[HPforGrownups] Re: The Kiss

[Penny & Bryce Linsenmayer]

No: HPFGUIDX 7415

Hi --

naama wrote:

> AND, I've just remembered, she broke down hysterically (!) when she
> realized that RON forgave her. When Harry showed he wasn't angry with
> her wasn't all that moved (as I recall, I don't have my copy here
> right now).

Harry was never really angry with her in the first place -- not too much
anyway.  Not long after the Firebolt was confiscated, he's thinking that
he knew she meant well, and he was hoping they could make it up soon.
By the time stubborn Ron got around to forgiving her, Harry & Hermione
had more or less already made their peace.

> Naama, surprised to find herself an H/R shipper.

That's okay -- we'll forgive you anyway.  <g>

> I think you've forgotten Fleur's sister, Gabrielle. It was
> mainly because of her that he was the last to return (not to mention
> almost drowned). His "moral fibre" was exemplified precisely by
> helping a person who was completely UNrelated to him, and moreover,
> WAS related to one of his competitors.
>
I didn't forget Fleur's sister.  My main point was just that *if* there
was a slash element to be found in the fact that Ron was Harry's "thing
he'd miss most," then that theory is a bit undercut by the fact that he
didn't take Ron immediately to the surface before trying to rescue the
others.

Incidentally, Ebony's main H/H point with this scene has always been
that once Harry freed his own hostage, instead of turning to his love
interest & undercutting his rival Cedric, he turned instinctively &
immediately to Hermione & began trying to extricate her.

Penny


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