Editing Hermione Granger (section)

== Creation and development ==
Rowling has described Hermione as a strong female character who is bright, logical, upright and good.<ref name="O">{{cite magazine |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |date=January 2001 |title=J.K. Rowling's Books That Made a Difference |url=https://www.oprah.com/omagazine/jk-rowlings-books-that-made-a-difference/all |access-date=4 September 2024 |magazine=[[O, The Oprah Magazine]] |quote=}}</ref><ref name="EBF 2004">{{cite web |date=15 August 2004 |title=J.K. Rowling at the Edinburgh Book Festival |url=https://www.jkrowling.com/news_view.cfm?id=80 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050107091241/https://www.jkrowling.com/textonly/news_view.cfm?id=80 |archive-date=7 January 2005 |access-date=10 May 2022 |website=J. K. Rowling Official Site |publisher=}}</ref> Rowling was seen as a "know-it-all" in her youth, and she said Hermione is an exaggerated version of her younger self.<ref name="EBF 2004" /> She added that beneath Hermione's studious exterior, she is insecure and afraid of failure, traits which are inspired by Rowling's own youthful insecurity.<ref name="rowlinghermione" /><ref name="O" /> According to Rowling, Hermione is the perfect [[expository]] character due to her encyclopaedic knowledge of the wizarding world.<ref name=":0">Kloves, Steve; Rowling, J. K. (2003). ''Interview with Steve Kloves and J. K. Rowling'' on ''Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets'' (DVD).</ref> 

Rowling said that Hermione's parents, two [[Muggle]] dentists, are somewhat bemused by their "odd" daughter, but are proud of her nonetheless.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.wizardingworld.com/features/muggles-who-are-in-on-the-wizarding-secret|title=The Muggles who are in on the wizarding secret|date=29 May 2017|website=Wizardingworld.com|access-date=10 May 2022|archive-date=10 May 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220510203332/https://www.wizardingworld.com/features/muggles-who-are-in-on-the-wizarding-secret|url-status=live}}</ref> Rowling has called [[Luna Lovegood]] the "anti-Hermione" due to the differences between them.<ref>{{cite web |date=12 February 2018 |title=Things you may not have noticed about Luna Lovegood |url=https://www.wizardingworld.com/features/things-you-may-not-have-noticed-about-luna-lovegood |access-date=10 May 2022 |website=Wizarding World}}</ref>

Hermione's first name was taken from a character in [[William Shakespeare]]'s ''[[The Winter's Tale]]'', though Rowling has said that the two characters have very little in common.<ref name="TNPC1999">{{cite web|url=https://www.insider.com/harry-potter-character-name-meaning-2017-4#hermione-jean-grangers-name-is-more-a-reflection-of-her-parents-than-her-own-personality-3|title=Hermione Jean Granger's name is more a reflection of her parents than her own personality.|date=15 November 2018|website=Insider|access-date=11 May 2022}}</ref> Rowling said that Hermione's parents are the type of people who would give their daughter an unusual name to prove their cleverness.<ref name="TNPC1999" /> Hermione's original surname was "Puckle", but Rowling ultimately felt the name did not suit her.<ref name="rowlinghermione" />