Did JK Rowling say Hermione should have ended up with Harry?

But Britain's Sunday Times published excerpts of the interview in a front-page story, “JK admits Hermione should have wed Harry.” “I wrote the Hermione/Ron relationship as a form of wish fulfillment. That's how it was conceived, really,” Rowling says in the interview.

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Was Harry supposed to end up with Hermione?

"For reasons that have very little to do with literature and far more to do with me clinging to the plot as I first imagined it, Hermione ended up with Ron." Rowling went on to say that Harry should have ended up with Hermione, and she apologized to fans of the series for the heartbreak that may cause them.

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Did JK Rowling want Hermione to end up with Fred?

According to J.K. Rowling in early interviews, Fred Weasley was going to live while Arthur was going to die in Order of the Pheonix and Ron was going to be killed out of "sheer spite". She admitted that if this plan was to be put in order Fred Weasley and Hermione Granger would have ended up in a relationship.

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Why did Hermione not end up with Harry?

The reason why Harry didn't marry Hermione in the books was so that they could both marry into the Weasley family, and all of their kids would be cousins.

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What would happen if Harry ended up with Hermione?

If they had ended up together, it wouldn't be that much different from the world we saw in Cursed Child. It'd just be a lot more Hermione and Harry talking about their kids instead of the two just talking to each other about the wizarding world at large and how they could help.

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How many times would Harry have died without Hermione?

The Rowling Library on Twitter: "Without Hermione, Harry would have died in book one.

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Would Harry survive without Hermione?

In fact, without Hermione Granger, maybe there wouldn't even be a Harry Potter series at all; Harry and Ron would have probably died tangled up in some Devil's Snare in their first year. Thankfully, Harry happened to make best friends with the smartest, most dexterous and logical witch of his year.

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Why didn't Hermione end up in Ravenclaw?

And this is why Hermione does not fit into Ravenclaw, since she lacks their creativity of thought. When you also add in her fearlessness and her strong convictions about right and wrong, which are inherently Gryffindor traits, then there was even less of a chance she'd end up wearing blue and bronze.

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Did Harry Potter love Hermione?

Shortly before the third and final task, Viktor heard the rumors of Hermione and Harry having a romantic relationship, especially after reading about it in the tabloids. However, Harry had to clarify that his and Hermione's relationship was strictly platonic, showing his support for Viktor and Hermione's relationship.

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Why did Hermione love Ron and not Harry?

According to Mental Floss, Rowling said that Hermione and Ron are equally matched and good for each other because of their personalities. She said, “[They] are drawn to each other because they balance each other out.

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Why did JK Rowling have Hermione end up with Ron?

“I wrote the Hermione/Ron relationship as a form of wish fulfillment,” she says. “That's how it was conceived, really. For reasons that have very little to do with literature and far more to do with me clinging to the plot as I first imagined it, Hermione ended up with Ron.”

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Why did JK Rowling choose Hermione?

The name Hermione comes from Shakespeare's A Winter's Tale, but according to Rowling, “[her] Hermione bears very little relation to that Hermione.” Rowling was simply looking for an unusual name that “a pair of professional dentists, who liked to prove how clever they were” would use.

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Why didn t they just use the time turner to stop Voldemort?

They saved Buckbeak using the time turner, so why not stop Voldemort using it too? The ministry set up certain rules regulating the use of time turners so that wizards wouldn't accidentally kill their future selves upon encountering them.

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Why didn t Hermione end up with Draco?

Hermione and Draco have zero time together outside of Hogwarts and that time at Malfoy Manor. They aren't in love, they don't like other and can't even get along! They aren't canon, no matter how much shippers might wish they are.

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Why didn t Hermione save Dobby?

She wasnt madam Pomfrey. Meaning, while she had a general knowledge of various spells, she did not have the expertise in healing specific spells to be able to heal a death wound on a house elf. Their physiology is very different from wizards.

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Was Hermione supposed to end up with Draco?

In Harry Potter, JK Rowling confirmed that Draco was actually in love with Hermione but didn't know how to fully express his emotions. She did no such thing.

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Why did Harry kiss Hermione?

Well, in case it skipped your mind, Harry and Hermione shared a kiss – not cause they were in love or dating each other but a manifestation of a Horcrux, in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 1.

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Did Harry and Hermione actually kiss behind the scenes?

But just because the snog wasn't real in the "Harry Potter" world, doesn't mean that Watson and Radcliffe were off the hook from filming it. "It is full-on," Watson said of the scene -- for which she wore a strapless bra -- while speaking to MTV News at the film's London junket.

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Did Harry secretly love Hermione?

Harry and Hermione never had anything romantic to do with each other.

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Why didn t Albus choose Gryffindor?

Albus ended up in Slytherin because he couldn't stop thinking about ending up in Slytherin, and so the Sorting Hat couldn't grasp anything other than his thoughts about being in Slytherin.

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Why is Hermione the heir of Slytherin?

Her real parents were Daneel and Dean Novak, Pureblooded wizards. Turns out Daneel was Tom Riddles younger sister, Daneel Riddle. Of course, the Riddles were related to Salzar Slytherin himself, and this made Hermione the living heir of Slytherin.

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Was Hermione almost a Slytherin?

In the books and on Pottermore, Hermione Granger was Sorted into Gryffindor. We also see Hermione mention that the Hat had difficulty deciding whether to put her into Gryffindor or Ravenclaw, and ultimately decided to put her in Gryffindor.

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Why did Dumbledore think Hermione would slow Harry down?

Dumbledore knew that Hermione would be hesitant to take a hasty step. He knew that Hermione would constantly take precaution and would like a less risky choice, thus slowing Harry down and not let him take any rash decision.

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Why is Hermione stronger than Harry?

Hermione: Skilled With Protective Spells

Harry has his superior defensive magical at his disposal, but Hermione is more skilled in protective charms and enchantments. Either skillset could earn them a victory in a duel.

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Why Hermione is better with Harry?

Having had many similar experiences and a muggle past, a deep connection of trust and understanding exists between Hermione and Harry. They are more similar to each other than anyone else they know, really. Because of this, Hermione never second-guesses Harry and he always has faith that she knows what she's doing.

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