H/H v H/R; Merchandise

[Penny & Bryce Linsenmayer]

No: HPFGUIDX 7567

Hi--

Kathleen Kelly MacMillan wrote:

> Yet another reason why I don't believe H/H is plausible:  How come Ron
> did not get jealous of all the tabloid articles pairing up Harry and
> Hermione?  Yes, there was the "scarlet woman" remark and all that, but
> it seemed to me he was pretty jealous of Viktor and didn't even seem
> bothered by the Harry-thing.  And he was pretty jealous,too..I think
> if there were some underlying tension between Harry and Hermione, we
> would have seen Ron reacting to it.

Okay, I'll say it again.  *My* theory is that Hermione likes Harry at
this point in the canon, but Harry has shown no interest in Hermione at
this point.  So, there's nothing from Harry's end for Ron to pick up
on.  I think he's just not attuned to female signals enough yet to know
how to read Hermione very well or he might pick up on what I think are
her feelings for Harry.   Like Ebony said, Ron ain't the most perceptive
person around in my mind either, but in any case, there's nothing for
him to pick up on from Harry.  Viktor, OTOH, has shown clear &
convincing evidence of romantic interest in Hermione.  The Prophet
articles were denied vociferously by both Harry & Hermione, and like I
said earlier this week, the vehemence of their denials is interesting to
me.  The Krum/Harry conversation on this point is, like Jim pointed out,
very revealing if you look below the surface of what Harry says.  *I*
think H/H is something that will develop over time, probably in
adulthood after the Voldemort business is finished.  They are infinitely
better suited than Ron & Hermione.

MERCHANDISE: I am delighted to report that I finally found the HP
pillowcases, which have Harry on one side & Hermione on the other,
yesterday!  Previously, I'd only seen them as part of the bedding sets.
There's a definite subliminal message in those pillowcases!  My sister
was shopping with me, and while she's a HP fan, she's not obsessed & has
no real opinion on the shipper issues at all.  I mentioned that Ron
seems to be pretty absent from most of the WB merchandise.  She shrugged
and said, "Yeah, he's pretty vanilla though.  A follower. Harry &
Hermione are the exciting ones."

Penny



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