Growing up, her mom made sure Hermione and her siblings had ample access to any book, or play, or readable text that they wanted.  One of Hermione’s favorite plays had always been  Hamlet  - a Shakespearean tragedy about a man whose father died and whose life really went all downhill from there.  She’d read published articles analyzing Hamlet’s behavior throughout the play.  Some argued that Hamlet was a genius manipulator, playing up the role of slightly insane, grieving son in order to get his revenge.  Some argued that Hamlet was simply a nearly insane, grieving son with no ulterior motives to be found.