Farmer in the Dell

[selah_1977]

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From: selah_1977
Subject: Re: Farmer in the Dell
Reply To: [Yahoo! #7535] Re: Farmer in the Dell
Date: 8/22/00 6:25 pm  (ET)

Penny wrote re: Hermione's reaction to Ron in Book 4:

"Well, I guess I would argue that her embarassment stems from the fact
that she knows Ron likes her & she knows that what's she's about to say
might make him uncomfortable or angry. I'm still not convinced that her
embarassment means she likes him back."

I can't speak for anyone else, but I've found myself in Hermione's
situation over and over again as a teen and even in college. It even
happened to me last year at work! Her reactions are perfectly normal
and does not necessarily indicate that she reciprocates his feelings IMO.

Assertion #1: "She blushed."
--You would too. Let me explain. For some reason, every time I looked
up, some guy who I *thought* was a brother was suddenly seeking more
than sibling affection. Unless the guy was a complete loser (and none
of my friends fit the bill), whenever I noticed him staring with That
Look in his eyes, I would blush too! (At least my face would get all
warm--you can't really tell if I'm blushing or not. <g>) Didn't mean I
had any intention to change his status in my life. It's a very humble
"wow, what does he see in me?" type reaction.

Assertion #2: "She seems embarrassed to tell Ron what Viktor said to her."
---In my experience, whenever The Boyfriend came up in conversation
with a crushed-out close friend, it made me VERY embarrassed. Even I
didn't like the friend in question *in that way* I didn't want to see
him hurt, either.

Assertion #3: "She seems jealous of Fleur."
---I always experienced some pangs of jealousy when The Look disappeared
from a crushed-out friend's eyes, too. I would say more about this in
relation to socialized female behavior in the society I grew up in,
but I don't want to step on any toes.

Bottom Line:
--Even if I'm wrong about all of the above, even if all of my arguments
are very Ebony-specific, *all is not going to go smoothly in this H/R
setup*. I'd be willing to put money on it.

Actually, unless JKR avoids romantic entanglements altogether, there
will be ship-related complications. Even if all three date outside of
the Trio. There's no way around it.

Ebony AKA AngieJ (who enjoys ship debates as much as some enjoy the
Numbers and Casting discussions--to each his/her own!)