Hermione Granger: The brightes witch of her age

 

The book that I chose to analyze is Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone by J.K. Rowling. The character I chose is Hermione Granger. She is the most intelligent of the group, she has read the most amount of books, pays attention in class, while the other two characters Harry and Ron tend to slack off. Her intelligence comes into play in the scene in chapter 16 called Through the Trapdoor. Once the three of them go through the trapdoor the land in a magically plant called the “Devils Snare". Hermione dodges the snare by jumping to the side of it, while Harry and Ron become tangled. The snare becomes tighter when the boys begin to struggle. After a brief moment of panic Ron reminds Hermione that she is a witch. Then she recalls what she learned in Herbology, that the devils snare likes dark and damp places. Hermione uses her wand to light a fire, and this loosen the grip of the snare, and the two boys are free. I choose Hermione because she is the most intelligent of the group. While Harry and Ron use their skills to get to the stone Hermione is the most helpful on the journey. In fact in a few pages later Hermione uses her knowledge again, when she solves a riddle to find a potion that will get them through a fire in a door way.