Hermione came over the crest of the hill last, clutching a stitch in her side. (67)
This has always stood out to me for some reason, too. And there's another instance--maybe in the 5th book, I'm not positive--where Hermione clutches at a stitch in her chest. Hmm. Not sure why. The only reason why I don't think Hermione is supposed to be overweight is because JKR has no problem pointing out just how big or small her characters are: Harry is extremely thin, Ron is tall and lanky, Charlie is kind of stocky, Dudley is the size of a young killer whale. etc, etc. However, it never says one way or the other about Hermione probably because Harry only notices guys and it's one of the only main characters JKR doesn't describe physically regarding size. Hermione's hair and teeth overpower her, I guess.
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Date: 2005-09-12 02:15 pm (UTC)This has always stood out to me for some reason, too. And there's another instance--maybe in the 5th book, I'm not positive--where Hermione clutches at a stitch in her chest. Hmm. Not sure why. The only reason why I don't think Hermione is supposed to be overweight is because JKR has no problem pointing out just how big or small her characters are: Harry is extremely thin, Ron is tall and lanky, Charlie is kind of stocky, Dudley is the size of a young killer whale. etc, etc. However, it never says one way or the other about Hermione
probably because Harry only notices guysand it's one of the only main characters JKR doesn't describe physically regarding size. Hermione's hair and teeth overpower her, I guess.