[ SECRET POST #3822 ]

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⌈ Secret Post #3822 ⌋

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Comments

[(Anonymous)]

There's at least some of that in the books? but it's mostly early on, and it gets turned into something that's generally endearing pretty quickly

also, that kind of suspicion of braininess is definitely part of the school stories genre that Rowling is riffing on, and some would argue part of English-speaking culture more generally I guess?

[(Anonymous)]

I mean, Harry and Ron obviously know how useful Hermione's intelligence and booksmarts are and she saved their ass countless times but they did still get annoyed even later on.

Which is understandable, most kids find it bizarre that another kid looks forward to exams or reminds the teacher they had homework to turn in or get annoyed at being corrected all the time.

[(Anonymous)]

intelligence and book smarts being something to be feared (or at best, mocked) is a trope in real schools and in literature throughout large parts of the english speaking world and it needs to go away

[(Anonymous)]

I agree entirely

At the same time, so much of what's going on in Harry Potter - especially in the early books - is specifically about recapitulating specific tropes and narratives from school stories. I don't think that's an excuse but in my mind it does mitigate it somewhat.