OOP. Impressions. Spoilers.SHIPs

[Kewpie]

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> > ok, Katie asked JKR if Harry and Hermione would be snogging
> (kissing) in the 
> > book and JKR said something to the effect of "Harry and Hermione? 
> No, Ron and 
> > Hermione, maybe."  I'm paraphrasing because I don't have a 
> transcript, but her 
> > tone was one of surprise over the H|H question, and answered as 
if 
> she were 
> > correcting Katie on which SHIP would eventually sail.
> > 
> Why?
> 
> Why would JKR indicate to KC which ship would 'sail' when in the JP 
> vs JKR interview she said she doesn't want to 'spoil the fun'
> 
> JEREMY PAXMAN: Unlikely pairings? Not Hermione and Draco Malfoy or 
> anything like that? 
> 
> JK ROWLING: I don't really want to say as it will ruin all the fan 
> sites. They have such fun with their theories ... and it is fun, it 
> is fun. 
> 

The feeling I get in Dateline was that JKR was slightly irritated by 
Katie's assuming Harry/Hermione as if this pair was a sure-happening 
thing. JKR asked Katie back, "why? you think so?" (paraphrasing) and 
even made a somewhat disgusting face, then said, "NO~" then 
added "it's Ron and Hermione, that's where the tension are" 
(paraphrasing).