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Hermione Granger and the Philosopher’s Stone
Harry Potter and the Philospher’s Stone from the POV of Hermione Granger.
Behind every Chosen One is a girl with a big book... Everyone knows the story of Harry Potter, the boy who lived, but what they don't know is that Hermione Granger is the only reason he continued to live past his 11th year. This is the untold, detailed, and completely true story of what exactly happened during Harry's first year at Hogwarts and how he would be dead without Hermione's quick-thinking, extensive knowledge, and unwavering loyalty.
Behind every Chosen One is a girl with a big book... Everyone knows the story of Harry Potter, the boy who lived, but what they don't know is that Hermione Granger is the only reason he continued to live past his 11th year. This is the untold, detailed, and completely true story of what exactly happened during Harry's first year at Hogwarts and how he would be dead without Hermione's quick-thinking, extensive knowledge, and unwavering loyalty.
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April 6, 2021
I may be a little biased... but I liked what I wrote :)
March 28, 2021
A cute ...side? Story to what Hermione was doing and feeling during the original story. While I don’t think the author quite managed to mimic Rowling’s narrative voice I think she did a great job filling in the details all the same
Truly the main things that took me out of the story were the small inconsistencies with this and the main series (notably that hermione knew the muffliato charm despite that being something they learn in 6th year from Snapes potion book)
Also, I didn’t LOVE hermiones parents, I always viewed them as more loving than they came off in the books but it did set up a nice relationship that explains how hermione was so easily able to just kind of forget about them after a few years 😂
Truly the main things that took me out of the story were the small inconsistencies with this and the main series (notably that hermione knew the muffliato charm despite that being something they learn in 6th year from Snapes potion book)
Also, I didn’t LOVE hermiones parents, I always viewed them as more loving than they came off in the books but it did set up a nice relationship that explains how hermione was so easily able to just kind of forget about them after a few years 😂
March 17, 2023
i’ve re-read the harry potter series more times than i can count, and this was a fun re-telling from
hermione’s perspective. i look forward to reading the rest of the series in this format. this was my first time reading something off wattpad after seeing the author’s post in a facebook group. i definitely recommend reading the harry potter series first before these (if you haven’t already) otherwise you will miss the backstory.
hermione’s perspective. i look forward to reading the rest of the series in this format. this was my first time reading something off wattpad after seeing the author’s post in a facebook group. i definitely recommend reading the harry potter series first before these (if you haven’t already) otherwise you will miss the backstory.
April 28, 2021
A fun diversion. The best part is the beginning, where we get to see Hermione's backstory and home life before going to Hogwarts. It struggles in the middle and end, where some parts become a simple recap of Harry's story, rather than the same events told from Hermione's perspective. Looking forward to the next book!
January 22, 2021
The author did such a wonderful job staying true to the storyline but making it unique from Hermione's perspective. The story feels extremely authentic and made me fall in love with the series all over again.
December 11, 2020
Excellent. It explains so much of Hermoine' character. I loved reading this!!
If this writer rewrites the entire series from Hermoine's point of view, I would read all of them.
If this writer rewrites the entire series from Hermoine's point of view, I would read all of them.
February 11, 2024
Absolutely loved this! I hope the writer will continue with the last few books as well, and maybe go on with a Ron-view? :)
August 18, 2023
Was an enjoyable read, got the same hit of nostalgia as re-reading HP but with a little bit of novelty through the different perspective.
I hope to see Hermione’s character grow a bit more in the next books, she was perhaps a little to strong a ‘nerdy/bad at socialising’ caricature in this first book - would like to see the personality a little bit more balanced and those traits more subtle (which is likely already the author’s character arc intent).
Also agree with another comment that middle/end became a bit too much a retelling of Harry’s story than a telling of Hermione’s
However! as the first bit of fan fiction I’ve ever read - pretty darn good writing and effort!
I hope to see Hermione’s character grow a bit more in the next books, she was perhaps a little to strong a ‘nerdy/bad at socialising’ caricature in this first book - would like to see the personality a little bit more balanced and those traits more subtle (which is likely already the author’s character arc intent).
