Hermione Granger's Relationships

Harry Potter
Hermione became friends with Harry Potter after they as well as Ron Weasley took down aMountain Troll together in their first year. They tend to get along very well on a day-to-day basis, though Harry occasionally becomes annoyed by Hermione’s nagging, while she occasionally becomes annoyed by his lack of discipline and conviction in his schoolwork. Their only notable row was over Hermione getting Harry’s Firebolt confiscated in their third year, which she felt it might be a trap. Harry and Ron reconciled with Hermione after Hagrid scolded them for their treatment of her. Harry and Hermione are quite similar in their dour, brooding tendencies in times of trouble, and often need Ron’s humour and levity to counterbalance their intense personalities.

Harry, Hermione, and Ron spent nearly all their time together during their years at Hogwarts, and Shortly afterwards, Hermione led Harry through time-travel, and together they rescuedSirius Black and Buckbeak; Hermione breaking the rules of using her Time-Turner, something she admitted was incredibly dangerous, demonstrated the strength of her friendship with Harry. The following year, Hermione was the only student who believed Harry when he told her he had not put his name in the Goblet of Fire, and spent much of theTriwizard Tournament teaching Harry useful spells and trying to reconcile him and Ron.

While Harry and Hermione typically row much less than Harry and Ron or Ron and Hermione, they have the most philosophical and moral disagreements with one another. Ron typically defers to Harry’s opinions on important decisions, and tends to hold back when Hermione confronts Harry about them, letting them battle it out. For example, Harry and Hermione fight about how best to deal with Dolores Umbridge when she infiltrates Hogwarts, whether or not Sirius’s judgement can be trusted, whether or not Harry should try use Occlumency to block out his mental link with Voldemort, whether Dumbledore’s past makes him an unworthy leader, and whether they should pursue the Hallows or the Horcruxes. Harry tends to be dismissive of Hermione’s opinions, and can even grow angry when she tries to argue her point, but generally realises later that she was right. For example, Harry was often dismissive of Hermione’s insistence that all house-elves deserve respect and kindness, and is neglectful towards Kreacher because of his bigotry until finally realising the horrifying nature of his enslavement.

While Harry tended to have more fun with Ron, Hermione was consistently his place of refuge when others abandoned him, from Ron’s jealous withdrawal during the Triwizard Tournament, to Harry’s discovery of Dumbledore’s past during the war. Despite their differences, Harry and Hermione tended to support one another at the expense of others when necessary. Hermione repeatedly chose to help and support Harry in his fight against Voldemort, regardless of personal cost. Examples include breaking the laws regarding time travel in order to help him save Sirius, teaching him defensive magic in preparation for the Triwizard Tournament, blackmailing Rita Skeeter in order to give him a way to tell the public about Voldemort’s return, protecting him from torture by Dolores Umbridge, and Obliviating her parents in order to go on the run with him. She notably chose to support him even when Ron did not. Smaller acts of friendship include helping him with homework and cheering him on at Quidditch games.

Harry is similarly protective and supportive of Hermione. He is quick to defend Hermione from Cho Chang, Draco Malfoy, and others who insult her for her looks or parentage, protects her instinctively in dangerous situations, and shows his pride in her intellect on numerous occasions. He consistently praises her intelligence and magical skills to teachers, asks her for help in dangerous situations, and defends her against bullies. On one occasion, he even chooses to side with her over Ron, supporting her when Ron begins a relationship with Lavender Brown. Many people, including Ron, Cho Chang, Viktor Krum, Mrs Weasley, and Professor Dumbledore, have occasionally mistaken Harry and Hermione’s relationship to be a romantic one, given their closeness and expressions of physical affection, such as kisses on the cheek, staying by one another’s bedsides when hurt or injured, embracing each other, and holding hands. Harry eventually explains to Ron that he and Hermione are like brother and sister. They share similar upbringings as only children raised in the Muggle world, and show each other unconditional love despite many differences and disagreements. During their time alone during the war, Hermione and Harry experienced some “charged moments,” and “shared something very intense” of which no one else was a part of, however, their relationship ultimately remained platonic.

Hermione and Harry remained best friends into adulthood, and eventually became siblings in-law when Hermione married Ron Weasley and Harry married Ginny Weasley. Hermione was also the aunt and godmother of Harry’s three children: James Sirius, Albus Severus and Lily Luna. They were also coworkers for many years as employees of the Ministry of Magic in law enforcement.

It is interesting to note that Albus Dumbledore’s final plan to defeat Lord Voldemort, in which Harry would learn the story of the Deathly Hallows in time to use them against Voldemort, revolved not only around Harry himself, but Hermione as well. Dumbledore knew that Harry was too passionate and angry to be able to keep from attempting to become Master of Death, and so entrusted The Tales of Beedle the Bard to Hermione, so that she would learn of the Hallows’ symbol first and would be able to caution and guide Harry down the path of reason.

Ron Weasley
Ronald Weasley was, essentially, the love of Hermione’s life. Although their relationship would have many ups and downs, Hermione and Ron Weasley were good friends for most of their years at Hogwarts, and of course, were best friends with Harry Potter, who was usually a mediator in their disputes. They tended to bicker frequently, though they usually got over their arguments, which tended to be minor or about trivial issues. As they grew older and matured, Ron and Hermione tended to fight less often and become more in touch with their feelings for each other. Hermione sometimes had the tendency of calling Ron “Ronald”. Their first major falling-out was in their third year, when Ron accused Hermione’s pet cat Crookshanks of eating his pet rat Scabbers.

Hints of their feelings were also shown in their third year as after Ron saw Black standing over him with a knife, Hermione was shocked and scared the most and even cried. They were both very awkward and embarrassed at times, being insecure with their own feelings for each other, and Ron was frequently jealous that Harry and Hermione liked each other. Ron was used to always being in Harry’s shadow and did not want the girl he liked to be also taken from him by his best friend. Ron and Hermione’s relationship again suffered when Ron began dating Lavender Brown in 1996, though the two reconciled after Ron was accidentally poisoned, leaving Hermione shaken. Ron’s relationship with Lavender ended soon after, and both he and Hermione were more content for it. Quote|Just because you have the emotional range of a teaspoon.|Hermione tells Ron off for his insensitivity with girls’ feelings}} Hints of romantic feelings between the two could be seen as early as their second year, as Ron was particularly protective of Hermione and disgusted by her crush on Gilderoy Lockhart. During the Yule Ball in 1994, Hermione was affronted by Ron’s clumsy attempt to ask her to go with him, and Ron was jealous of her attendance with Viktor Krum; this jealousy would persist for years. In turn, Hermione was jealous of Ron’s crush on Fleur Delacour, though expressed it in a subtler way.

