You wrote this in response to another comment and I wanted to touch on Mature!Hermione anyway.
Good point--and this especially shows, I think, in how they react to the male characters. Even though Hermione's having her own problems with Ron, she's frustrated waiting for him to catch up to where she supposedly already is.
I'm glad you put the supposedly in! I've never fully understood where the idea that Hermione was very mature for her age (or any age) came from. Too often people mistake intelligence for maturity and I think Hermione is in some ways the least emotionally mature member of the Trio.
Your comment hit upon something I found particularly annoying in a story re-telling HBP from Hermione's POV. Basically Hermione started out the fic waiting for Ron to get a clue, spent the whole time waiting, and finished up the fic waiting for him. I like to see some growth of her character, some realization that maybe she handled things poorly or something.
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Date: 2007-06-03 01:17 am (UTC)Good point--and this especially shows, I think, in how they react to the male characters. Even though Hermione's having her own problems with Ron, she's frustrated waiting for him to catch up to where she supposedly already is.
I'm glad you put the supposedly in! I've never fully understood where the idea that Hermione was very mature for her age (or any age) came from. Too often people mistake intelligence for maturity and I think Hermione is in some ways the least emotionally mature member of the Trio.
Your comment hit upon something I found particularly annoying in a story re-telling HBP from Hermione's POV. Basically Hermione started out the fic waiting for Ron to get a clue, spent the whole time waiting, and finished up the fic waiting for him. I like to see some growth of her character, some realization that maybe she handled things poorly or something.