Or...I guess the whole school, considering that the basilisk would have killed everybody before year three if it weren't for her.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

... That is so true. And none of my homework would have been completed either.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

But don't tell her you said that

by Anonymous 13 years ago

Year 1: Killed by the Devil's Snare Year 2: Entire school cleared out by basilisk Year 3: Buckbeak dead, Sirius soulless and Snape, Sirius, Harry, Ron AND herself probably all either inflicted with lycantrhopy or mauled by werelupin Year 4: Without endless hours helping Harry practice the summoning charm, Harry more than likely would have miserably failed the first task. Although, this time, a lack of Hermione's help may have thrown a wrench into Tom's plans, as Harry placing last in the task would have taken away the advantage given him in the final task, possibly resulting in Cedric alone reaching the cup. Of course, Cedric may have fallen to the tricks of the maze or Barty may have found some way to put Harry straight back in the game, but this time Hermione's help actually inadvertently helped the villain. Year 5: Without Hermione's unrelenting dedication to spreading the truth of Tom's return to the school and the wizarding world, Tom would have had even MORE time to silently gather power, making the world truly screwed in the coming years. Not to mention....

by Anonymous 12 years ago

we'll get back to year 5 later, but for now... Year 6: This is probably the year Hermione was the least active in Harry's victory, but was nonetheless an indispensable ally. Not only in warning Harry of love potion spiked chocolates, but also for her skilled dueling against the invasion of Death Eaters. Year 7: First, there's the obvious. Without her immense knowledge of spells and protective enchantments, no one would have lasted very long at all in the search for and destruction of the horcruxes. No destroyed horcruxes = no dead Tom. That alone cements her as completely indispensable to the story, but now, like I said earlier, let's go back to year 5. Were it not upon her insistence that Dumbledore's Army be formed, most of Hogwarts' greatest student defenders in The Battle Of Hogwarts wouldn't have been nearly as capable duelists, most likely resulting in Tom's victory and even domination of Britain or even the world. Think about that for a moment. With this realization, it could be very easily argued that Hermione, and not Harry, was the true hero of the saga.

by Anonymous 12 years ago

Don't forget her most crucial role: year 1, she fixed his glasses. Without Hermione he, in a blind-as-fuck-stumble-about, could've been hit by the train on day one :]

by Anonymous 12 years ago

I understand that you're only kidding around, but you brought up a question in my mind. Was it ever addressed just HOW bad Harry's sight was without his glasses? I forget. Like, there's "It's blurry further away, but I can perform most everyday tasks without them" (like myself) or there's the blind-as-fuck that you mentioned. It probably was mentioned, but I just forgot about it.

by Anonymous 12 years ago

Same goes for either Harry or Ron...why am I getting annoying feminist vibes from this post

by Anonymous 12 years ago

Ron pretty much did nothing except get killed.. I can only think of him being useful in the first and seventh books.

by Anonymous 12 years ago

Haha, I wasn't trying to be feminist, just pointing out that Hermione saved their butts a bajillion times. Important male characters: Dumbledore, Neville (book 7 mostly), Harry, Snape, Sirius, Hagrid, etc. I don't think Hermione would be dead w/o Harry (though Ron would). Without the two of them corrupting her, she never would have gotten into danger in the first place (and they saved her from the troll in the bathroom, but they also made her upset enough to go to the bathroom in the first place).

by Anonymous 12 years ago