Hermione Is Actually Terrifying In The Harry Potter Books (& Why The Movies Cut Her Worst Actions Out)

Hermione Granger may have been an adamant rule follower in the Harry Potter movies, but this was far from the case in the books, where her behavior could be downright terrifying. Though the young Gryffindor was indeed annoyingly obedient when Harry and Ron first met her in Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone, this quickly fell apart after the troll incident. From then on, Hermione was typically the most willing out of the Golden Trio to break the rules if it meant they could get to the bottom of a mystery, and she often didn’t mind what Harry Potter characters dealt with the consequences.