In their fifth year, Hermione kissed Ron on the cheek before the Quidditch Tournament, to which he reacted by being “puzzled” and touching the spot where she kissed him. During Gryffindor’s Quidditch try-outs in their sixth year, Hermione also Confunded Cormac McLaggen to increase Ron’s chances of being made the team’s Keeper. Also, Hermione became jealous (but she tried to conceal it) when Ron began dating Lavender Brown and kissing her frequently.

By the summer of 1997, the two were closer than ever and “sort of” together, according to Harry. They danced together at Bill and Fleur’s wedding, and were generally kinder to one another. During the hunt for the Horcruxes, Ron comforted Hermione several times by putting his arm around her, and Harry believed that they might have fallen asleep holding hands. Hermione was extremely upset when Ron temporarily left her and Harry, crying often, and she was absolutely furious with him when he returned. It was also revealed, through a vision caused by the locket Horcrux, that one of Ron’s deepest fears was that Hermione preferred Harry to him.

The two eventually made up, and Hermione initiated a kiss during the Battle of Hogwarts, when Ron suggested saving the house-elves and not ordering them to fight for wizards. Hermione, who had been a promoter of house-elf rights since her fourth year and even started her own society to help house-elves (the Society for the Promotion of Elfish Welfare) was so delighted at Ron’s unexpected display of sensitivity that she kissed him on the lips, something that was met with surprise, eagerness and enthusiasm, but caused the pair to become embarrassed after Harry asked them to “hold it in”.

Some people had expected Ron and Hermione to become more than friends much sooner (when Ron was in the hospital wing after being poisoned and Hermione stayed with him holding his hand, Ginny said “About time, don’t you think?”) and Harry Potter had even thought that they would start dating in their sixth year. In 1997, when the Trio was captured by Snatchers and brought to Malfoy Manor, Fenrir Greyback mistakenly called Ron Hermione’s boyfriend when she tried to protect him. Also, Ron screamed and yelled and was in terrible distress when he heard Hermione being tortured by Bellatrix Lestrange in Malfoy Manor. The pair eventually married and had two children, Rose and Hugo Weasley.

Ginny Weasley
Ginny Weasley was Hermione’s best female friend. The two grew close when Hermione stayed in Ginny’s room at theBurrow during her many summertime visits. Ginny was the only one Hermione told about being asked to the Yule Ball by Viktor Krum, while Hermione was the only one who knew that Ginny had been learning to fly in secret for years. She also gave Ginny advice about dealing with her feelings for Harry — advice that eventually led to the two dating, and eventually marrying.

Hermione comforted Ginny after an encounter with Dementors upset her in 1993, and after the death of her brother Fred in 1998. However, Hermione would not have been afraid to stand up to Ginny when she felt that Ginny was wrong. The two remained very close after the war and eventually became sisters-in-law when Hermione married Ron, making her an aunt to Ginny’s three children, James, Albus, and Lily, as well as being chosen to be godmother to Ginny’s eldest son James, and making Ginny Rose and Hugo’s aunt and almost certainly Rose’s godmother.

Weasley family
Because of her friendships with Ron and Ginny Weasley, Hermione became friendly with the entire Weasley family. She spent a portion of many of her summer and Christmas holidays at their home of the Burrow, and attended some family outings with them, such as shopping for school supplies in Diagon Alley and attending the 1994 Quidditch World Cup with them. Arthur Weasley was fascinated by the Muggleworld and thus Hermione’s background, and even invited Hermione’s parents for a drink upon first meeting them. Molly Weasley was fond of Hermione, though she treated her coldly for a brief time after Rita Skeeter printed lies about Hermione toying with the hearts of Harry Potter and Viktor Krum, much to Hermione’s bewilderment. After Harry explained that the stories were false, Mrs. Weasley once again warmed up to Hermione. Also, she and Percy Weasley were considered to be on good terms until their fight over elf rights. "Hermione"

- A genius like Dumbledore couldn’t possibly be fooled by a dodge as pathetically dim-witted as an ageing potion.

Fred and George Weasley seemed to regard Hermione and Harry almost like other younger siblings, teasing them as well as being protective of them. When Draco Malfoy called Hermione a “Mudblood” in 1992, the twins were outraged, and attempted to attack him. Although Hermione disapproved of some of their antics, trying to use her status as a prefect to keep them in line, she still got on well with them. Hermione once argued with them that the Ageing Potion they planned on using to trick the age line protecting the Goblet of Fire wouldn’t work because Dumbledore would have already thought of a foolish ageing potion. They didn’t listen and tried to cross the line which resulted in them being thrown back and grow long, white beards.The only time she was notably angry with them was when they tested out their Skiving Snackboxes on unsuspecting first year students; though the twins initially scoffed at her concerns and her ability to make them stop, they backed down when she threatened to tell their mother. However, Hermione still admired the cleverness and creativity of their spell work, once remarking that they could do some “extraordinary magic,” which Fred was flattered enough by to offer Hermione material from their joke shop free of charge. Fred and George also tried to get Hermione to relax, joking around with her about things such as their late uncle Bilius’s penchant for making mischief at weddings. Hermione was devastated when Fred was killed during theBattle of Hogwarts. Hermione was not as close to the other Weasley siblings, though she was invited to Bill’s wedding to Fleur Delacour in 1997.

With her marriage to Ron, Hermione became a part of the Weasley family herself.

Fleur Delacour
Hermione first met Fleur Delacour, an incredibly beautiful, French, part-Veela witch, in 1994, during the Triwizard Tournament. Hermione disliked Fleur almost immediately, as she was given to fussily and loudly criticising nearly everything at Hogwarts, from the weather, to the decoration and food. The fact that Ron had a little bit of a crush on Fleur didn’t help.

