Hermione Granger
In the old days
the question I was asked most often was, 'how do you pronounce the girl's
name?' As I expect you have noticed, I cunningly inserted the answer to this
question in 'Goblet of Fire', when I had Hermione ins 23523n134x truct Viktor Krum how to
say it properly: Her - my - o - nee. I used to hear 'Her - moyne' a lot, but my
favourite mis-pronunciation ever was 'Hermy - one.' I think I like it better
than the proper way.
In the dim and distant past Hermione's surname was 'Puckle', but it didn't suit
her at all and was quickly changed for something a little bit less frivolous.
Hermione's birthday is September the 19th.
When we were editing 'Philosopher's Stone' my editor wanted me to cut the scene
in which Harry, Ron and Hermione fight the troll. Although I had accepted most
of the smaller cuts he wanted me to make I argued hard for this one. Hermione,
bless her, is so very annoying in the early part of 'Philosopher's Stone' that
I really felt it needed something (literally) huge to bring her together with
Harry and Ron.
I have often said that Hermione is a bit like me when I was younger. I think I
was seen by other people as a right little know-it-all, but I hope that it is
clear that underneath Hermione's swottiness there is a lot of insecurity and a
great fear of failure (as shown by her Boggart in 'Prisoner of Azkaban').