Also agree with another comment that middle/end became a bit too much a retelling of Harry’s story than a telling of Hermione’s
However! as the first bit of fan fiction I’ve ever read - pretty darn good writing and effort!
April 4, 2023
I loved this! I actually liked it more than the Harry Potter books themselves, because I can relate much more to Hermione!
And I really have to compliment the writer: it’s really well-written, especially the ‘new’ stories where there isn’t a direct link in the Harry Potter books. I like the character development, the storylines, the language used,…
I hope the writer considers writing original books, because I would definitely read them!
And I really have to compliment the writer: it’s really well-written, especially the ‘new’ stories where there isn’t a direct link in the Harry Potter books. I like the character development, the storylines, the language used,…
I hope the writer considers writing original books, because I would definitely read them!
March 24, 2020
This was a bit of fan fiction -- essentially the story of the first Harry Potter book as told by Hermoine. It's very well written and fun to read. She's obviously read the original books many time and has given a good deal of thought to what went on when Hermoine wasn't with the boys.
You can find it on fanfiction.net under the name Sarasmiles416. She has a goal of rewriting the whole series.
You can find it on fanfiction.net under the name Sarasmiles416. She has a goal of rewriting the whole series.
January 8, 2021
It was a lot of fun to learn about Hermione's background and her motivations for her actions. Reading the story from Hermione's POV was exciting and really interesting to hear the events told from a "by stander" rather than Harry's version. The author clearly put a lot of thought into how to "fill in the holes" from HP and it was such an enjoyable read!
August 21, 2023
Baines-Miller describes this as a drunken dare, to re-write the entire 7-book Harry Potter series from Hermione Granger's perspective. It is hard to say whether she really succeeded at this.
I'm not normally a reader of fanfiction so I have less tolerance for the flavor of errors you get in self-publishing: misspellings, word misusage, clear lack of editors, rambling or incoherent thought, weak or overwrought prose, typos and punctuation errors, etc. But on this front Hermione Granger and the Philosopher's Stone is fairly clean. There are some pretty obvious author's errors (using "napsack" for "knapsack" twice, and one particularly memorable phrasing of "a flip switched in her mind") but formatting and typographical errors are minimal.
The main leap that Baines-Miller asks the reader to make is to be intimately familiar with Harry Potter. This is probably a common shortcoming of fanfic writers: they assume you know all about the world and can picture everything without description. Unfortunately it makes most of the book feel less like a story and much more like an unfleshed sketch-- basically a list of "this happened, then this happened, then the summer was here." JK Rowling does have a good handle on what I think of as "Edwardian prose", mostly lists of chewy, textured adjectives when describing lists of objects filling a room, so you feel completely enfolded and surrounded by a world of rich material where everything is handmade, from glittering wavy glass candy jars filled with sunshine-yellow drops of sugar to smooth wooden sticks topped with sparkling rainbows of crackling candy crystals, etc.
Baines-Miller's version of Philosopher's Stone is stripped completely of this most enchanting part of Harry Potter, and instead of being swept away by candy shops and owl shops we blast through Hermione's first visit to Diagon Alley with the barest description. Hermione's parents can't believe they have to travel by fireplace. They get there. Hermione can't believe her eyes. Look at all the shops. They go to the bank and McGonagall gives a quick fact, they buy a cauldron, they go to the pub and eat food (described as "their food", without even a hint as to why we, the reader, are watching them eat or what it is), Hermione tries two wands and the third one works, they go home. End of visit.
In my opinion the book is better when Baines-Miller is writing totally off-script and trying to fill in the gaps of Hermione's childhood. Baines-Miller gives Hermione panic attacks to explain her nervous habits and 'bossy' behavior, and somewhat flat parents who are emotionally distant and unable to praise their daughter properly until she's about 10 years old. The panic attacks are a bit extreme and out of character, but the parents are sketched reasonably well (except in their interactions with Hermione, not a one of the three actually sounds British).
Overall, this is a reasonable attempt to fulfill a drunken promise by a writer who took a running jump and just about cleared it, except when she makes mistakes in word choice, like "... flaming torches every ten feet or so. A grandiose marble staircase facing them led to the upper floors."
