The Romance (was HBP: the Good, the Not So Good, and the Ridiculous (Spoile

[Carol]

Richard: 
> 
> That is a good point.  They should have a good opportunity to solidify both relationships before the horcrux hunting begins if they take advantage of the Burrow scenes and the wedding.

Carol responds:

Ron still needs to be a bit unsure of himself. Yes, he'll hug Hermione to comfort her now (DD's funeral in the HBP book) instead of pulling away in terror, and he holds her hand when they're at 12 GP in DH, but he's still afraid to kiss her, mostly because he's still insecure and still envious of Harry. The Horcrux senses his insecurities and intensifies them to the point that he actually leaves Harry and Hermione (and, having been kidnapped by Snatchers, can't come back until the Deluminator shows him the way after Hermione speaks his name.) Those insecurities are brought to life before his eyes after Harry opens the Horcrux and we see Horcrux!Harry and Horcrux!Hermione kissing. Once Ron finds the courage to destroy the Horcrux with the Sword of Gryffindor (which he has earned the right to use by rescuing Harry and retrieving the sword under conditions of "need and valor"), he literally and figuratively destroys his insecurities. Of course, he also has to wait for Hermione to cool down and forgive him before he kisses her for the first time. Once he's opened the Chamber of Secrets, allowed her to destroy a Horcrux, and expressed genuine concern for House-Elves, it's finally time. IIRC, *she* kisses him, indicating that it's okay to kiss her any time he likes (preferably after Voldemort is destroyed) and eventually propose to her.

Anyway, my point is that the love relationship between Ron and Hermione can't be fully resolved until Ron gets over his insecurities and fully understands that Harry and Hermione are like a sister and brother and that it's him, Ron, whom Hermione loves.

Carol, who thinks that the filmmakers would be complete idiots not to play the Horcrux!Harry and Hermione scene to its full potential