Hermione, like Ginny and Mrs Weasley, was infuriated by Fleur’s arrogance and constant complaining when Bill Weasley sent Fleur, his then fiancée, to the Burrow to get to know his family. However, when Fleur responded to Bill becoming permanently disfigured by Fenrir Greyback with indignant denial that Bill’s appearance would in any way effect their marital plans, Hermione most likely set her feelings aside. Despite seeming rather inconsiderate and self-centred, Fleur proved to be courageous and ultimately caring, even selfless, in her own way. She put her life in danger by posing as one of Harry’s decoys in theBattle of the Seven Potters, and after the Battle of Malfoy Manor, Hermione, Harry and Ron, along with Luna Lovegood,Dean Thomas, and an injured Garrick Ollivander and Griphook, stayed with Bill and Fleur for a month at Shell Cottage, where Fleur took care of them all like a mother. Later, Fleur became Hermione’s sister-in-law through her marriage to Bill Weasley, and Hermione’s marriage to Ron Weasley.

Children
After the Second Wizarding War, Hermione had two children with Ron Weasley: a daughter named Rose and a son named Hugo.

Rose started her first year at Hogwarts in 2017, along with her cousin, Albus. Ron stated that Rose had inherited her mother’s brains. Hermione was probably very close to Rose because she was also described as smart, yet not a complete know-it-all.

Hugo was born in 2006 or 2007. He most likely inherited his father’s Quidditch skills, as he is noted to fly a lot with his cousins Albus Potter and James Potter. He also appears to have a quiet demeanor. Nieces and nephews

As four of Ron Weasley’s five surviving siblings were married by 2017, Hermione had quite a few nieces and nephews through her husband: Harry and Ginny had three children (James, Albus and Lily), as did Bill and Fleur (Victoire, Dominique and Louis), while George and Angelina Johnson had a son and a daughter (Fred and Roxanne), and Percy Weasley had two daughters (Molly and Lucy) with his wife, Audrey. Victoire Weasley, one of Fleur and Bill’s daughters, was seen kissing Teddy Lupin at King’s Cross Station, by James Potter, Hermione’s nephew and godson. Hermione visited them all on many occasions. It can be assumed that she was closest with Harry’s children.

Neville Longbottom
Hermione was good friends with Neville Longbottom. They met on the train to Hogwarts during their first year and she helped him search for his toad Trevor. Hermione helped Neville many times with their school work, particularly with Potions, as Professor Snape noted that she was often “hissing instructions in his ear.” In their fourth year, Hermione noticed Neville’s horrified reaction to witnessing the Cruciatus Curse be performed on a spider by Professor Alastor Moody(actually Barty Crouch Jr.), and shrieked for the teacher to stop. That same year, Neville asked Hermione to attend the Yule Ball with him, as she had “always been really nice” to him, though she had already agreed to accompany Viktor Krum.

Hermione often fiercely defended Neville when others insulted him, and her friendship and support, as well as that of other D.A. members, likely contributed to Neville gradually gaining self-confidence and courage. Neville was obviously very fond of Hermione, and appreciative of her kindness and all the help she had given him. It was hinted that he spoke of her frequently to his grandmother, Augusta Longbottom, who seemed to already know a good deal about Hermione when they first met at Saint Mungo’s in 1995. Following the war, they kept in touch.

Luna Lovegood
Although Hermione rarely saw eye-to-eye with Luna Lovegood due to their very different world views and beliefs, the two became very good friends through Dumbledore’s Army. Hermione first met Luna on the Hogwarts Express in 1995; she insulted The Quibbler, but backtracked when Luna told her that her father was the editor. Hermione was frustrated with Luna’s belief in all manner of things without proof or logical grounds, but eventually simply accepted their differences, telling Luna that her planned trip to Sweden in search of a Crumple-Horned Snorkack sounded “lovely”. The following year, Luna comforted Hermione when she was upset over her fight with Ron.Hermione was one of the five portraits Luna painted — along with Harry, Ron, Ginny, and Neville — and hung from her bedroom ceiling, the word “friends” linking them in gold writing. When Xenophilius Lovegood attempted to turn Harry, Ron, and Hermione over to Death Eaters in exchange for his daughter’s safety, Hermione engineered their escape so that the Death Eaters saw Harry briefly, thus ensuring that both Luna and her father were not harmed. Despite disagreeing with Luna on many things herself, Hermione defended her when others insulted her; for example, she tried to kick Ron for teasing Luna about Gurdyroots at the wedding of Bill Weasley and Fleur Delacour, and snapped at the portrait of Phineas Nigellus Black for calling Luna an oddity. The two girls remained close friends in adulthood and saw each other regularly. Luna may be one of the best female friends of Hermione (along with Ginny), as she was only seen with these girls during her school-time at Hogwarts.

Viktor Krum
Viktor Krum, a renowned professional Quidditch player and student of Durmstrang, came to Hogwarts in 1994 for the Triwizard Tournament, in which he was a Champion. He took to following Hermione into the library, watching her and trying to “pluck up the courage” to speak to her. Eventually, he asked her to be his date to the Yule Ball, and Hermione accepted. Their arrival together caused something of a stir, given Viktor’s fame and Hermione’s exceptional, and rather unexpected, beauty.

Hermione was Viktor’s ‘hostage’ during the Second Task of the Tournament. After he pulled her from the lake, Viktor told Hermione that he had never felt about someone the way he felt about her, and invited her to visit him in Bulgaria over the summer. At some point, he and Hermione shared a kiss, and though their relationship never became serious enough for her to visit him in Bulgaria, they kept in contact through letters over the years. They met again at the wedding of Bill Weasley and Fleur Delacour in 1997, where Viktor complimented Hermione and was disappointed to learn that she was “sort of” with Ron Weasley.

Roommates
Hermione’s roommates at Hogwarts were fellow Gryffindors Lavender Brown and Parvati Patil as well as Fay Dunbar and another girl. While Lavender and Parvati swiftly became best friends, Hermione was not very close to either of them. Although the girls did not dislike each other, they had very different interests and sometimes clashed as a result. For example, Hermione scorned Divination, Lavender and Parvati’s favourite subject, and accidentally upset Lavender with her clumsy attempt to comfort her over the death of her rabbit. Hermione was also angry with Lavender for doubting Harry Potter’s assertion that Lord Voldemort had returned in 1995 and snapped at her about it. When Lavender began dating Ron Weasley, she was very upset and confided in Harry about her feelings. Once they broke up however, Hermione chose to not display open affection towards Ron so Lavender’s feelings would not get hurt. She also came to Lavender’s rescue during the Battle of Hogwarts, blasting Fenrir Greyback away from her. Hermione had a less tumultuous relationship with Parvati, although the two were not close. During Hermione’s first year at Hogwarts, she hugged Parvati after Harry caught the Snitch at aQuidditch game. Parvati was noted to feel guilty after laughing at Ron’s cruel teasing of Hermione in Transfiguration, and the two discussed Hermione’s attendance of the Slug Club Christmas party with Cormac McLaggen. As Parvati looked “positively agog” at Hermione confiding in her, it can be assumed that Hermione seldom discussed personal matters with her roommates.

