female awesome meme; 1/5 total geniuses: hermione granger (harry potter)
“i’m hoping to do some good in the world.”
I know that you are preparing to fight. Your efforts are futile. You cannot fight me. I do not want to kill you. I have great respect for the teachers of Hogwarts. I do not want to spill magical blood. Give me Harry Potter, and none shall be harmed. Give me Harry Potter, and I shall leave the school untouched. Give me Harry Potter, and you will be rewarded. You have until midnight.
- requested by mysticravenclaw
We think we live in a post-feminist society, and we do not. So we’re told we don’t need feminism anymore, that we have the vote and we’re all good. And I think, actually, that’s incredibly disconcerting because then when young women move into the world and they realize, ‘Oh, why am I not being paid the same? Why am I being treated differently?’ And they start to blame themselves, because they don’t understand they’re part of a historic pattern. They’re part of a much larger system which is working a little bit against them.
“Actually, I’m highly logical, which allows me to look past extraneous detail and perceive clearly that which others overlook.”
Happy 38th birthday, Hermione Jean Granger! (September 19, 1979)