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Hermione is known for being the smartypants of the Harry Potter world.
But at times, she proves to everyone that book smarts aren’t everything.
Don’t get me wrong, she’s a great witch, super smart, and I would kiss her face in
the later years, but she ain’t perfect.
So buckle up, it’s time for the Top 10 Dumbest Hermione Granger Moments!
Number 10: Her inability to say Voldemort.
Personally, I think the whole “oooo we’re afraid to say Voldemort’s name” thing
is really stupid.
I just can’t imagine people actually being afraid of saying a name.
But it makes even less sense that Hermione doesn’t use it until late in the books.
She was muggle born, she literally just found out about Voldemort, she hasn’t had enough
time to be brainwashed to fear the name.
I mean, I get that it stems largely from her desire to follow the rules, but c’mon, you
can at least say it in private.
Harry says it.
You’re being lame.
Stop being lame.
Number 9: The punch.
Here’s one that was a slight change from the books, and while the idea’s okay, the
execution was not.
Look, I love Hermione, and it’s great that she stood up for herself…
but that is just not how you punch.
yyyyyyah!
Maybe take a few Krav Maga classes and try again.
Or better yet, use that stick you have in your hand.
I hear some people use those things pretty effectively.
Number 8: Not taking the hint in class.
Let’s hop all the way back to Philosopher’s stone for this one.
Now granted, she was a kid, and she was probably encouraged to do this kind of thing previously,
but like…
Snape is clearly only interested in bullying Harry (and, if you believe the theory about
his language, say a coded message about Lily).
Get your damn hand down!
For someone so intent on having the teachers like her, she wasn’t so good at reading
Snape’s tone.
Number 7: Setting Snapes robes on fire.
This one’s dumb for a few reasons.
For one, she had the wrong guy, although it was kind of understandable to distrust Snape
since he was a big ol’ jerk, plus it DID end up working out.
So I’ll forgive her for that.
But you know what’s even dumber?
She goes “hmm I need to distract Snape somehow…
better start a fire on these crowded bleachers.
What if nobody had noticed?
What if someone had gotten hurt?
Jeez louise, just use Wingardium LeviOOOsa or something, you’re an expert on it after
all.
Number 6: Or worse, expelled.
I mean… this one kinda speaks for itself.
I know, I know, it’s a joke about how much she loves school, I get it.
But the thing is…
I’m pretty sure that’s straight up how she thinks.
Throughout the books it seems like she’s more concerned about getting in trouble than
she is about dying.
And look, I loved school as much as any little nerd, but this is a bit much.
Number 5: SPEW.
While SPEW didn’t get any screentime in the movies, it was a pretty big part of the
4th book, and showed a different side of Hermione.
And by that I mean it showed us that she’s still human, and still subject to tunnel vision.
Hermione took it upon herself to go on a quest in the name of House Elf liberation, which
sounds very honourable.
But the thing is… they just didn’t want to be free.
And she just wouldn’t see it.
This is something we see a lot nowadays, with some people struggling to find meaning in
their lives by creating issues where there may be none.
I’m not saying House Elves shouldn’t be free, but they need to be free and happy.
She went about it in all the wrong ways.
Number 4: Hypocrisy with the rules.
This is one of the worst ones for me.
Hermione made a name for herself in her younger years for being a stickler for the rules.
Without the influences of Harry and Ron, there’s little doubt in my mind that Hermione would
be much less prone to go against teachers.
But despite the fact that she should TOTALLY understand someone looking up to authority,
she permanently scarred Marietta Edgecombe when she told Umbridge about the DA.
Marietta didn’t even want to join the DA in the first place, and only told Umbridge
because she was worried her mom would lose her job!
But that didn’t matter to Hermione.
Here’s what you get for looking out for the woman who raised you…
SNEAK!
Jerk.
Number 3: Her thing with Krum.
Hermione’s first love interest of sorts was Viktor Krum, the famous Quidditch player
and Durmstrang champion.
And he was just so, so wrong for her, which to her credit she eventually realized.
He’s talented, sure, but it was so out of character for the constantly intellectual
Hermione to just go for the famous sports star she couldn’t even have a conversation
with.
He’d just… watch her study.
Which Hermione absolutely SHOULD find weird.
But he’s cute and famous so yay!
Number 2: Choice of husband.
As the books go on, we see Hermione getting closer and closer to Harry.
The two start to really develop their relationship, and they’re a pretty good match.
The great hero, and the genius witch, together until the end.
And then, you guess it… she married…
Ron.
What?
Yeah, J.K.
Rowling has even admitted that this was a mistake.
To be fair, it does make more sense in the books, since book Ron was wayyyy better than
movie Ron, but it was still pretty dumb.
Ron does have a pretty great name though.
Number 1: The gosh dang time turner.
Hey, remember that time she could TRAVEL THROUGH TIME and barely used it at all?
Yeah, me too.
And it was so dumb.
Harry’s over there freaking out about his godfather dying, there’s a hippogriff getting
killed, everything’s going badly, and she’s just like “aw shucks, if only there was
something I could do.”
(hands on hips) GO BACK IN TIIIIME!
Even after Dumbledore spoon feeds her the solution, they still don’t even manage to
do everything properly and Pettigrew gets away, forcing Sirius to go into hiding.
I hate time turners so much.
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What’s your favourite moment where Hermione isn’t the sharpest, uh, wand, in the shed.
While you’re at it, tell me your favourite Harry Potter version of “sharpest tool in
the shed” because I’m clearly too stupid to think of one.
Until next time, I’m Ron McKenzie-Lefurgey with Top 10 nerd.
Later nerds!