Sirius Black
Hermione first learned about Sirius Black in 1993, when he escaped Azkaban. The wizarding world at large knew of him as the wizard who murdered twelve Muggles and a wizard (Peter Pettigrew) with a single curse. Very few knew of his affiliation with the Potters and those who did also believed that Sirius had betrayed James and Lily Potter to Voldemort by revealing their location at Godric’s Hollow. During the events at Hogwarts in 1993, Hermione along with Harry, Ron and Lupin discovered that, contrary to their previous beliefs, Sirius Black had never committed the murders for which he had been incarcerated, nor had he betrayed his closest friends. The trio managed to save Sirius and Lupin from being subjected to the Dementor’s Kiss at the hands of Severus Snape by firing three simultaneous Disarming Charms at him. Snape was blasted off his feet and knocked unconscious, allowing Harry, Ron and Hermione to continue their interrogation of Sirius who later revealed that Pettigrew had disguised himself in his rat Animagus form for twelve years in order to escape justice and the wrath of Voldemort’s remaining Death Eaters. However, upon exiting the Whomping Willow’s secret passageway together, Pettigrew shrewdly used Lupin’s werewolf transformation as a distraction and escaped. Sirius was soon apprehended and locked in Filius Flitwick’s office to await the Dementor’s Kiss. Harry and Hermione would later use the latter’s Time-Turner to rescue Sirius, who became deeply grateful to both of them.

In 1994, Hermione, Harry, and Ron visited Sirius at the cave off Hogsmeade village he was hiding in, bringing him food. Here they discussed the many mysteries that had occurred during that year, the trio learning valuable pieces of information regarding the imprisonment of Barty Crouch Jr. After the events of the Third Task, Sirius (while in his Animagus form) joined Hermione, Ron and Molly Weasley at Harry’s bedside, each indicating their affections for the latter.

Hermione and Sirius would not meet again until the summer of 1995, at the Headquarters of the second Order of the Phoenix. Sirius was obliged to remain in 12 Grimmauld Place for his own safety (his innocence not yet recognised by the Ministry). Sirius was rather disappointed when Harry was allowed to return to Hogwarts, Hermione pointing out that he had probably been secretly wishing that Harry had been expelled from school so that they could both stay at Grimmauld Place and be “outcasts together”. Hermione expressed an even deeper understanding of Sirius’s emotions when she stated her opinion to Harry that Sirius was attempting to relive his happier school days through his godson. Harry ignored this and became slightly agitated at the suggestion that Sirius might be guilty of such a crude mentality. Sirius was eventually killed by Bellatrix Lestrange in the Battle of the Department of Mysteries, much to the dismay of his friends and loved ones. Hermione was devastated by his death, and often tried to provide comfort to Harry, who had been even more deeply affected by the tragedy. At the end of the Second Wizarding War, Hermione became godmother to Harry’s eldest son, James Sirius, whose first and middle name was derived from James Potter and Sirius Black respectively.

Albus Dumbledore
"Second — to Miss Hermione Granger... for the use of cool logic while others were in grave peril, I award Gryffindor house fifty points!"

- Dumbledore awarding Hermione last-minute points

As with most aspects of the wizarding world, Hermione read about Albus Dumbledore shortly after learning that she was a witch. She first met the Hogwarts headmaster during her her first year at the school, in 1991, and quickly came to respect Dumbledore’s immense power and seemingly infinite wisdom. Although Dumbledore was not as close with her as he was with Harry Potter, he showed great insight into her character very early on. She was one of only three students Dumbledore bequeathed a personal item, as he believed her to be, along withRon Weasley, trustworthy of accompanying Harry on his mission to destroy Voldemort’sHorcruxes. He respected her intellect, perspicacity, and level-headedness, admitting to Harry that he had counted on Hermione to keep things in perspective when the trio finally discovered the existence of the Deathly Hallows. Hermione was devastated when Dumbledore was killed, and visited his portrait with Harry and Ron after the Battle of Hogwarts to determine the fate of the Hallows.

Severus Snape
Severus Snape was the Potions Master during most of Hermione’s time at Hogwarts. He was also the Head of Slytherin House, and tended to openly show preferential treatment for the students of his own house, while being quick to criticise and deduct points from Gryffindorstudents. He was particularly unpleasant towards the trio, and regularly punished and verbally assaulted Harry and Ron for their poor to mediocre performances in his class. He could not do the same to Hermione, as she was the best student in the year and instead mocked her for things like being an “insufferable know-it-all,” once even snidely insulting the size of Hermione’s teeth. Despite his pre-existing dislike for Gryffindor, Snape’s treatment of Hermione likely had more to do with her close friendship with Harry. Despite this, Hermione was still seen to defend Snape on occasion when Harry and Ron blamed him for evil deeds which occurred in Hogwarts, like setting the troll in the dungeon and trying to steal the Philosopher’s Stone in Harry’s first year. After Dumbledore’s death, she like many, believed that Snape was a coward who killed a man who trusted him more than anyone. It is unknown exactly how she reacted to learning of Snape’s true motives and allegiance, but given her personality, it is highly likely that she came to both forgive her former Professor’s cruelty, and even admire him for his bravery.

Minerva McGonagall
Professor Minerva McGonagall took a shine to Hermione from the first class she had with her, granting the first-year student in her house one of her “rare smiles” when Hermione successfully transfigured a match into a needle early on in the lesson and long before any other student. She had high expectations for Hermione, and was thus disappointed in her when Hermione claimed she tried to fight the troll that entered the school in 1991 on her own, in order to cover up for Harry and Ron. Whenever Hermione and her friends would get into trouble, McGonagall almost inevitably looked to Hermione to be the most sensible one.

