When I was a little girl, and people told me, “Oh, you look just like Emma Watson!” or “You look just like that girl that plays Hermione,” they might as well have slapped me across the face with anvil fingers.
You see, I fancied myself an actress from ages 11-18, ideal Potter years, and also, I heard the most unnerving interview of Emma Watson’s where she flat-out confessed that she thought Hermione was annoying.
But see, like every other girl ages 10-18 in the world, I ACTUALLY WAS HERMIONE. The difference between me and the other posers that thought they were Hermione, the true distinguishers of my genuine Hermioneishness were as follows: A) I had big Hermione teeth (Hermione had Madame Pomfry sort her teeth out right as I got my braces off) B) I had natural Hermione hair. No crimping iron or mousse needed. And C) I was insufferably studious and a tad bossy.
So it was no small torture that Emma Watson, who thought Hermione was annoying, claimed the role that J.K. Rowling specifically wrote for me.
But last night, my chance came. My long-destined chance came at the Harry Potter Murder Mystery Dinner hosted by my ever-lovely friends. Thank you my friends for the chance to play Hermione. And thank you for the important realization that my British accent is complete crap, and therefore, I can be free from Emma Envy forevermore. She probably earned the role on that score alone.
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| Our little Harry Potter Family. Of course we had to bring Hufflepuff. She was a terrible sport about her costume, but we did get one second to prove that she was a wonderful Pygmy Puff named Arnold (See Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince.) And yes, we know it’s weird that Jeremy was Gilderoy Lockhart and I was Hermione. |
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| The Great Smorgasbord |
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| The Great Hall–Not bad on the floating candles, right? The party started with Dumbledore’s flick of a wand, and all the candles magically lighted. It was sorcery at its finest. |
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| Bellatrix and Snape were so embarrassed when they realized their outfits matched. |
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| Cho and Cedric: The poster couple for wizarding perfection. |
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| The Antagonist Side of the Table |
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| Dumbledore, McGonagall, Gilderoy, Hermione, Harry, Hedwig, Rita Skeeter, Fleur Delacour, Draco Malfoy, Cho Chang, Cedric Diggory, Bellatrix Lestrange, and of course, Severus Snape. |
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| My every dream come true. |
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| We decided that separating into houses created too much animosity within Hogwarts, so we heeded the Sorting Hat’s counsel and got together for a change. |
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| Shortly after this picture was taken, Bellatrix seared “Mudblood” into my skin. I knew it was risky to hang out with Death Eaters. |
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| Jeremy’s just so excited to be in the presence of the prophet Noah. I mean Dumbledore. |
this is seriously the coolest. i need to have one of these STAT
What an awesome party!!
You know, I do believe you make a much better Hermione Granger.
PS: Love your hedgehog! I've been trying to convince my husband that a hedgehog would be a FABULOUS pet to have, but thus far? No dice.