Suppose "Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone" is a fantasy novel written by British author J.K. Rowling. The first novel in the Harry Potter series and Rowling's debut novel, it follows Harry Potter, a young wizard who discovers his magical heritage on his eleventh birthday, when he receives a letter of acceptance to Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry.
Can we infer that "Hermione Granger is a character in the novel"?