[HPforGrownups] R/H,H/H and a couple of observations

[Penny & Bryce Linsenmayer]

No: HPFGUIDX 7657

Hi --

zsenya at yahoo.com wrote:

> I have noticed something very interesting in all of these shipper
> posts.  Many people admit to either having been R/H or being R/H for
> the canon, but that after reading POU, switched to H/H.  So, you're
> basing your preference on a fan fiction to begin with!

Well, I can only speak to my case.  I was essentially a "no-shipper" who
saw the beginnings of a possible R/H romance in PoA (this was before
GoF).  After reading PoU, I started looking at the canon more closely
and realized that H/H made more ultimate sense to me.  In other words,
it caused me to rethink my view of the canon, and my new interpretation
of the canon was reinforced by GoF.  So, I don't think it's a matter of
all H/H people just being muddled by fanfiction and not being able to
distinguish reality (the canon & hence R/H) from fiction (fanfiction,
H/H).  There's a long line of evidence of Hermione having feelings for
Harry, not Ron, beginning with CoS (IMO anyway).

> I think PoU is wonderful, and I love the way that Harry is portrayed
> (very sexy!). As a R/H shipper, though, when I read it, I had a
> mindset of "Well, it's a nice story, but its only happening because
> Ron is dead and that won't happen" because I am convinced by JKR that
> Ron is a good guy and not a  traitor.

Just a reminder that Ron isn't a traitor in the context of PoU; quite
the opposite.  He *is* dead but not because of betrayal.

> Another thought was - Harry really needs some sort of family and I
> think that the Weasley's provide that for him. Being with Hermione

> does not give him a family life like the Weasleys, and actually makes
> it awkward for him to remain part of their life.  Ron with Hermione
> and Harry with Ginny makes me happy,and gives free reign to Harry to
> be part of a warm and loving family.

Well, we don't know anything about Hermione's family, other than it
appears she is an only child.  This doesn't mean that Harry wouldn't
have a happy family existence if he ended up with her.  I also don't
really think the Weasleys' feelings for Harry are so superficial that
they would be compromised if he doesn't marry Ginny & allow Ron to have
Hermione.  Ron & Hermione may have a romance, but adolescent romances
don't always last (I know there's the argument that this is more common
in the wizarding world but...).  If they break up & end up being
amicable at the time of breakup or some point later, I don't imagine the
entire Weasley clan would turn on Harry if he took up with her later.

> Of course, 90% of what I think about Ginny comes from fan fiction as
> well, but I really think that JKR will develop her character further.
> Also, doesn't anyone realize that Ginny is the only one, besides
> Harry, to have been face to face with Voldemort?  That's gotta mean
> something.

Well, she was unconscious for the greater part of that confrontation.
She lapsed into unconsciousness as he was coming out of the diary pages,
didn't she?

Penny



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