I'm not normally a reader of fanfiction so I have less tolerance for the flavor of errors you get in self-publishing: misspellings, word misusage, clear lack of editors, rambling or incoherent thought, weak or overwrought prose, typos and punctuation errors, etc. But on this front Hermione Granger and the Philosopher's Stone is fairly clean. There are some pretty obvious author's errors (using "napsack" for "knapsack" twice, and one particularly memorable phrasing of "a flip switched in her mind") but formatting and typographical errors are minimal.
The main leap that Baines-Miller asks the reader to make is to be intimately familiar with Harry Potter. This is probably a common shortcoming of fanfic writers: they assume you know all about the world and can picture everything without description. Unfortunately it makes most of the book feel less like a story and much more like an unfleshed sketch-- basically a list of "this happened, then this happened, then the summer was here." JK Rowling does have a good handle on what I think of as "Edwardian prose", mostly lists of chewy, textured adjectives when describing lists of objects filling a room, so you feel completely enfolded and surrounded by a world of rich material where everything is handmade, from glittering wavy glass candy jars filled with sunshine-yellow drops of sugar to smooth wooden sticks topped with sparkling rainbows of crackling candy crystals, etc.
Baines-Miller's version of Philosopher's Stone is stripped completely of this most enchanting part of Harry Potter, and instead of being swept away by candy shops and owl shops we blast through Hermione's first visit to Diagon Alley with the barest description. Hermione's parents can't believe they have to travel by fireplace. They get there. Hermione can't believe her eyes. Look at all the shops. They go to the bank and McGonagall gives a quick fact, they buy a cauldron, they go to the pub and eat food (described as "their food", without even a hint as to why we, the reader, are watching them eat or what it is), Hermione tries two wands and the third one works, they go home. End of visit.
In my opinion the book is better when Baines-Miller is writing totally off-script and trying to fill in the gaps of Hermione's childhood. Baines-Miller gives Hermione panic attacks to explain her nervous habits and 'bossy' behavior, and somewhat flat parents who are emotionally distant and unable to praise their daughter properly until she's about 10 years old. The panic attacks are a bit extreme and out of character, but the parents are sketched reasonably well (except in their interactions with Hermione, not a one of the three actually sounds British).
Overall, this is a reasonable attempt to fulfill a drunken promise by a writer who took a running jump and just about cleared it, except when she makes mistakes in word choice, like "... flaming torches every ten feet or so. A grandiose marble staircase facing them led to the upper floors."
December 29, 2021
This book is so excellent! I absolutely loved it and the author did so good on it. It's a great read!
I would give it five stars but I think it was lacking in a few minor ways:
1. The book is based on the story written in Harry's perspective, so as soon as they all get to Hogwarts it's more about Harry than Hermione. I really liked in the beginning when it was all about Hermione.
I would've liked more "Hermione content" just because she's probably the quietest of her, Ron, and Harry, so it seems like it switches back to the original book halfway through.
2. There were a few things that didn't seem right. An example is that the author wrote that Hermione used the Muffliato spell a few times to keep from bothering people in her dorm. When Harry discovers this spell in the sixth book, Hermione absolutely detests it and won't even talk to him when he uses it. That's kind of hypocritical lol. But I do like that the author was coming up with creative ways to show how advanced Hermione was.
3. Tiny mistakes that could've been fixed by another read-through. Since this is fan fiction there obviously weren't professional editors and publishers reading it through, but it probably could've done with one more read through. These were mostly funny mistakes like when the author spelled "apothecary" as "acopathery" 😂. She also called Fluffy "Snuffy" at one point and called Hedwig a him, even though Hedwig is a girl.
These are all very small and I loved reading this book. Excellent job! Can't wait to read the next!!
I would give it five stars but I think it was lacking in a few minor ways:
1. The book is based on the story written in Harry's perspective, so as soon as they all get to Hogwarts it's more about Harry than Hermione. I really liked in the beginning when it was all about Hermione.
I would've liked more "Hermione content" just because she's probably the quietest of her, Ron, and Harry, so it seems like it switches back to the original book halfway through.
