# A countdown clock for Hermione Granger's 18th birthday. That's not creepy at all! **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [June 23, 2004, 4:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-countdown-clock-for-hermione-grangers-18th-birthday-thats-not-creepy-at-all/251762 "2004-06-23T04:42:25Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![astro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/9dc877/32.png) [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2004, 4:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-countdown-clock-for-hermione-grangers-18th-birthday-thats-not-creepy-at-all/251762/1 "2004-06-23T04:42:25Z")
Well… maybe just a little [The Countdown to Hermione Granger’s 18th birthday continues! 1548 days, 23 hours, 18 minutes, and 33 seconds The Bewitching Hour will soon be upon us!]([http://jasonkill.com/hermione/about.htm?adgd=etd](http://jasonkill.com/hermione/about.htm?adgd=etd)) ---
**Author:** ![Ranchoth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ranchoth/32/1066_2.png) [@Ranchoth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ranchoth)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2004, 4:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-countdown-clock-for-hermione-grangers-18th-birthday-thats-not-creepy-at-all/251762/2 "2004-06-23T04:47:29Z")
I can honestly say that it’s not a _little_ creepy. ---
**Author:** ![Jimmy\_Chitwood](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f475e1/32.png) [@Jimmy\_Chitwood](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jimmy_Chitwood)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2004, 4:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-countdown-clock-for-hermione-grangers-18th-birthday-thats-not-creepy-at-all/251762/3 "2004-06-23T04:52:22Z")
It’s a joke. ---
**Author:** ![Lobsang](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lobsang/32/4067_2.png) [@Lobsang](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lobsang)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2004, 4:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-countdown-clock-for-hermione-grangers-18th-birthday-thats-not-creepy-at-all/251762/4 "2004-06-23T04:54:27Z")
Middle aged man Makes internet page about his obsession with a 12 year old girl. Not normal. ---
**Author:** ![Snooooopy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ee7513/32.png) [@Snooooopy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snooooopy)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2004, 5:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-countdown-clock-for-hermione-grangers-18th-birthday-thats-not-creepy-at-all/251762/5 "2004-06-23T05:01:21Z")
I didn’t see any mentions on the site of the actress who plays Hermione, Emma Watson, but there are a couple of pictures of her, so I’m not sure where exactly his strange desires lie. ---
**Author:** ![theckhd](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/cdc98d/32.png) [@theckhd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/theckhd)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2004, 5:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-countdown-clock-for-hermione-grangers-18th-birthday-thats-not-creepy-at-all/251762/6 "2004-06-23T05:03:43Z")
> [@Creepy Freak with Website](#): > > So I’ll leave you with a poem I wrote about my favorite character, Ms. Hermione Granger. > Hermione, oh me, oh my > Oh my, oh me, for you I’d die > You charmed me with your wand and smile > And I’ve loved you for a long, long while > You raise your hand so high in class > I’d take you on a date, alas > You’re not quite old enough and yet > My heart burns for you like a smoldering sunset I certainly hope it’s a joke, considering the poetry. FWIW I can’t say i don’t think that the actress who plays Hermione has a good chance of growing up to be a very attractive woman, but it’s a bit early to start drooling over her. > [@Creepy Freak with Website](#): > > I even named my computer mouse Scabbers after Ron’s pet in the Harry Potter books. It’s really fun. Sometimes I’ll talk to it while I’m working as though it’s a real pet. “Hey Scabbers, I’ll give you some cheese if you open that .exe file.” Or something like: “Scabbers, you little rascal, did you just cause my computer to freeze?” Hey scabbers, i’ll give you some cheese if you bite him next time he’s browsing Hermione porn online. ---
**Author:** ![astro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/9dc877/32.png) [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2004, 5:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-countdown-clock-for-hermione-grangers-18th-birthday-thats-not-creepy-at-all/251762/7 "2004-06-23T05:04:50Z")
> [@Jimmy Chitwood](#): > > It’s a joke. It _is_ a bit paint by the numbers, re creepy, obsessive fan cliches isn’t it? I read the whole site and the whoosing sound is growing louder. Esp the part where he superimposed HG face on Christina Augliera’s body > [@](#): > > This is a piture I edited in Photoshop. I put Hermione’s head on > Christina Aguilera’s body so that I could see what Hermione will > look like when she turns 18. The verdict? Dead sexy! ---
**Author:** ![theckhd](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/cdc98d/32.png) [@theckhd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/theckhd)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2004, 5:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-countdown-clock-for-hermione-grangers-18th-birthday-thats-not-creepy-at-all/251762/8 "2004-06-23T05:12:37Z")
> [@astro](#): > > Esp the part where he superimposed HG face on Christina Augliera’s body :eek: Thanks **astro** , i had missed the pictures page the first time around. That’s the most disturbing picture i’ve seen in a few weeks. Excuse me while i claw my eyes out with a fork. :smack: ---
**Author:** ![Beauty\_Personified](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e480ec/32.png) [@Beauty\_Personified](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beauty_Personified)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2004, 5:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-countdown-clock-for-hermione-grangers-18th-birthday-thats-not-creepy-at-all/251762/9 "2004-06-23T05:18:51Z")
In just under two years she’ll be “legal” in Canada and most of the U.K. (Three years for Northern Ireland.) 😉 Anyhoo… ---
