J.K. Rowling originally had a different name for Hermione Granger and it was bad!

We knew her as Hermione Granger in Harry Potter, but J.K. Rowling wasn’t always intending for that name to be; the surname Puckle was originally picked.

JK Rowling Admits Hermione Granger Should Have Ended Up With Harry Potter And Not Ron Weasley In The 'Harry Potter' Series

Why does Rowling like Hermione so much? - Quora

JK Rowling: Hermione should have married Harry, not Ron, JK Rowling

J.K. Rowling tells fan she had Hermione pronounce her name on purpose

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JK Rowling Confirmed Fan Theory About Pronouncing Hermione's Name

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