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That wasn't directed at you, CP. But I dig your response.
Alas, I agree only insofar as Dumbledore goes. I've read all the books, most multiple times. I don't perceive Hermoine as remaining mousey through the series. She seems to grow more confident and mature with age and experience, like most girls ... much less most girls who happen to be the most talented witches of their generation.
Ron Weasely is a wimp and comic foil for Harry throughout the books. Perhaps Harry likes him because he's good natured, mellow where Harry is not, and loyal to a fault ... though for dramatics, it seems Harry and Ron have stupid, long-lasting fights a little too often.
Also it must be remembered that the movie characters are aging a little bit faster than their literary counterparts. The books happen once per year, the movies have lagged behind that schedule a bit ... but the young actors hit puberty when they do - regardless of filming schedule. That might explain why, for example, Hermoine seems a little more womanly that you pictured her while reading.
I happen to think movie Hermoine's attractiveness peaked at Prisoner of Azkaban. She was too young, but I think she's gotten less pretty since then. Same for Potter. His cuteness peaked during the same movie, and once he actually became legitimate hotness age - he wasn't quite as handsome (imo).
Ron Weasley, though in a doofy way, was a surprising ball of sex appeal in the last movie. Um, but his twin brothers had peaked in Goblet of Fire, and looked pretty old in the last film.
Speaking of which, and since the movie lag will only get worse as they release the last filmed book as a two-parter, the entire cast will look like those 30-somethings of old trying to play high schoolers. Unintended comedy awaits us.
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