Girls as sharp as her are something rare.

I am guilty of crying at the second part.

“ Rowling wrote Hermione to eschew stereotypes. She doesn’t end up with the hero; she is never there to function as Harry’s love interest. She prefers Arithmancy to Divination in school. Hermione is also a total badass, despite her prim and proper reputation. (…) So often, female characters are allowed to be aggressive or rebellious, but in exchange are stripped of any traditionally feminine qualities and instead are forced to pick up traditionally masculine traits. However, Hermione is never made to do that. Most notably, she is written to be highly logical AND emotionally expressive, a combination not commonly afforded to most of today’s leading ladies.

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Liz Feuerbach, The Women of The Harry Potter Universe (via writingadvice)

TPN: I’m not going to lie, as a bookish young grade-school feminist, Hermione Granger was definitely my spirit animal. It’s genuinely rare to see girls portrayed like she’s portrayed, as someone with an intense range of individuality, passion and capabilities, whose life doesn’t follow the stereotype (because, let’s face it, no one’s does). Being unapologetic about the things you love and the person you are isn’t something promoted often enough for anyone, but very much so for girls.

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