As the smartest witch at Hogwarts, Hermione Granger has plenty of highlights for her in the Harry Potter films.
But in fact, not all of these wonderful things originally came from Hermione herself, and some of her surprise performances were stolen from other characters’ performances.
Fans know that Hermione Granger played an important role in the Harry Potter franchise.
She’s smart, brave, loyal, Hogwarts’ brightest student, an incredibly powerful witch.
Whether in the book or in the movie, she’s an integral part of Harry’s victory over Lord Voldemort.
For the most part, Hermione’s key moments on screen are as described in the books, and if it wasn’t for her knowledge and abilities, Harry would likely have died several times.
However, many of Hermione’s iconic scenes and quotes in the film are actually taken directly from other characters in the book.
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The definition of Mudblood
As a Muggle-born, Hermione faced two challenges: growing up without understanding the day-to-day affairs of the wizarding world, and facing prejudice from those pure-bloods who knew the wizarding world.
In Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, both challenges come to a head.
Draco Malfoy angrily called Hermione “Mudblood”, a contempt for someone without magical blood.
In the book, it’s Ron who explains what it means because he knows these things since he was a kid.
Inexplicably, Hermione doesn’t seem to be unfamiliar with its definition in the film, as if she grew up listening to such derogatory terms.
Protect Harry
In both the film version of Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban and the original, Ron jumped at the chance, and thanks to Sirius Orion Black, he was hospitalized with a bleeding and broken leg for most of the third act.
In the book, Ron’s most admirable moments are described here. He thought Sirius Orion Black was going to kill Harry, and despite the agony he tried hard to get up, insisting: “If you want to kill Harry, you have to kill us too!”
This selflessness and bravery fits Ron’s character very well. But the expressions of these traits are replaced in the film by Hermione’s lines and images.
Explain the silence between her and Ron
It’s easy to mistake Harry’s best friend in the movie for Hermione, not Ron.
They thought Hermione was always the one to support Harry, and Hermione’s way of expressing it made Harry feel like she knew him better on an emotional level.
Harry’s trip to Grimmauld Place is a good example. When he felt sorry for Hermione and Ron’s lack of communication over the summer, as described in the book, there was an opportunity between them to explain.
However, this time in the movie it was Hermione who came forward, insisting that Dumbledore promise not to tell Harry.
It means she’s the one who cares most about Harry’s feelings, and this isn’t the first time it’s been hinted at.
Question Nearly Headless Nick Seamus Finnigan doesn’t make a lot of appearances in the movie other than his “firework fetish”.
He has a much bigger role in the book and has a lot more lines, including questioning how Nearly Headless Nick is “Nearly Headless.”
But it became another blurted line from Hermione in the movie “Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone,” albeit in keeping with her always curious state.
But it’s just another example of highlighting Hermione, the movie forgoing certain notable moments from other characters in order to give Hermione more time in the audience’s attention.
Introducing Luna Lovegood
Hermione and Luna are polar opposites, Hermione believes in facts and logic, while Luna believes that anything can be true, as long as there is no evidence that it is not.
It was this attitude that led her classmates to nickname her “Mad Girl Lovegood”.
In the books, Ginny was the one with the moniker, but in the movie, Hermione had the moniker pinned to Luna.
The filmmakers probably just wanted to stress that Hermione’s beliefs in Luna were more skeptical. However, in the novel’s presentation, Hermione, while stubbornly arguing with Luna, doesn’t appear to be so callous.
Keep calm in the devil’s web
Logic and reasoning are Hermione’s greatest strengths, but even then she has moments of pure panic.
Throughout the book, Hermione is described multiple times as having overwhelmed moments. A non-learning example is when three people fall into the devil’s web, she keeps emphasizing how to escape.
In the novel it was Harry who made her think of using fire to avoid the plants, and Ron calmed her down, shouting, “Are you a witch?”
But in the movie, it was Hermione who remained extraordinarily calm.
In this case, she doesn’t have any stolen lines, but what was supposed to be a scene where Ron praises Harry has turned into a scene where Harry praises Hermione’s performance.
This made Hermione look like a natural leader again.
Explain the importance of not being afraid of the name Lord Voldemort
Hermione’s sanity has always seemed to match her age, giving Harry a lot of good advice over the years.
One of her most poignant statements in the film is in Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, where she coldly tells Lucius Malfoy: “The fear of a name only increases the fear of the thing itself.”
If this sounds a little esoteric to a 12-year-old, it’s because it wasn’t her original line in the novel at all.
This line was told to Harry by Dumbledore when Harry mentioned Lord Voldemort’s name in The Philosopher’s Stone.
Luckily, whoever said it was a great line, but it was used to highlight Hermione again.
Riding a dragon to escape
Harry couldn’t have lived that long without Hermione, who helped him out of many difficult situations. Included in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2, she came up with the idea of escaping Gringotts on the back of a dragon.
Hermione ripped off the chains and jumped on without thinking, yelling for Ron and Harry to follow.
In fact, many viewers saw that this scene was an unusual and reckless move for Hermione, but it was a typical behavior for Harry, which was actually advocated by Harry in the book.
It’s an odd cinematic segment where Hermione comes up with this practical plan and earns herself a place in the team’s brain.
But the description of the novel clearly expresses that this position should be Harry’s.
Swear to be with Harry
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince has a bittersweet ending, Harry may have lost his last true mentor, and this could be his last goodbye to Hogwarts.
As he knows it, but this moving film reminds Harry that Ron and Hermione will be with him through thick and thin.
At the end of the book, both of his best friends promise to help him find the Horcrux.
In the movie, only Hermione promises that they will do so on Ron’s behalf, borrowing from Ron’s oath in the book “We’ll be there”, Hermione asserts that Harry needs both of them.
It’s a heartwarming moment, but the change in detail highlights Hermione again, and once again makes it seem like she’s Harry’s best friend, not Ron.
Discuss Harry’s Parseltongue abilities
Hermione is often described as “all-knowing,” which isn’t outrageous.
She must know better than her classmates in most things, but since she’s Muggle-born, she misses some of the nuances of the wizarding world.
In one example from the book, Ron explains to Harry that Parseltongue is very rare, describing it as “not an ordinary gift”.
In the movie, it’s Hermione who explains this. The movie again emphasizes that she’s the smartest of the trio, but that also hurts Ron’s knowledge and intelligence.
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