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One of the novel’s protagonists, Hermione is of Harry’s best friends, along with Ron Weasley. Hermione is a first year student in Gryffindor with bushy brown hair, large teeth, and a bossy voice. Hermione is extremely clever but is also a bit of a know-it-all. Hermione’s desire to stand out and earn good grades perhaps stems from the fact that she is from a Muggle family and, like Harry, worries that she may not fit in with the other students or may feel that she is behind. Harry and Ron initially dislike Hermione because she is so adamant about following the rules (she even contemplates telling on them in order to preemptively prevent them from sneaking out at night). But after an incident in which Harry and Ron save her from a troll that is loose at Hogwarts, Hermione begins to see the value in sometimes breaking the rules, and the three become close friends. Hermione’s intelligence is instrumental in helping Harry: it allows her to literally save him when his broom is jinxed during a Quidditch match, and also helps her figure out who Nicolas Flamel is when they are trying to figure out what the three-headed dog is guarding. Additionally, like Ron, Harry’s desire to put others above himself rubs off on Hermione as well when she sets out to protect the Sorcerer’s Stone with the two boys. Only together are they able to achieve this goal; the three friends must work their way through a series of rooms containing different challenges that are meant to guard the stone. While Ron is instrumental in the wizard’s chess challenge, allowing Harry and Hermione to press on, Hermione remembers a key bit of information from Herbology and also solves a tricky logic puzzle that allows Harry to continue forward and try to prevent the Stone from falling into the hands of evil.
Hermione Granger Quotes in Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone
The Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone quotes below are all either spoken by Hermione Granger or refer to Hermione Granger. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
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Chapter 9
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Harry ignored her. Blood was pounding in his ears. He mounted the broom and kicked hard against the ground and up, up he soared; air rushed through his hair, and his robes whipped out behind him — and in a rush of fierce joy he realized he’d found something he could do without being taught — this was easy, this was wonderful.
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Chapter 10
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Hermione hung her head. Harry was speechless. Hermione was the last person to do anything against the rules, and here she was, pretending she had, to get them out of trouble.
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Chapter 16
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“SO WHAT?” Harry shouted. “Don’t you understand? If Snape gets hold of the Stone, Voldemort’s coming back! Haven’t you heard what it was like when he was trying to take over? There won’t be any Hogwarts to get expelled from! He’ll flatten it, or turn it into a school for the Dark Arts! […] I’m going through that trapdoor tonight and nothing you two say is going to stop me! Voldemort killed my parents, remember?”
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“Oh, come off it, you don’t think we’d let you go alone?”
“Of course not,” said Hermione briskly. "How do you think you’d get to the Stone without us? I’d better go and look through my books, there might be something useful…”
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“That’s chess!” snapped Ron. “You’ve got to make some sacrifices! I’ll make my move and she’ll take me — that leaves you free to checkmate the king, Harry!”
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“Do you want to stop Snape or not?”
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“Look, if you don't hurry up, he’ll already have the Stone!”
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“Harry — you’re a great wizard, you know.”
“I’m not as good as you,” said Harry, very embarrassed, as she let go of him.
“Me!” said Hermione. “Books! And cleverness! There are more important things — friendship and bravery and — oh Harry — be careful!”
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Hermione Granger Quotes in Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone
The Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone quotes below are all either spoken by Hermione Granger or refer to Hermione Granger. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
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Chapter 9
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Harry ignored her. Blood was pounding in his ears. He mounted the broom and kicked hard against the ground and up, up he soared; air rushed through his hair, and his robes whipped out behind him — and in a rush of fierce joy he realized he’d found something he could do without being taught — this was easy, this was wonderful.
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Chapter 10
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Hermione hung her head. Harry was speechless. Hermione was the last person to do anything against the rules, and here she was, pretending she had, to get them out of trouble.
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Chapter 16
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“SO WHAT?” Harry shouted. “Don’t you understand? If Snape gets hold of the Stone, Voldemort’s coming back! Haven’t you heard what it was like when he was trying to take over? There won’t be any Hogwarts to get expelled from! He’ll flatten it, or turn it into a school for the Dark Arts! […] I’m going through that trapdoor tonight and nothing you two say is going to stop me! Voldemort killed my parents, remember?”
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“Oh, come off it, you don’t think we’d let you go alone?”
“Of course not,” said Hermione briskly. "How do you think you’d get to the Stone without us? I’d better go and look through my books, there might be something useful…”
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“That’s chess!” snapped Ron. “You’ve got to make some sacrifices! I’ll make my move and she’ll take me — that leaves you free to checkmate the king, Harry!”
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“Do you want to stop Snape or not?”
“Ron —”
“Look, if you don't hurry up, he’ll already have the Stone!”
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“Harry — you’re a great wizard, you know.”
“I’m not as good as you,” said Harry, very embarrassed, as she let go of him.
“Me!” said Hermione. “Books! And cleverness! There are more important things — friendship and bravery and — oh Harry — be careful!”
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