[HPforGrownups] Re: The Kiss

[Penny & Bryce Linsenmayer]

No: HPFGUIDX 7377

Good morning all --

Susan McGee wrote:

> Hermione is the quintessential adolescent girl who is far more
> emotionally mature than the boys her age. Harry is her friend.
> (Harry to Victor Krum...That's because we're FRIENDS. She's NOT my
> girlfriend. CLEARly indicating to her AND to Molly Weasley that he
> has no interest in Hermione except as his FRIEND)

Ahem .... I insisted to everyone who would listen that the new guy I was
spending *so* much time with in law school was *just* a friend.  He
likewise insisted the same thing to anyone who would listen.  It took a
long time for either of us (especially him) to realize & admit that
maybe there was more there than just a friendship.  He's been my loving
husband for over 7 years now.  Sometimes the things that get emphasized
and voiced the most loudly are just a mask or cover-up for other
feelings that one would rather not acknowledge or admit at that
particular time.  <g>

> An aeon ago, when I was 14, it was highly significant when a boy put
> his arm around you. BUT, a kiss on the cheek was the sign of
> affection, not passion.

Yes, but it was *Hermione* who initiated the peck on the cheek, not
Harry.  When I was 14, I'd have rather died than kiss a boy on the cheek
(yes, even one who was just a platonic friend), if he hadn't made some
move first.  I still say it was a bit significant given her age.

Penny


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