"And they haven't invented a spell that our Hermione can't do."
—Rubeus Hagrid

Before she started her một giây year, Hermione wrote several letters to Harry, all of which were intercepted bởi Dobby, as the house-elf wanted Harry to believe that his Những người bạn had forgotten him in order to prevent his return to Hogwarts. She and her parents also accompanied Harry and the Weasley family to Diagon Alley to cửa hàng for school supplies.

It was during her một giây school năm that Hermione first encountered the prejudice and hatred surrounding her blood status, when Draco Malfoy called her a "filthy little...