McGonagall was noticeably upset when Hermione was petrified in 1993, even granting Harry and Ron permission to skip a class so they could visit Hermione in the hospital wing.[11] Thefollowing school year, she helped arrange for Hermione to be granted a Time-Turner to take extra classes.[5] When the professor was injured with four Stunning Spells in 1996, Hermione was very upset and worried for her.[10] Hermione seemed to regard her head of house as a role model, while Professor McGonagall, in spite of her sternness, was obviously quite fond of Hermione and expected great things of her.

Later, after McGonagall became headmistress of Hogwarts and Hermione became a member of the Ministry of Magic, McGonagall granted her permission to use notes left to the Hogwarts Archives, written by Albus Dumbledore, in her re-translation of The Tales of Beedle the Bard, demonstrating McGonagall’s trust in her former pupil.

Rubeus Hagrid
"Then I’ll go back again tomorrow. I’ll plan his lessons for him if I have to. I don’t care if she throws out Trelawney but she’s not getting rid of Hagrid."

- Hermione defending Hagrid against Umbridge

Rubeus Hagrid was the Gamekeeper and Care of Magical Creatures professor at Hogwarts, as well as a member of the Order of the Phoenix during the First and Second Wizarding Wars. Since Hagrid had met Harry Potter prior to the start of Hermione’s first year at Hogwarts, Hermione grew closer to Hagrid as her friendship with Harry developed, eventually coming to visit him in his hut regularly with Harry and Ron Weasley. In their second year, Hagrid comforted Hermione when she was called a “a filthy little mudblood” by Draco Malfoy. Though she disapproved of Hagrid’s penchant for collecting dangerous pets, she tended to more pro-actively support him in his efforts to care for them than Harry and Ron, as when Hagrid was attempting to appeal the execution of Buckbeak and raise his half-brother Grawp. In turn, it was Hagrid who encouraged Ron and Harry to re-think their treatment of Hermione when the three had a brief falling out over Hermione getting Harry’s new Firebolt confiscated in their third year. When Dolores Umbridge threatened Hagrid’s job during the 1995-1996 school year, Hermione advised him to teach only materials related to their O.W.Ls, so as not to give Umbridge any excuse to fire him, and worked tirelessly to keep him on track.

Hagrid remained close to the trio throughout their time at Hogwarts, and fought various battles in the course of theSecond Wizarding War. In 2017, Harry’s sons planned to meet Hagrid in his hut for tea soon after arriving at school, and it’s very likely that Hermione and Ron’s daughter would have been joining them.

Remus Lupin
Hermione was among the students who were very impressed by Remus Lupin’s teaching in 1993, when he was appointed Defence Against the Dark Arts professor. Hermione deduced he was a werewolf during the school year, yet chose to keep it a secret in order to respect his privacy. Towards the end of the year, however, Lupin admitted that he was a werewolf to Harry, Ron and Hermione whilst in the Shrieking Shack. Following the events in this dilapidated building, Lupin became fully prepared to help Sirius Black kill Peter Pettigrew, the wizard who betrayed James and Lily Potter to Voldemort. However, thanks to Harry’s intervention, they chose not to commit the murder, inadvertently allowing Pettigrew to escape. Lupin had referred to Hermione as the cleverest witch of her age he had ever seen before to this. Hermione, meanwhile, did not concern herself with Lupin’s lycanthropy, she judged him only by his good nature and the content of his character.

Hermione met Lupin again in 1995 at the Headquarters of the Order of the Phoenix. She and Lupin both fought against the Death Eaters during the Battle of the Department of Mysteries in 1996, and survived (despite Hermione being side-swiped by Dolohov’s curse). They also fought in the Battle of the Astronomy Tower and the Battle of the Seven Pottersalongside, both emerging alive and relatively unscathed on the two occasions. Hermione was pleased to learn that Lupin had married Nymphadora Tonks before the Battle of the Seven Potters began, and became even more joyful at the news of Lupin’s son, Ted Lupin, being born; joining in on the celebratory festivities at Shell Cottage. Hermione was devastated by Lupin’s and Tonks’ deaths in 1998, becoming friendly with their orphaned son, Teddy Lupin, later on in life.

Crookshanks
Crookshanks was Hermione’s large, bandy-legged, half-Kneazle, ginger-coloured pet cat since she bought him from the Magical Menagerie in Diagon Alley, in 1993. She seemed to think he was gorgeous, although no one else had wanted to buy him when he was still being sold at the Menagerie, and believed he was very clever; the latter proved to be quite true during the 1993-1994 school year, when Crookshanks recognised that Hermione had left him at the Burrow before Bill and Fleur’s wedding, most likely had been left in care of Mrs Weasley or Ginny but it is possible that they were reunited after the war.

Cormac McLaggen
Cormac McLaggen was a Gryffindor student one year above Hermione. The two became acquainted in 1996 through the Slug Club, of which they were both members, though Hermione did not think highly of McLaggen. When she overheard him insulting Ron and Ginny during Quidditch tryouts, Hermione struck him with the Confundus Charm, undermining his abilities as a Keeper.

Later in the year, when Hermione was furious with Ron for dating Lavender Brown, she decided to attend Professor Slughorn’s Christmas party with McLaggen because she knew Ron despised him. McLaggen was apparently interested in Hermione, as he escorted her to the party and was very forward with her romantically while there. This, as well as his tendency to boast about himself, put Hermione off, and she soon abandoned him for the company of Harry and Lunabefore leaving the party altogether to avoid him. It can be assumbed that the party was the end of their iteraction.

Draco Malfoy
"You foul, loathsome, evil little cockroach!"

- Hermione is angry at Draco for happily watching the execution of Buckbeak

Draco Malfoy, of an old and wealthy pure-blood family with Death Eater ties, was raised to believe in the inferiority of Muggle-borns, and thus treated Hermione with disdain. This was probably exacerbated by Hermione’s friendship with Harry and Ron, who shared a strong enmity with Draco from virtually the moment they met, and her beating Draco in school marks, for which his father berated him. Draco frequently called Hermione the disparaging term “Mudblood,” which usually set off the tempers of her friends — and the entire Gryffindor Quidditch team when he first said it to her face in 1992 — but Hermione tended to ignore Draco and urged Harry and Ron to do the same. Occasionally she would snap back at him, and in their third year, she even slapped him when he mocked Rubeus Hagrid for being upset over the impending execution of Buckbeak, for which Draco was largely responsible.

