--- title: J.K. Rowling Confirms Hermione Theory Once and for All description: J.K. Rowling has finally confirmed a Harry Potter theory about Hermione's name that many fans have long suspected was true. canonical: https://time.com/5399598/jk-rowling-hermione-name-theory/ author: Megan McCluskey article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2018-09-18T16:04:45.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-04-13T07:54:56.046Z og:title: J. K. Rowling Confirms One of the Best Harry Potter Theories og:description: Here's the true meaning behind that Goblet of Fire passage og:url: https://time.com/5399598/jk-rowling-hermione-name-theory/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt594f536dddce45fb/69893a8a4ee26266c3312e4d/jk-rowling-hermione-name-theory.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: JK-Rowling-Hermione-Name-Theory og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: J. K. Rowling Confirms One of the Best Harry Potter Theories twitter:description: Here's the true meaning behind that Goblet of Fire passage twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt594f536dddce45fb/69893a8a4ee26266c3312e4d/jk-rowling-hermione-name-theory.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # J. K. Rowling Confirms One of the Most Lighthearted _Harry Potter_ Theories Once and for All  by [Megan McCluskey](/author/megan-mccluskey/)  ## Megan McCluskey Staff Writer Sep 18, 2018 4:04 PM CUT  J.K. Rowling poses at 'Harry Potter and The Cursed Child parts 1 & 2' on Broadway Opening Night at The Lyric Theatre on April 22, 2018 in New York City. J.K. Rowling poses at 'Harry Potter and The Cursed Child parts 1 & 2' on Broadway Opening Night at The Lyric Theatre on April 22, 2018 in New York City.Bruce Glikas/Bruce Glikas/FilmMagic  by [Megan McCluskey](/author/megan-mccluskey/)  ## Megan McCluskey Staff Writer Sep 18, 2018 4:04 PM CUT [J.K. Rowling](http://time.com/5371492/j-k-rowling-trump-tweet/ "undefined") has finally confirmed a [_Harry Potter_ theory](http://time.com/4999597/harry-potter-plot-holes-explained/ "undefined") that many fans have long suspected was true. The wizarding world author took to [Twitter](https://twitter.com/jk%5Frowling "undefined") on Tuesday to respond to speculation that she had Viktor Krum pronounce [Hermione](http://time.com/5206986/jk-rowling-books-tough-times/ "undefined") wrong in _Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire_ in order to stealthily teach readers the correct way to say her name. “Theory: [@jk\_rowling](https://twitter.com/jk%5Frowling "undefined") included that passage on how to pronounce Hermione’s name in Goblet of Fire just to school all of us who were saying HER-MY-OWN like Viktor Krum,” wrote Twitter user Atulaa. Here’s the original quote: --- > “” --- “Theory correct,” Rowling [tweeted](https://twitter.com/jk%5Frowling/status/1041946302215593984 "undefined") back after a day of suspense, settling the matter for her 14 million followers once and for all. > [](https://twitter.com/jk%5Frowling/status/1041946302215593984) ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/5399598/jk-rowling-hermione-name-theory/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/5399598/jk-rowling-hermione-name-theory/"},"headline":"J. K. 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