- This article is about the My Immortal version of this character. For other incarnations, see Hermione.
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B'loody Mary Smith, born Hermione Granger, is ostensibly based on the character of the same name from Harry Potter. The author, however, takes a rather creative way of putting her own touch on the character.
Background[]
Hermione, as it turns out, is a vampire, who was kidnapped at birth. Her mother was a witch who was killed by Voldemort; her vampire father committed suicide out of depression soon after. Hermione's troubled past still haunts her, causing her to have nightmares and be depressed.[1] She also speaks Japanese,[2] even though the only words she appears to know are "kawaii", "kawai", and “haimemashite”. This could either point a hint of her original family's nationality, though it is more likely a part of Tara's weeaboo phase of her emo phase (i.e. Professor Sinister).
While attending Hogwarts, she switched Houses, apparently from Griffindoor to Slytherin, likely due to her gothik demeanor. She also discovered that her real surname is "Smith" and started calling herself B'loody Mary, possibly based upon the urban legend. She is part of Ebony's clique, member of her band, Bloody Gothic Rose 666 and appears to be in a relationship with Navel, as she goes out with him on a triple date.
At one point, B'loody Mary was in possession of a Time Toner, which allows her to go back in time. Professor Trevolry mentions this when she tells Ebony to go back in time and seduce Voldemort. Is implied that the character change happened after the third year. It is unlikely that the canon-shredded interpretation given to us by Ms. Gilesbie would be capable of a curriculum that warrants special use of a highly magical time traveling device on her own.
Role in the story[]
B'loody Mary occasionally serves the role of secondary best friend to Enoby, second to Willow. She is often shown sympathizing with or engaging in friendly discussion with Enoby. For the most part, though, she's just another satellite goth character whose main purpose is to hover around Ebony.
B'loody Mary first makes an appearance when Ebony intrudes their potions class to scream at Vampire, with a naked Draco following suit to plead his innocence. She smiles at Enoby "understatedly"[1] and a pause is kindly made to describe her appearance and new backstory.
After Draco finds out about Voldemort's blackmail of Ebony, has an angry outburst, and is found dead, B'loody Mary tries to comfort Ebony, but is told to "fuck off".[3] Interestingly, this does not further impact their friendship, since she appears in the subsequent chapter to compliment Ebony's appearance.
During Tara and Raven's falling-out, B'loody Mary is succinctly promoted to Ebony's best friend after Willow's expulsion, and even did Enoby the favor of murdering her, as she confesses while they watch "some goffic movies". B’loody Mary calls the deed "kawai". The two friends discuss new goffic stores in Hogsmede and proceed to check them out.[2] However, the change regarding Raven only lasts for one chapter, as Tara undoes everything that happened to Willow in an attempt to win Raven back. Ebony goes shopping with B'loody Mary, visiting Tom Rid's store, whereas later the two of them, Willow, Diabolo, Vampire and Navel go to Hogsmeade in Draco's flying Mercedes-Benz, do several hard drugs, and watch the MCR concert. When it is revealed that it's been hijacked by "Vlodemort and da Death Deelers", she flees with "every1" else.[4]
In Chapter 24, her and Ebony attend "Deviation", where it is revealed that she is the goff who gets along with Professor Trevolry particularly "grate", likely because Trevolry is a fellow goff. She also aids in the Time Toner plan, helping Ebony to get dressed for the trip.[5]
Alternate "troll" ending[]
In the ending written by An-Anon-Author-Who-Will-Silently-Not-Reveal-Her-Identity-Because-She's-A-Coward, B'loody Mary's fate is different.
After Ebony is shot by James in Chapter 38, she inexplicably reappears in the future. Ebony dies a dramatic death, but her death actually releases Tara's grip on the Harry Potter universe. This makes Hermione come to her senses. Upon seeing Voldemort and Harry initiating a huge battle, she decides to flee the scene with Draco, who reverts to his own (mostly) canon self. The two then marry and live happily ever after (the troll author revealed this was purely done because she liked to screw with canon too).
Appearance[]
In Chapter 8, B'loody Mary is described as having "long waste-length gothic black hair", "eyes like blood" that she wears contact lenses on and pale white skin.[1] There is no mention of her trademark bushy hair or buck teeth, though to be fair, Hermione's buckteeth did canonically go away in the fourth book of the series.
Personality[]
While in the original series Hermione was bookish and rule-abiding, B'loody Mary isn't. Tara does not mention her being interested in either reading or magic, but instead, like the rest of her "goff" clique, B'loody Mary apparently enjoys attending "goffic" concerts and doing "pot, coke and crak" with her friends.[4]
She also appears to have homicidal and antisocial tendencies, as she murders Willow and refers to it as "kawai".[2]
Her name isn't pronounced in the story, so it may be pronounced as Bloody or BUH-loody (apostrophes are often associated with pauses in English, but not always, as in "don't").
Differences from the original[]
Whereas, in the original series, Hermione was a Muggleborn witch, this rendition of her is at least a half-blood and a vampire whose parents have tragically died before the course of the story. In the original, her parents are alive and well.
The original Hermione is known for being a studious bookworm who likes to spend much of her free time in the library. She strives to be a model student and hates breaking the rules so much that she explicitly said being expelled from school is worse than death. B'loody Mary possesses none of these traits. If there is something she strives to be, than it is being the goffikest of all goffs, so she can hang out with her best friend Ebony.
Another thing that sets Hermione apart from B'loody Mary is the attention she gives to her looks. Hermione is known for having long bushy brown hair and, in the first three books, large front teeth. Therefore, Hermione isn’t particularly known for her attractiveness, but this didn't bother her in the slightest. She isn’t the kind of girl who spends much time on dressing up. The only notable exception is during the Yule Ball in the fourth book, in which this was a minor plot point. Her counterpart, however, has a large goffik wardrobe and dresses in a provocative way, suggesting she likes to be noticed by the other sex.
When looking at her behavior, it is clear she could not be more different. Hermione is the type of person who could appear bossy and pedantic to even her closest friends. Hermione also isn't afraid to speak her mind when she thinks one of her best friends is making a mistake. This comes in handy, when she is friends with two of the most impulsive boys of Hogwarts, namely Harry Potter and Ron Weasley. B'loody Mary is what you can call the opposite, being a doormat who only seems to live for Ebony's approval. When Ebony accused her of being a prep, B'loody Mary quickly defended herself, as if the accusation would destroy her life.
On a more disturbing note, B'loody Mary is also perfectly willing to murder someone for having a different lifestyle. She murdered Willow for, allegedly, being a prep and bragged about it to Ebony. Hermione never killed anyone in her life and would never kill anyone for thinking different than her. If someone did have another worldview, she would either get into an annoyed discussion with the other and, if they won't listen to her point of view, ignore them entirely. And even if the opponent is perfectly willing to kill her, Hermione would rather find a non-lethal way to deal with them.
Another change in her character is her transfer from Gryffindoor to Slytherin and being friends with Draco Malfoy, Crab and Goyle, whom she passionately despised in the Harry Potter series. She also gets along "grate" with Trevolry, even though in the books, she disliked Professor Trelawney and finally dropped divination at the end of Prisoner of Azkaban.
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Trivia[]
- In the movie adaptation, she is played by a bottle of V8 Bloody Mary mix.
- Her presence covers the noticeable lack of Willow through the mid chapters after she is gone.