In spite of his prejudice and dislike toward Hermione, Draco was reluctant to confirm her identity when he was asked to do so by his parents and aunt Bellatrix in 1998, avoiding even looking at her. As an adult sobered by his wartime experiences, Draco was civil towards Hermione and her friends.

Pansy Parkinson
"Stunningly pretty? Her? What was she judging against — a chipmunk?"

- Pansy about Hermione when her looks are complimented in an article

Pansy was more or less Hermione’s polar opposite: where Hermione was compassionate (i.e. .SPEW), independent, and incredibly helpful to nearly anyone who needed it, Pansy was petty, mocked just about every non-Slytherin student she encountered (as well as Hagrid), and was little more than one of Draco Malfoy’s more sycophantic lackeys. Pansy had a tendency to taunt and snipe at Hermione, Harry, and Ron at any given opportunity, though Hermione rarely seemed more than slightly irritated by her comments; the major exception to that most likely would have been Pansy’s attempt to surrender Harry to Lord Voldemort shortly prior to the start of the Battle of Hogwarts.

Rita Skeeter
"I hate that Skeeter woman! I’ll get her back for this if it’s the last thing I do!”"

- Hermione vows retribution against Rita Skeeter

While covering the Triwizard Tournament in Hermione’s fourth year, Daily Prophet journalist Rita Skeeter wrote a number of exaggerated and slanderous stories about Harry Potter and his friends, including one that outed Rubeus Hagrid as a half-giant. Harry and Hermione angrily confronted Rita about this. After Hermione insulted her, Rita published another article that portrayed Hermione as manipulative and ambitious, claiming that she was toying with the emotions of both Harry Potter and Viktor Krum. This resulted in Hermione receiving several letters of hate mail, including a few Howlers and at least one envelope filled with bubotuber pus.

Hermione became obsessed with getting back at Rita and uncovering how she was getting all of her information. Finally, near the end of the school year Hermione realized that Rita Skeeter was an unregistered Animagus. She caught Rita in her beetle form attempting to eavesdrop on Harry in the hospital wingafter the Third Task. Hermione sealed her inside a small bottle. Hermione blackmailed Rita into giving up writing for one year, otherwise her unregistered status would be revealed. As the penalties are apparently quite severe, Rita had no choice but to comply.

When the Ministry of Magic began using the Daily Prophet in its smear campaign against Harry, Hermione was again able to blackmail Rita, this time into writing an article for The Quibbler that would allow Harry to tell his side of the story. After her one year punishment was over, Rita went back to writing with as much enthusiasm and as little scruples as she had before, although it’s unknown if she ever crossed Hermione again.

Dolores Umbridge
"That foul, evil old gargoyle! We’re not learn how to defend ourselves, we’re not learning how to pass our O.W.L.s... she’s taking over the entire school!"

- Hermione’s outrage on Umbridge’s take-over of Hogwarts

Dolores Umbridge was appointed Defence Against the Dark Arts professor by the Ministry of Magic, in 1995. She was a sadistic woman who enjoyed punishing and torturing students using the Black Quill, most notably when she forced Harry Potter to carve “I must not tell lies” into the back of his own hand. Umbridge was as obsessed with blood-status as the Death Eaters, and had a particular hatred of what she called “half-breeds.” Hermione, like most of the students and staff at Hogwarts, hated Umbridge. Hermione was one of the first to pick up on the true motives behind Umbridge’s appointment at the magical school. In turn, Umbridge was not too fond of Hermione, who was not only Muggle-born, but was also probably far too perceptive for her liking, as well as being outspokenly opposed to a purely theoretical defensive magical education. When Umbridge planned to use Veritaserum and then the Cruciatus Curse on Harry, Hermione was the one who came up with the lie that led to them venturing into theForbidden Forest and Umbridge eventually being dragged away by a herd of offended centaurs.

Hermione next met Umbridge a second time at the Ministry of Magic in 1997, when Hermione was disguised as Mafalda Hopkirk through the usage of Polyjuice Potion. Umbridge was, at the time, interrogating “Mudblood” witches and wizards, prior to sending them to Azkaban. Harry stunned Umbridge and retrieved Salazar Slytherin’s Locket, one of Voldemort’s hocruxes which Umbridge had taken from Mundungus Fletcher and was attempting to pass off as a family heirloom and proof of her relation to the Selwyn family. Hermione replaced the locket by duplicating it with the Geminio spell so Umbridge would not know that it had been taken from her. The trio proceeded to free all the Muggle-Borns awaiting interrogation.

Lord Voldemort
"Harry, he has overpowered the Ministry, the newspapers, and half the wizarding community! Don’t let him enter your mind, too!"

- Hermione Granger regarding Voldemort

Hermione first learned about Lord Voldemort, the most dangerous Dark Wizard of all time, after reading about him sometime before she began attending Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. During her first year, she and Ron Weasley helped Harry Potter reach the Philosopher’s Stone and protect it from Voldemort. A year later, Hermione, after fully recovering from her Polyjuice mishap, was shown T. M. Riddle’s Diary by Harry. At first enthusiastic that the book might have “magical powers”, Hermione first came up with the theory that it was Tom Riddle who originally “caught” the “Heir of Slytherin” when the Chamber of Secrets had been opened fifty years prior. She also correctly guessed that the Diary contained the answers to the Chamber’s location, how to open it, and the true identity of Slytherin’s monster. Thinking that the Diary was written in invisible ink, the attempted to use the spell Aparecium, and then a Revealer, on the object, but to no effect. Later on, when Harry went to the trophy room to try to learn more about Tom Riddle, he was accompanied by an “interested” Hermione. When Ron compared Riddle to Percy “in disgust”, mentioning the former as being “Prefect, Head Boy...probably at the top of every class”, Hermione responded in a “slightly hurt” voice, “You say that like it’s a bad thing.” Later on, she also correctly deduced that Riddle had “caught the wrong person”, and that “it was some other monster [not Hagrid’s Acromantula, Aragog] that was killing people”. Later on, after Harry mentioned “hearing the voice” again before the Quidditch match between Gryffindor and Hufflepuff, Hermione ran immediately to the Library to research, where realised that Slytherin’s monster was a basilisk. Tearing the page out of the book, and putting it in her right hand, she left the Library, where she warned the first person she met, Penelope Clearwater, to look around corners with her mirror. However, both Hermione and Penelope were petrified by Salazar Slytherin’s Basilisk, which was controlled by Tom Riddle’s memory.