**Author:** ![1010011010](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/1/ea666f/32.png) [@1010011010](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/1010011010)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2004, 5:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-countdown-clock-for-hermione-grangers-18th-birthday-thats-not-creepy-at-all/251762/10 "2004-06-23T05:38:17Z")
Go read “Harry Potter’s Secret Blog” on the links page. It’s a Joke. When did SDMB become a Fark repeater station? ---
**Author:** ![Smeghead](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f1d935/32.png) [@Smeghead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smeghead)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2004, 6:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-countdown-clock-for-hermione-grangers-18th-birthday-thats-not-creepy-at-all/251762/11 "2004-06-23T06:23:38Z")
> [@1010011010](#): > > When did SDMB become a Fark repeater station? A couple of years ago. ---
**Author:** ![AngelicGemma](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/439d5e/32.png) [@AngelicGemma](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AngelicGemma)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2004, 12:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-countdown-clock-for-hermione-grangers-18th-birthday-thats-not-creepy-at-all/251762/12 "2004-06-23T12:11:41Z")
Creepy. I’m glad it’s just a joke. ---
**Author:** ![Eve](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/9e8a1a/32.png) [@Eve](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eve)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2004, 1:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-countdown-clock-for-hermione-grangers-18th-birthday-thats-not-creepy-at-all/251762/13 "2004-06-23T13:09:06Z")
Hermoine Gingold? I _love_ Hermoine Gingold! ---
**Author:** ![Shaolinrabbit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e0b2c6/32.png) [@Shaolinrabbit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shaolinrabbit)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2004, 1:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-countdown-clock-for-hermione-grangers-18th-birthday-thats-not-creepy-at-all/251762/14 "2004-06-23T13:12:25Z")
> [@Beauty Personified](#): > > In just under two years she’ll be “legal” in Canada and most of the U.K. (Three years for Northern Ireland.) 😉 > > Anyhoo… Sweet! ::packs for UK:: ---
**Author:** ![RandomLetters](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/8edcca/32.png) [@RandomLetters](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RandomLetters)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2004, 1:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-countdown-clock-for-hermione-grangers-18th-birthday-thats-not-creepy-at-all/251762/15 "2004-06-23T13:37:12Z")
According to [Wikipedia](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Age_of_consent) 13 year olds are legal in South Korea & Spain, and possibly Mexico and Japan. Now I just have to get her to one of those countries. :eek: :eek: 😃😉 ---
**Author:** ![Zebra](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/c0e974/32.png) [@Zebra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zebra)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2004, 7:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-countdown-clock-for-hermione-grangers-18th-birthday-thats-not-creepy-at-all/251762/16 "2004-06-23T19:22:38Z")
I’m more of a Hermione Baddeley man myself. ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2004, 8:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-countdown-clock-for-hermione-grangers-18th-birthday-thats-not-creepy-at-all/251762/17 "2004-06-23T20:07:04Z")
The 23 hours, 18 minutes, and 33 seconds are a little creepy. But the 1548 days - that’s bigtime creepy. ---
**Author:** ![harmless](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/2acd7d/32.png) [@harmless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/harmless)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2004, 8:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-countdown-clock-for-hermione-grangers-18th-birthday-thats-not-creepy-at-all/251762/18 "2004-06-23T20:22:54Z")
> [@Snooooopy](#): > > I didn’t see any mentions on the site of the actress who plays Hermione, Emma Watson, but there are a couple of pictures of her, so I’m not sure where exactly his strange desires lie. That’s because there is only Hermione! Emma Watson is the name Hermione uses to hide the fact she’s really a witch, pretending to be an actor pretending to be a witch. (don’t spoil the fantasy! 😛 ) ---
**Author:** ![Ethilrist](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ethilrist/32/4604_2.png) [@Ethilrist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ethilrist)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2004, 8:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-countdown-clock-for-hermione-grangers-18th-birthday-thats-not-creepy-at-all/251762/19 "2004-06-23T20:26:48Z")
“Now grab your wand and get counting!” :dubious: ---
**Author:** ![OpalCat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/8edcca/32.png) [@OpalCat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OpalCat)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2004, 9:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-countdown-clock-for-hermione-grangers-18th-birthday-thats-not-creepy-at-all/251762/20 "2004-06-23T21:00:02Z")
I don’t see the Christina A. photoshopped pic…? My favorite part is this: _I scanned these pictures out of my special leather-bound Hermione photo album. I have her future name imprinted in gold foil on the cover: “Hermione Nyffington.”_ [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-countdown-clock-for-hermione-grangers-18th-birthday-thats-not-creepy-at-all/251762.md?page=2)