Ron's Love Life

[plinsenmayer]

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From: plinsenmayer
Subject: Re: Ron's Love Life
Date: 8/18/00 2:10 pm  (ET)

Hi:

<<<Penny, what was it before Book 4 that caused you to suspect the
Ron-->Hermione crush? I would have never suspected as much until Book 4
practically beat me over the head with it.>>>

There were a few places in CoS where I had a bit of a thought, but it
was mainly PoA that caused me to make that particular prediction.

CoS evidence: Ron seems most upset by the fact that Hermione was petrified
(more so than Harry); it's when Ron glances at her empty seat that he
resolves to follow the spiders with Harry; & at the end, in McGonagall's
office, when Dumbledore mentions that the mandrake draught had been
given out to the petrified students, Ron pipes up with "So, Hermione's
okay then?"

PoA evidence: they bicker back & forth throughout the book (which can
indicate romantic feelings in kids that age -- not always, but sometimes);
when she slugs Malfoy & walks out on Trelawney, he seems to see her in
a whole new light.

I don't think Ron yet realizes that he has romantic feelings for Hermione,
not even by the end of GoF.

Ebony has dubbed my theory the "Farmer in the Dell" theory: Ron likes
Hermione, Hermione likes Harry & Harry likes . . . .someone else or maybe
noone. He liked Cho, but as I said yesterday, I don't see any potential
for that to continue or progress in any way.

The R/Hr pairing is so obvious that it also makes me think JKR will go in
a different direction entirely. She may be trying to cause her readers to
*think* that's where she's headed (wouldn't be the first curve ball she's
thrown us, would it?). I still have strong suspiscions that there will
be some variant on my Farmer in the Dell theory (and/or a love triangle,
betrayal, etc.).

Penny