By: Gwendy & Others
Though I put up most of the theory, I couldn't have come up with it if I didn't receive some great inputs & theories from the following persons: Centra_gal86 and Stephanie. Since Centra_gal86's theory was short, I decided to fuse it here instead of putting it separately.
History Repeats Itself. It's a cliche which, in a lot of cases, even in real life, happens. One such example is the EDSA revolution, which happened twice in the Philippines, successfully bringing down 2 presidents. As for the Harry Potter book series? It happened in the Chamber of Secrets. But there's also one big possibility of James & Lily Potter, repeating in Harry & Hermione.
First off, we all know that Harry is the splitting image of James. Everyone who knew James told him so and even Harry himself was fooled into thinking the person he saw conjuring a patronus was his father, when in reality, it was himself (Prisoner of Azkaban)! Both James & Harry are brave & adventurous. They also have a certain disregard for school rules. And they both wear glasses.
Yes, I know Lily had long red hair. That's why H/G fans argue that this is how history would repeat itself. But people, let's look further than hair color, now, shall we? Lily has long, red, but wavy hair (as seen in the SS movie). If not for the color, that'd be referring to Hermione. Next is that Lily is the bookish type, sticking faithfully to her study habits. Lupin did stress as to how brilliant and gifted Lily was (ring any bells?). Lily & Hermione's personalities somewhat coincide, being that they both have an air of superiority about them.
James had hazel eyes (can be taken as brown or green or a combination of both) while Lily had green eyes. Harry has green eyes while Hermione has brown eyes. Except for the switch, there's a similarity.
Both James & Lily resided in Gryffindor, as do Harry & Hermione. Rumor has it that James was almost put in Slytherin (since he was pureblood & he had the attitude to go) and Lily, being as smart as she was, was almost put in Ravenclaw. In the first book, the sorting hat was going to put Harry in Slytherin but Harry whispered "Not Slytherin!" and so he was put in Gryffindor. In OOTP, we learn that the sorting hat had wanted to put Hermione in Ravenclaw because of her smarts but it finally decided to put her in Gryffindor.
James was the Gryffindor Seeker in his time...at least, that's what the SS movie tells us (in JK's site, she said James was a chaser...well, she did put a scene in OOTP where James was catching a snitch so it was probably too late to point out the previous fact). At present, Harry is Gryffindor's Seeker. Lily was not in any mentioned sport as well as Hermione. This disputes the H/G claim (as previously stated) since Ginny is a member of the Gryffindor team.
This one was sent in by Centra_gal86. James was a pureblood. Lily was a muggle-born. Harry, though a half-blood, was born to wizard parents, in essence, making him a pureblood. Hermione is a muggle-born, just like Lily. (get the picture?)
This one was sent in by Stephanie. Lily has a sister, who we all know to be Petunia Dursley. Petunia was very jealous of her sister's acceptance into the wizarding world as well as the attention their parents lavished upon her. Just recently, JK has announced her plans of getting a sister for Hermione. Being that this sister was never in any scenes with the Grangers and or Hermione, it is only logical that we assume this sister falls under the same category as Petunia: a jealous sister. If she's not under that category, Hermione still has a sister, still making history repeat itself. However, JK also said it might be a little too late to put in Hermione's supposed sister. Then again, she did make an effort in wanting a sister for Hermione. Guess she thought we have enough clues by now *wink*
James & Lily were both members of the Order of the Phoenix so it is safe to assume that they were both Aurors. In GOF, the fake Mad-Eye Moody commented that Harry & Hermione had the makings of true Aurors (Ron tried to say something smart so Moody would say that he also had the makings of an auror but Moody didn't say anything like that). In OOTP, we learn that Harry wants to be an Auror. No mention has yet been made of Hermione's planned profession. There's a possibility that she would be going for Aurorship, being that the hardest subjects are the ones she enjoys the most. I'm keeping my fingers crossed.
