Let’s go back to Hermione Granger, the extroverted character played by introverted Emma Watson. Hermione’s urgent need to talk in class in the Harry Potter novels seems to contrast with her ability to swallow up books, but when she’s studying, she’s exemplifying Free Trait Theory. Driven by a passion for knowledge, she sits by herself and reads voraciously. Little’s theory applies to all of us, and it says that we can take on opposite traits when we’re so inspired.
