Even though it's been over ELEVEN years since the last Harry Potter book was released, fans all over the world are still scouring the pages for hidden messages which means there are literally THOUSANDS of fan theories on the internet. The latest one surrounds the thing that had us baffled for quite a long time, how do you pronounce Hermione?!
One fan posted a theory that author J.K. Rowling put a part in the book with Hermione Granger teaching love interest Viktor Krum how to pronounce her name as a way to also teach ALL OF US TOO! It makes sense, we were going around saying HER-MY-OWN until book four 'Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire' when we found out it's actually HER-MY-OH-NEE.
Now J.K. Rowling has confirmed that this is actually TRUE!
Here's what the kids from Harry Potter looked like then and now
Here's what the kids from Harry Potter look like now slider with cover pic
1 of 11Emma Watson, Rupert Grint, Daniel Radcliffe
The last Harry Potter film was released in 2011. Here's what the main cast of children look like all grown up!
2 of 11Daniel Radcliffe
Daniel Radcliffe had already starred in David Copperfield when he was cast as the most famous boy in the UK, Harry Potter.
3 of 11Daniel Radcliffe
Since Harry Potter ended, Daniel has starred in a number of stage productions and films including The Woman In Black, Swiss Army Man and David Copperfield.
4 of 11Rupert Grint
Rupert had only starred in school plays when he was cast as Harry Potter's best friend Ron Weasley.
5 of 11Rupert Grint
Rupert has starred in a number of films and TV shows since, with the actor playing the role of Jullian Pearce in TV show Servant.
6 of 11Tom Felton
Tom was cast as Harry's school nemesis Draco Malfoy. He had already starred in a number of commercials and the film 'The Borrowers'.
7 of 11Tom Felton
Tom has appeared in a number of high profile movies since, including Rise of the Planet of the Apes, In Secret and The Forgotten Battle.
8 of 11Emma Watson
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone in 2001 was Emma's debut screen performance.
9 of 11Emma Watson
Emma has starred in a number of films and took on the role of Belle in the live action version of Disney's Beauty and the Beast in 2017. She is also a huge advocate for women's rights and was named one of the 100 most influential people in the world by Time magazine in 2015.
10 of 11Matthew Lewis
Matthew Lewis starred as Neville Longbottom, who ended up being one of heroes of the story.
11 of 11Matthew Lewis
The term 'Longbottoming' was coined to describe people who became extremely attractive when they grew up after Matthew Lewis turned into a hunk!
After the author's retweet, fans took to Twitter to share their own thoughts on how they were saying the name when they first read the books.
It's not just how to say Hermione that had fans baffled, three years ago J.K Rowling let us know that we've been saying He Who Must Not Be Named's name wrong. It turns out the 't' in Voldemort is actually silent! TBH, it makes total sense as Rowling is a quarter French!
BRB just off to binge watch the films and read the books!
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