This one was sent in by Remy. We all know that Harry's wand is eleven inches, holly with Phoenix feather core enchantment. I was going through your site and I went to the biographies page and I noticed and was reminded of the fact that Hermione's wand type was never mentioned to the readers. I found this sort of odd considering we know Ron's already and a few others as well (ex. Cedric Diggory, whose wand had a unicorn hair core enchantment). After just coming off of reading your theory, this oddity led me to one swift, yet very possible, conclusion as to why this happened. That conclusion would be that Hermione's wand is possibly of the same make and type as Lily's wand. If I remember correctly, Lily's wand was particularly good for charms. Now I know this is a stretch, and isn't confirmed in the least, but it makes sense if you look back all the way to the Sorceror's Stone. We see early on with "Winguardiam Leviosa"(sp) that Hermione was able to do charms quite easily. This is later shown in Goblet of Fire as well I believe when she is showing Harry the "Accio" charm and later shows him the Banishing spell in the same book (or possibly Order of the Phoenix) with relative ease. I think the same is true when Hermione learns the Switching spell. In OOTP, Hermione also put the "Protean" charm on the fake Galleons which was N.E.W.T. level. Of course this could all just be Hermione's amazing intellect picking up on things but who is to say she doesn't have a little help in this particular field as well? Some wands are just better suited to do certain things than others. Now this is just pure speculation, and I'm not sure if JKR has ever mentioned whether Hermione's wand type is even important, but its a pretty interesting possibility, considering JKR has kept that information hidden from us (which could definitely mean she is hiding something important) and if what I have said above is true, it would add one more coincidence in the comparison of Lily to Hermione. I hope you can understand my ramblings and maybe see what I am getting at. :) I've heard this sort of a theory as a Harry and Ginny argument as well but the evidence you showed made me think it shows even more promise as a Harry and Hermione argument rather than a Harry and Ginny argument. :) Thanks for the input, Remy!
For additional insight on the possible connection on Harry & Hermione's wands, you can try and look into the Wand Connection Theory by Alissa A.
Here's another detail I just recently noticed after watching PoA again, as well as reading a few snippets off the book (on the net. I don't have HP books of my own. I can't afford them). Well...when Lupin described Lily to Harry, he did it with such wistfulness and passion that it got me to thinking that at some point during his Hogwarts days, he might've been in love with Lily. I'm not trying to make enemies here, but try watching the movie again. Here. I've quoted what Lupin said from the movie: "The very first time I saw you, Harry, I recognized you immediately. Not by your scar; by your eyes. They're your mother, Lily's. Yes...oh, yes. I knew her. Your mother was there for me at a time when no one else was. Not only was she a singularly gifted witch, she was also an uncommonly kind woman. She had a way of seeing the beauty of others most especially when that person could not see it himself." Of all of James features which are clearly shown on Harry's face, Lupin had to recognize Harry immediately by his green eyes...Lily's eyes. So where am I exactly getting at after mentioning Lupin's possible past liking for Lily? Lupin, as we all know, is one of James's best friends. If it's possible that he had once been in love with Lily, then this is where we see a repeat in history to Harry's best friend, Ron. But of course, it was James and Lily who ended up together and hopefully, that will be true for Harry and Hermione as well.
People who don't support H/Hr may scoff at the above theories, labeling these as freakish coincidences but there's something that holds all of the above statements together: the time travel devices. Remember that the title of this theory is History Repeats Itself. So far, only two people in the HP book series have been seen traveling back through time both together and separately, thereby, repeating history: Harry & Hermione of course!!!
Hermione used the Time Turner to travel back in time and attend all of her classes. In the end of PoA, both she and Harry get to use the Time Turner to travel back in time and save Sirius.
Another significance of the Time Turner, is the fact that Hermione had to put the necklace around Harry's neck as well as her own in order for them to travel back in time together. What does that remind me of? Weddings! Why? Remember that part of the ceremony is to put a chord around the necks of the bride and groom and it symbolizes the bond between the newlyweds. Plus, it symbolizes eternity because it goes round and round over and over again. Get my drift? Time and eternity?
Harry was sucked into Tom Riddle's diary, in turn, making him travel back 50 years into the past. He's also been inside the pensieve twice. The pensieve contained memories of the past and in essence, also made Harry travel back in time.
Mere coincidences? Or deliberate writing? You do the math. I suck at statistics anyway. If you have more to add, e-mail me at quillsnspills@yahoo.com and you'll be credited like the people here!