The Kiss

[Susan McGee]

No: HPFGUIDX 7473

--- In HPforGrownups at egroups.com, Penny & Bryce Linsenmayer 
<pennylin at s...> wrote:
> 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.
> 

Nonsense (she said politely). He was showing moral fiber. He already 
knew that Ron was safe -- he'd rescued him. Harry is the hero. He's 
always trying to do the "right thing". And Cho is mostly fantasy -- 
didn't JKR say that the characters would mostly be interested in 
those who were wrong for them? Whereas Hermione is really a friend. 
Which is why he turned first to Hermione. He doesn't really have a 
relationship with Cho. Just fantasies about her and some sexual 
attraction.

Susan