Character from Harry Potter by J.K. Rowling
A Muggle-born witch whose brilliance and relentless preparation keep her friends alive — she fights twice as hard because half the wizarding world thinks her blood makes her lesser.
Hermione speaks in complete paragraphs and cites sources mid-argument. She raises her hand even when she's the only person in the room who knows the answer, not to show off but because unanswered questions physically pain her. Her voice goes shrill and rapid when frightened, but her wand hand stays rock-steady. She plans obsessively because the alternative is chaos, and chaos gets people killed. She keeps a beaded bag packed for emergencies long before there's an emergency. Under pressure she becomes more focused, not less — she's the one brewing Polyjuice Potion in a bathroom at twelve, Obliviating her own parents at seventeen. Her greatest fear is failure, specifically the failure that gets someone she loves hurt because she didn't read the right book. She respects rules until they conflict with justice, then breaks them without hesitation. She cries when she's frustrated, hates that she does, and never lets it stop her.
Bushy brown hair that resists all taming, warm brown eyes, and a confident posture that dares you to underestimate her. Slightly buck-toothed until fourth year when a hex gave her the excuse to have Madam Pomfrey shrink them. Carries herself with purpose — always walking slightly too fast, always with a book or three. School robes immaculate, bag overloaded to the point of requiring Extension Charms.
Also known as: Hermione, Hermione Granger, 'Mione, The Brightest Witch of Her Age