In 1995, she learned that the Dark Lord had returned and supported Harry against the Ministry’s denial and smear campaign. She also fought in the Battle of the Department of Mysteries to prevent Voldemort from obtaining a vitalprophecy, but was severely injured and rendered unconscious. In 1997, she left Hogwarts to help Harry and Ron find and destroy Voldemort’s horcruxes. She personally destroyed Helga Hufflepuff’s Cup using a basilisk’s fang. She later witnessed Harry’s defeat of Voldemort in the Battle of Hogwarts.

However, Hermione made very little direct contact with Voldemort, truly seeing him for the first time during the Battle of the Department of Mysteries. Possibly the closest connection Hermione and Voldemort shared was through the former wearing Salazar Slytherin’s Locket whilst travelling with Harry Potter and Ron Weasley in 1997. The Horcrux locket was worn by all three for regular, though limited, periods of time, inadvertently allowing the portion of soul within to access the wearer’s thoughts, emotions and deepest fears. The Horcrux had learned enough about Hermione to use hers and Harry’s likenesses in emotionally torturing Ron, reflecting Ron’s deepest fears of Hermione preferring Harry to him. Because the Horcrux had become so disconnected from the once whole soul of Tom Riddle, the physically bodied Voldemort was not aware of any of these events, nor of the information the Horcrux had gained dangling around the necks of Harry and his closest friends.

Although they had very little direct contact, Hermione and Voldemort are sometimes similar: both are “model students” who achieved outstanding grades in NEWTS. Both were Prefects, although Voldemort was Head Boy while Hermione skipped school during what would have been her seventh year due to political persecution, preventing her from being Head Girl that year (it is possible that Hermione became Head Girl when she went back to finish her seventh year after Voldemort’s final destruction). They both came from Muggle backgrounds, but Voldemort was raised in an orphanage while Hermione was brought up in a loving Muggle family.

Bellatrix Lestrange
"That sword belongs in m vault at Gringotts! How did you get it? WHAT DID YOU AND YOUR FRIENDS TAKE FROM MY VAULT?!"

- Bellatrix interrogating Hermione

Bellatrix Lestrange was one of Voldemort’s most fanatically loyal followers; Hermione initially knew her as one of the Death Eaters involved in torturing and permanently incapacitatingFrank and Alice Longbottom, though she also witnessed Bellatrix murder Sirius Black at theBattle of the Department of Mysteries, in 1996. During the Skirmish at Malfoy Manor, Bellatrix chose to torture Hermione, who, as a Muggle-born, Bellatrix felt was most dispensable (though, as a “blood traitor,” Ron Weasley was a close second), in order to discover where and how the trio had managed to acquire Godric Gryffindor’s Sword. During the interrogation, Bellatrix used her knife to carve the word “mudblood” on Hermione’s arm. Hermione later used one of Bellatrix’s hairs obtained in the skirmish to make Polyjuice Potion and break into the Lestrange Vault at Gringotts Wizarding Bank. Hermione, Ginny, and Luna dueled against Bellatrix during the final battle, but were made to stand aside by Molly Weasley, who quickly killed Bellatrix herself.

Dumbledore's Army
"I also think we should have a name... It would promote a feeling of team spirit and unity, don’t you think?"

- Hermione on naming the Army

Dumbledore’s Army was essentially Hermione’s brainchild, though she co-founded it with Ron and Harry during the 1995–1996 school year. After Dolores Umbridgeinformed her Defence Against the Dark Arts students that they would not be using any magic, claiming a theoretical education would suffice, a furious Hermione (fearful of being ill-equipped to deal with the reborn Lord Voldemort and the upcoming O.W.L.s) conceived of the organisation as a means of allowing any student interested in actually practising defensive magic to do so. Though the secret classes were taught by Harry, Hermione arranged the initial meeting at the Hog’s Head, created the DA’s method of covert communication, and jinxed their member list to reveal any betrayal.

All of the DA members grew closer over the course of the year (with the exceptions of Marietta Edgecombe, who betrayed the DA to Umbridge, and later Zacharias Smith, who deserted them), as evidenced by their reunion in 1997, and their enthusiasm in supporting Harry and mobilising against the invading Death Eaters during the Battle of Hogwarts. Moreover, the DA truly cemented Hermione’s friendships with Luna Lovegood and Neville Longbottom, who were the only members, aside from Ginny Weasley, to fight alongside Hermione, Harry, and Ron at the Battle of the Department of Mysteries and the Battle of the Astronomy Tower.

Hermione’s relationship with Cho Chang was two-sided; while Hermione gave Harry advice on how to build a successful relationship with Cho, Cho grew increasingly jealous of Harry’s close friendship with Hermione, believing that the two of them were romantically involved. Because of this, Cho went into a dramatic and tear-filled departure from her date with Harry when he mentioned that he promised to meet with Hermione, who would later comment sadly on how Harry went the wrong way on telling Cho about the appointed meeting. When Cho attempted to insult Hermione for jinxing her friend Marietta Edgecombe for betraying DA, Harry defended her and in turn insulted Marietta. However, when Hermione returned to Hogwarts during the last stand against Voldemort, any negative feelings for each other seemed to have evaporated, as Cho welcomed the trio.

Dumbledore’s Army was essentially Hermione’s brainchild, though she co-founded it with Ron and Harry during the 1995–1996 school year. After Dolores Umbridgeinformed her Defence Against the Dark Arts students that they would not be using any magic, claiming a theoretical education would suffice, a furious Hermione (fearful of being ill-equipped to deal with the reborn Lord Voldemort and the upcoming O.W.L.s) conceived of the organisation as a means of allowing any student interested in actually practising defensive magic to do so. Though the secret classes were taught by Harry, Hermione arranged the initial meeting at the Hog’s Head, created the DA’s method of covert communication, and jinxed their member list to reveal any betrayal.

