The Kiss

[Kimberly]

No: HPFGUIDX 7635

--- In HPforGrownups at egroups.com, "Jim Ferer" <jferer at y...> wrote:

> Far be it for me to challenge you, Ebony.  I'm a Ginny/Harry shipper 
> and I have no support from JKR whatsoever, at least from Harry's 
side.

Jim,

I've been reading the 'shipping threads with great interest, in part 
because I love all things Weasley and it pains me to think that any of 
them (especially the love of my inner child's life, Ron) might not end 
up completely, blissfully happy with their lives.  If any of them have 
to have something less than pleasant in their lives or their 
characters, I'm hoping it's Percy, who I actually do feel a great deal 
of sympathy for, but am not as attached to for obvious reasons.
So I'm loving the idea of Harry and Ginny, as that (in my mind) makes 
everything work out for the best for all of my favorite people, and 
they all can live happy ever after in one big happy family-type group.

Here's what's drifted into my head in relation to this idea:

If Harry and Hermione were to end up together, Ron would be on the 
outside of the threesome and it would ruin the great balance of the 
friendships the three of them have.  With Ron and Hermione together, 
there would not be this lopsidedness, if only because Harry is the 
protagonist, and thus not likely to be marginalized.  Plus Harry and 
Hermione together, as a muggle-born and a muggle-raised, would be on 
the fringes of the wizarding world in regards to culture and 
tradition.
However if it is Ron and Hermione and Harry and Ginny, everyone's 
happy.  Harry gets not only a girl who adores him (and I'm hoping for 
some proof in the future that she's worthy of him as well, since she's 
not very fleshed-out yet), he also gets the family he's always lacked, 
and who have specifically shown him the only familial love he's ever 
had.  He (and Hermione both, this way) gets to be an insider in the 
whole wizard culture for the first time, as he's joining a big old 
wizarding family.  He also (what could be better?) gets his two best 
friends as brother and sister-in-law, and everyone can gather together 
at the Burrow for wonderful family holidays.  It's just so perfect!  
To me it's like the pieces of a puzzle fitting together - sure, you 
can force pieces into other places, but the picture doesn't end up 
nearly as pretty.

I'm hoping that if this isn't the way it goes, that nobody will be 
paired up when the series ends.  After all, I supposed it'd be nice to 
allow the kids to grow up before they choose their lifelong mates.  
But if I had my way....

Dreaming,
kimberly