10 Smartest Decisions In Fantasy Movie History

Considering that almost everyone in the audience had already read the book before seeing the big screen adaptation of Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, there was very little to take them by surprise, but that didn't make it any less exciting seeing more of the Wizarding World come to life before their eyes.

The Harry Potter franchise is one with countless moments that could have made this list, and most of them can be credited to one particular character: Hermione Granger.

Easily the smartest of the bunch, Hermione won us over time and time again with her quick thinking and her ability to pull everyone else out of difficult situations.

One of her highlights comes in the Chamber of Secrets, when her character manages to solve the entire mystery alone while in the library, and then uses a mirror to protect herself from the basilisk while attempting to warn her friends.

While the giant snake intercepts her before she can, her mirror ensures that it cannot kill her. Even though she is incapacited by the monster, she manages to inform Harry and Ron of how it was getting around using a note clutched in her petrified hand.

Here, Hermione was truly several steps ahead of everyone else, despite only being twelve years old.