created by | J. K. Rowling |
Portrayed by | Emma Watson |
Voiced by |
Harper Marshall (video games; 1-4) Rachel Sternberg (Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince: The Video Game) Guy Harris (Lego Harry Potter: Years 1-4) Alice Keenan (Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 1, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2) Jessie Braviner (Harry Potter for Kinect) |
House | Gryffindor |
Information | |
Spouse(s) | Ron Weasley |
Children |
Rose Granger-Weasley (daughter) Hugo Granger-Weasley (son) |
Hermione Jean Granger (/hɜːrˈmaɪ.əni ˈdʒiːn ˈɡreɪndʒər/) is a fictional character in J. K. Rowling's Harry Potter series. She first appears in Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, as a new student on her way to Hogwarts. After Harry and Ron save her from a mountain troll in the girls toilets, she becomes best friends with them and often uses her quick wit, deft recall, and encyclopaedic knowledge to help them. Rowling has stated that Hermione resembles herself at a younger age, with her insecurity and fear of failure. The character was voted the best female character in a poll conducted amongst Hollywood professionals, by The Hollywood Reporter in 2016.
Hermione Jean Granger is a Muggle-born, Gryffindor student who becomes best friends with Harry Potter and Ron Weasley. J.K. Rowling states that she was born on 19 September 1979 and she was nearly twelve when she first attended Hogwarts. She is an overachiever who excels academically and is described by Rowling as a "very logical, upright and good" character. Rowling adds that Hermione's parents, two Muggle dentists, are a bit bemused by their odd daughter but "very proud of her all the same." They are well aware of the wizarding world and have visited Diagon Alley with her. Hermione was originally intended to have a sister, but the planned sibling did not make an appearance in the first Harry Potter novel and, as Rowling noted, it "seemed too late" to introduce the character after that. Rowling confirmed in a 2004 interview that Hermione is an only child.