you-are-a-wildman:

you-are-a-wildman:

thevolga: theres no reason hermione shouldn’t be black an i’d like fans who get worked up about it and upset to just admit they’re racist err.. except the fact that that’s not how JK Rowling made her?

In case you wanted proof (for my argument and that I have too much time on my hands), here are all the records of Hermione’s colouring that I could find in the books I had (no philosophers stone):

Deathly Hallows

Chapter 6: “Hermione, who had turned pink”

Chapter 8: “Hermione looked rather pink”

Chapter 11: “Hermione turned pink”

Chapter 14: “Hermione, who was also rather pale”

Chapter 19: “Hermione turned a fiery shade of scarlet”

Chapter 24: “Hermione was… pale and unsteady on her feet”

Chapter 28: “Hermione had turned red”

Half Blood Prince

Chapter 9: “Hermione, who was red-faced”

Chapter 11: “Hermione turned a very deep shade of pink”

Chapter 12: “Hermione, her cheeks reddening”

Chapter 14: “Hermione, who for some reason had turned a bright, boiling scarlet”

Chapter 17: “Hermione was hurrying towards them, very pink-faced”

Chapter 19: “Hermione… having hurtled, white-faced, up to Harry”

Chapter 21: “Hermione turned faintly pink”

Chapter 25: “Hermione, red patches blazing in her cheeks”

Order of the Phoenix

Chapter 9: “She turned red”

Chapter 13: “…said Hermione at once, though her face was turning pink”

Chapter 16: “her face was a little pink”

Chapter 23: “her face was pink with cold”

Chapter 30: “Hermione’s face was pale and set”

Goblet of Fire

Chapter 6: “Hermione and Ginny came into the kitchen, both looking pale and drowsy”

Chapter 8: “Hermione, who went slightly pink”

Chapter 15: “Hermione went very pink”; “Hermione, who had turned rather pink again”

Chapter 19: “Hermione went slightly pink”

Chapter 23: “Hermione, the pink patches on her cheeks glowing”; Ron and Hermione were “each scarlet in the face”

Chapter 24: “Hermione went slightly pink”

Chapter 27: “Hermione blushed scarlet”; “Hermione was blushing scarlet now”

Chapter 29: “Hermione flushed pink with pleasure”

Prisoner of Azkaban

Chapter 7: “Hermione went as pink as Neville”

Chapter 8: “Ron and Hermione had just turned up in the common room, pink-faced from the cold wind”

Chapter 11: “She was still pink in the face”

Chamber of Secrets

Chapter 10: “There were bright pink patches on her cheeks”

So, sure, JK Rowling never explicitly states Hermione’s race, but given how often she seems to turn pink/red, I doubt she could be very dark skinned. There’s enough racism out there without us searching for it where it doesn’t need to be found :)