All of the DA members grew closer over the course of the year (with the exceptions of Marietta Edgecombe, who betrayed the DA to Umbridge, and later Zacharias Smith, who deserted them), as evidenced by their reunion in 1997, and their enthusiasm in supporting Harry and mobilising against the invading Death Eaters during the Battle of Hogwarts. Moreover, the DA truly cemented Hermione’s friendships with Luna Lovegood and Neville Longbottom, who were the only members, aside from Ginny Weasley, to fight alongside Hermione, Harry, and Ron at the Battle of the Department of Mysteries and the Battle of the Astronomy Tower.

Hermione’s relationship with Cho Chang was two-sided; while Hermione gave Harry advice on how to build a successful relationship with Cho, Cho grew increasingly jealous of Harry’s close friendship with Hermione, believing that the two of them were romantically involved. Because of this, Cho went into a dramatic and tear-filled departure from her date with Harry when he mentioned that he promised to meet with Hermione, who would later comment sadly on how Harry went the wrong way on telling Cho about the appointed meeting. When Cho attempted to insult Hermione for jinxing her friendMarietta Edgecombe for betraying DA, Harry defended her and in turn insulted Marietta. However, when Hermione returned to Hogwarts during the last stand against Voldemort, any negative feelings for each other seemed to have evaporated, as Cho welcomed the trio.

Order of the Phoenix
Hermione first heard about the Order of the Phoenix in 1995, when she, Harry and Ron spent several weeks at the Order’s headquarters. Through her time at Grimmauld Place, Hermione got to know Alastor Moody, the most famous Auror of modern times, known for rounding up several Death Eaters after the First Wizarding War and for his growing paranoia. He and Hermione fought together in the Battle of the Department of Mysteries, and later, in the Battle of the Seven Potters, where Moody was killed by Voldemort’s own hand. Hermione, like the rest of the Order, was shocked and horrified by the death of such a skilled Auror, “the consummate survivor,” and disgusted by Mundungus Fletcher’s desertion. Hermione, who had known Fletcher as a petty criminal who had stolen a number the Black family heirlooms shortly after Sirius Black’s death, aside from being a member of the Order, took part in interrogating Fletcher, when she, Harry and Ron realised Salazar Slytherin’s Locket had been among the items stolen from Grimmauld Place. Hermione had great respect for Kingsley Shacklebolt, a skilled Auror and eventual Minister for Magic, who was known as “Royal” on Potterwatch, and who saved countless lives (including Hermione, Ron and Harry’s) when he sent his Patronusto warn the attendees of Bill and Fleur’s wedding that the Ministry had fallen, and with it, the protections surrounding the Burrow. Another member of the Order responsible for saving the trio was Aberforth Dumbledore, Albus’ younger brother. Though Hermione, Harry and Ron had known him for some time as the owner of the Hog’s Head Pub, they finally met him in 1998, just before the Battle of Hogwarts, when he just barely managed to get them out a trap set by Death Eaters. Prior to that, he sent Dobby to rescue them, along with Dean Thomas, Luna Lovegood, Garrick Ollivander and Griphookthe Goblin, from the Malfoy Manor; as it turned out, Aberforth had acquired Sirius Black’s two-way mirror from Mundungus Fletcher, and been keeping an eye out for Harry.

Nymphadora Tonks, a funny, Metamorphmagus witch, who had become a good friend of Hermione’s, died along with her husband and fellow member of the Order, Remus Lupin, during the Battle of Hogwarts. As their son, Ted Lupin, was Harry’s godson and was also dating Hermione’s niece, Victoire by 2017, it’s likely Hermione remained quite close to him.

More About Hermione
Hermione Jean Granger (b. 19 September, 1979) was a Muggle-born witch and the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Granger, both dentists in London. Hermione grew up as a normal Muggle girl until, at age eleven, she learned that she was a witch and had been accepted into Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. She began attending the school on 1 September, 1991, where she was subsequently Sorted into Gryffindor House, despite having the intelligence to be in Ravenclaw. She possessed a brilliant academic mind, and proved to be a gifted student. She was very studious and bookish.

Hermione first met Harry Potter and Ron Weasley aboard the Hogwarts Express. Both boys found Hermione unfriendly and somewhat of an insufferable know-it-all. Later her eagerness to please her professors and her constantly correct answers reinforced their initial impression. However, in spite of the cool relationship between the three, Hermione stepped in to take the blame from Ron and Harry after they had saved her from a troll on Hallowe’en in 1991. Harry and Ron were surprised, but grateful and the three quickly became friends. In her second year, Hermione played a crucial role in the discovery of the Chamber of Secrets before falling victim to the basilisk unleashed upon Hogwarts following the opening of the Chamber. She was recovered from her petrification under the care of Madam Pomfrey with the assistance of Professor Sprout’s Mandrake Restorative Draught. The following year, Hermione was granted permission to use, and was sent, a Time-Turner from the Ministry of Magic to facilitate her volition to study far more subjects than was possible without time travel. Later in the year, she and Harry would use the Time-Turner to rescue Sirius Black from the Dementor’s Kiss as well as Buckbeak the hippogriff from execution. During her fourth year at Hogwarts, Hermione became an advocate for the better treatment of house-elves, forming the association S.P.E.W. She also helped Harry prepare for the Triwizard Tournament. In her fifth year, she was the driving force behind the creation of Dumbledore’s Army. Later in her fifth year, she fought alongside Harry Potter, Ron Weasley, Ginny Weasley, Luna Lovegood, and Neville Longbottom in the Battle of the Department of Mysteries. In her sixth year, she fought in the Battle of the Astronomy Tower and, at the beginning of what would have been her seventh year, the Battle of the Seven Potters in 1997.

Hermione and Ron both decided not to return to Hogwarts for their final year of studies and instead chose to accompany Harry on his quest to find and destroy Lord Voldemort’s Horcruxes. She then fought in, and survived, the Battle of Hogwarts, as well as destroying Hufflepuff’s Cup, a horcrux with Ron Weasley, using a basilisk fang found in the Chamber of Secrets (then opened by Ron imitating Harry saying “open” in Parseltongue).

Following the Second Wizarding War, Hermione went back to Hogwarts to complete her education. Later she found employment with the Ministry of Magic, furthering the cause for the better treatment of house-elves, before being promoted to the Department of Magical Law Enforcement. She eventually married Ron Weasley, and together they had two children: a daughter, Rose, and a son, Hugo. Hermione became the godmother of Harry and Ginny Potter’s eldest son James and their only daughter, Lily.