The Kiss

[Scott]

No: HPFGUIDX 7341


"Bye, Harry!" said Hermione, and she did something she had never done 
> before, and kissed him on the cheek.  (GoF, 1st Amer. ed., p. 734)
> 
> Yes, it was discussed.  I think the consensus was that it means 
> nothing.  Personally, I agree.  I've already established the fact 
> that I have a psychology block that's insurmountable.  :)

> My eighth graders from this summer are convinced that Hermione 
likes 
> Harry, and they use the kiss as part of their evidence.  "You've 
> forgotten what it's like to be 13 and 14, Miss Thomas," they 
> said.  "A kiss is a big deal.  Even if it's on the cheek."  They're 
> not shippers at all, they claim.  "It's not a question of who's 
going 
> to get together... it's a question of what's going to happen."  

Maybe your kids had something there. After all they're the same age 
as Harry and Hermione, and who would know better the emotions of a 14 
yr old than a 14 yr old.

However Jo isn't 14 and she's the one writing. Perhaps she is more 
inclined to look at it in the same light as members of this group. 

I for one agree with the latter, doubting very seriously that it 
meant anything at all. I'm not about to tell that to Ron though!

Scott