2. There were a few things that didn't seem right. An example is that the author wrote that Hermione used the Muffliato spell a few times to keep from bothering people in her dorm. When Harry discovers this spell in the sixth book, Hermione absolutely detests it and won't even talk to him when he uses it. That's kind of hypocritical lol. But I do like that the author was coming up with creative ways to show how advanced Hermione was.
3. Tiny mistakes that could've been fixed by another read-through. Since this is fan fiction there obviously weren't professional editors and publishers reading it through, but it probably could've done with one more read through. These were mostly funny mistakes like when the author spelled "apothecary" as "acopathery" 😂. She also called Fluffy "Snuffy" at one point and called Hedwig a him, even though Hedwig is a girl.
These are all very small and I loved reading this book. Excellent job! Can't wait to read the next!!
October 12, 2021
Most of this fanfiction was literally copy and pasted directly from the original HP novel. So much so, that I found myself skimming a lot of the content - which is never a good sign.
This fanfiction makes Hermione out be an even more know-it-all and a pain in the ass, to be honest. I tried to feel sorry for her…. Nope.
Plot Rating: ⭐️ (a zero; it’s JK Rowling’s plot)
Character Rating: ⭐️ (an actual one because you tried to make it your own)
Overall Rating: ⭐️ (half of a star)
This fanfiction makes Hermione out be an even more know-it-all and a pain in the ass, to be honest. I tried to feel sorry for her…. Nope.
Plot Rating: ⭐️ (a zero; it’s JK Rowling’s plot)
Character Rating: ⭐️ (an actual one because you tried to make it your own)
Overall Rating: ⭐️ (half of a star)
August 19, 2023
I really enjoyed this book. While it is fanfiction, it was exactly what I wanted to get back into the wizarding world. I would have given it 5 stars, but I am unsure of the way Hermione was portrayed sometimes. Yes, there were some spelling mistakes, but that is not important when this was written for us to read for free.
I would definitely read this one again and I am immediately moving onto the next one!
I would definitely read this one again and I am immediately moving onto the next one!
October 29, 2023
DNF at 47%. It's just not it for me. I feel that this portrayal of Hermione makes her come off as too socially awkward, know-it-all, rude and manipulative. That's not at all my take on her in the original books and I'm honestly very sad to read it that way. That, combined with the fairly bad writing and I don't feel like finishing it.
March 18, 2023
It’s fanfic retelling the HP books plot-aligned but from Hermione’s perspective. I wouldn’t actually recommend it, but oof if a bit of cosiness didn’t hit the spot for me this weekend. Thank you Sara for following up on a drunken dare 🤣
October 22, 2023
I've never read a fanfiction novel before and so to be honest I wasn't expecting too much. But I was pleasantly surprised how much I got into it. Would definitely recommend if you were a Harry Potter kid.
January 2, 2024
DNF, I see how it can be enjoyable but I didn't love the extreme emphasis on Hermione her anxiety. Also, it was a little repetitive to the original HP book, but that only makes sense, just wasn't for me
September 27, 2024
An excellent read. It was fascinating to get the story from Hermione's point of view. I also liked that we learned more about her anxiety. It made her more relatable to me. I already started the second book, and it's been less than five minutes since I finished the first one!
September 7, 2021
Very good I really loved it read it in 2 days !but I don't think hermione suffer from anxiety
December 29, 2021
Great story.
January 3, 2022
I absolutely loved revisiting Hogwarts through Hermione's eyes. The author gave so much more depth to her character, while still remaining true to the original storyline.
January 19, 2023
Amazing books. Great read. Surprised it was so well done. O felt I reread the store from fresh eyes.
April 3, 2023
its a good story told from Hermione's point of view
July 7, 2023
This was so nice to read even though it was more like a short story. The magic of HP all over again? Yes please!
July 23, 2023
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Hermione Granger’s Hogwarts Crammer for Delinquents on the Run
Cute and very sweet, T rated
Hermione Granger’s Hogwarts Crammer for Delinquents on the Run
Cute and very sweet, T rated
December 26, 2023
Loved it. Was great to read from Hermione's perspective.
February 19, 2024
This is fanfic and I think for that she did amazing job! I have read very popular books that were definitely not written as well as this (and one of them started out as fanfic 😅 )
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