Hermione studies harder than anyone else, and is the top student in her year at Hogwarts. She abhors the way house elves are treated, and tries to do something about it. She's got curly, unruly hair. She also doesn't seem to care about going home for Christmas. So, is she Jewish?
2007-05-16 09:06:59 · 13 answers · asked by Shoshana Jael 1 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Books & Authors
Other than the christmas thing, I'm not sure why any of your other point would indicate she's Jewish.
Any way, she did go home for Christmas a couple of times. And let's face it, she's a main character, if she's needed for the story, she'll find some reason to be at Hogwarts. As to her being top of the class, etc. That's simply to make a point that "mudbloods" are just as good as pure bloods.
2007-05-16 09:12:10 · answer #1 · answered by rohak1212 7 · 4⤊ 0⤋
Sure.
Why not?
JK Rowling doesn't deal directly with religion in the books, and the reader of a book is always allowed to interpret it as she wills. So if you like imagining that Hermione is Jewish, go for it.
Although, she does pass out Christmas gifts, so maybe she is one of those people who has parents of 2 different religions and celebrates both Holidays...
2007-05-16 09:29:40 · answer #2 · answered by Ms Informed 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I say "whatever" to all the other answers on here. I think she surely is Jewish, it seems pretty obvious. A lot of the things in the book are paralell to our world, and a lot of things seem to be different, so I think she is at least the equivalent of Jewish. Rowling doesn't ever mention a persons ethnicity or religion, just their habits and features give us clues. So if you can tell who is black or Asian by their hair or eyes, why shouldn't H. be Jewish?
2007-05-16 09:37:24 · answer #3 · answered by Animal 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
In chapter 12 of HP and the Sorcerer's Stone Hagrid is bringing in a tree to decorate Hogwarts. He tells Ron and Harry to cheer up because it is almost Christmas. A few sentences later he asks "How many days you got left until yer holidays?" Hermione answers back, "Just one". Unless Hermione is celebrating "Festivus" this reference can only be to Chanukah.
2017-01-06 22:25:38 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
examine the books. I promise, that is plenty different. a million. all of them cared for another. remember the troll? And the time Hermione stayed back with Ron? they're best acquaintances, and that's plenty greater glaring in the e book. 2. genuinely, in the books, Ron is prepared to bypass up against his greatest concern (spiders) for Hermione. He neglected Hermione plenty. 3. She does that with Ron, too. e book 6, while he merely approximately dies. Ron would not many times bypass to the scientific institution wing as much as Harry does. 4. i think of that substitute into simply by fact Ron substitute into asleep. i think of that she did land up telling him. i don't remember while, nevertheless. 5. while did she save Harry? i don't remember... 6. Harry has the visions jointly as he's asleep. So basically Ron may be there for him. 7. it particularly is the reason i did not like the DH section a million as plenty simply by fact the rest. They never danced in the books. Hermione found out that she had made a dedication to Harry, and that she shouldn't backtrack from that. She understood that it would be not uncomplicated. back, not shown in the flicks. 8. nicely, Ron did not particularly understand what he substitute into doing. remember, in the scientific institution wing, his first words while he substitute into 0.5-asleep have been "Hermione...Hermione..." 9. back, in the books, they have been the two screaming. 10. back, additionally in the books, they have greater bonding time and Harry teases Hermione plenty greater suitable than is shown. 11. they're best acquaintances. What do you anticipate? 12. back, they're best acquaintances for 6 years! i think of that Harry/Hermione had a brother/sister courting. They never particularly loved one yet another, yet they might gladly die for the different. Ron/Hermione substitute into plenty greater of the romantic.
2016-11-23 18:19:24 · answer #5 · answered by digioia 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well, she passes out Christmas gifts, not Chanukah gifts, and says "Happy Christmas" to Harry and Ron. So I'm thinking, no, she's not Jewish. And if you think about it, it wasn't that she didn't want to celebrate Christmas, it was just that she really needed to be with her friends.
2007-05-19 05:52:48 · answer #6 · answered by Dani 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't think that you can say that based on what you've suggested. Plenty of gentiles fit your description, even to the missing of Christmas (which she does to stay with Harry and Ron).
Religion is something that JKR keeps well away from.
2007-05-16 16:44:07 · answer #7 · answered by WolverLini 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
i don't think hat Hermione Granger is Jewish i think that her family is Christian but she just isn't really into Christmas though but who really knows
2007-05-16 10:51:15 · answer #8 · answered by jeangray26 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Ummm... she's a fictional character. You're asking if a character in a book, based upon the decisions the author makes concerning the fictional character's study habits, is of a particular religion? Ummm... she's fictional.
Why not call her Buddhist? Or Agnostic?
You are aware of what "fiction is", aren't you?
2007-05-16 09:12:12 · answer #9 · answered by Blackacre 7 · 1⤊ 3⤋
why don't you pose the question to J.K. Rowling, there are websites where you can vote for questions to put to her. Personally I don't think she is Jewish.
2007-05-16 10:31:24 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