Harry Potter’s Hermione is not as good as the audience thinks, shown through the dialogue about this character?

Hermione had an unpleasant moment with a junior girl in Harry Potter.

In part 5 of Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix , audiences were introduced to one of the most unique and interesting characters of the entire series. When the trio returned to Hogwarts, they officially met Luna Lovegood – the adorable blonde Ravenclaw girl.

At that time, Luna was reading the Quibbler newspaper upside down, then peeked out to greet everyone, especially Harry Potter. They all got on the carriage and sat down, and this was the moment when Hermione had a line that surprised and disappointed many audiences.

Hermione has a very bad line…

… about Luna Lovegood

Hermione took the initiative to introduce Luna to everyone, but instead of saying her name correctly, Hermione accidentally called her “Loony”. This was originally the name that Luna was often called as a form of bullying by her classmates, in which “Loony” means something like “stupid”.

Hermione calls Luna “Loony”

After making a mistake, the female lead of Harry Potter quickly corrected herself to be Luna Lovegood. Although it seems like a “slip of the tongue” incident, that was enough to make those who loved Hermione sad. Once a student who was isolated and even teased, Hermione should have understood that pain better than anyone and not spread it to others. However, she (unconsciously) called Luna by an unpleasant name, making viewers feel sad.

Luna was once a victim of bullying

However, this does not happen in the story. In JK Rowling’s original work, the person who calls Luna “Loony” is actually Ginny, and she calls it quite frankly and naturally, not timidly like Hermione. However, some viewers analyzed that Ginny was very close to Luna, so she called her that just as a private joke between the two of them.

Ginny is the one who calls Luna “Loony” in the series

Hermione had another “homely” moment in front of Luna

On the other hand, Hermione later made Luna sad by calling the Quibbler newspaper a “tabloid”, not knowing that Luna’s father was the owner of this newspaper. Since then, many viewers have begun to doubt Hermione’s true personality in Harry Potter , thinking that she is not completely good but still has many unpleasant and controversial moments. On the other hand, JK Rowling also shared that Luna was intentionally built “in opposition” to Hermione, when she was somewhat idealistic and Hermione believed in more logical thinking.