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

[Carole Estes]

No: HPFGUIDX 7659


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> 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!  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.

In PoU Ron didn't die because he was a traitor.  He died because he was
Harry's friend.  Which could very well happen. Not that it will, but.....

> 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.

This has been postulated a lot, and it kind of bugs me, because its all
about what Harry needs.  Lets put Harry with Ginny so he can have her family
as his own.  Kind neglects what Ginny might need.  I know we have no idea
what Ginny might need or want.   Right now we know that she has a crush on
him. That doesn't mean that they would be right for one another.  But who
knows.  I'd like to see Ginny develop a lot more.

>
> 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.

She said she would in book 5.

>  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.

That's been mentioned tangentially in ASA and is also mentioned in DS (I
think).  I agree its a unique bond they share, and could be the basis for an
interesting relationship once Ginny matures, and depending on the type of
character JKR turns her into.  Right now she's so weak and indeveloped it
makes a lot of people cringe.  They think Harry deserves and would want and
need more.

I think those of us who pair Harry with Hermione do it mainly because she is
the most well developed character, so we can see how they would mesh.  We
also like the idea of best friends becoming more.  We also tend to think
Hermione and Ron's bickering would make for a very contentious pairing.

I'm all for Harry and Ginny (I get to write those scenes in ASA) *if* she's
a strong enough character for him,  NOT just so he can take a place in her
family.

carole
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