The Kiss

[Jim Ferer]

No: HPFGUIDX 7725


Kimberly: "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."

My feelings exactly about Ginny and Harry; she's likely to be as loyal 
and loving as her mother is, and Harry's going to need it. I hope Ron 
and Hermione are happy, but I can't see them together, even though JKR 
is hitting us over the head with it. Read Ebony Elizabeth's excellent 
fic, which is taking a look at R/H gone sour. I think marrying into 
the loving Weasley family would be very good for Harry.

Kimberley:"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."

An additional point I hadn't thought of. There must be a schism in 
wizarding society that leads to a lot of misunderstanding: some 
wizards, like the Weasleys, are completely lost in the Muggle world, 
while others, like Harry and Hermione, can move in both.  This could 
create real problems in wizard society, and in marriage too.

Kimberley:"I'm hoping that if this isn't the way it goes, that nobody 
will be paired up when the series ends."

Me too, but don't be surprised if Harry isn't paired up. He's likely 
to be the Hero, the "man alone", so taken up by his quest and his 
ordeal he hasn't got anything left for another person.  In other 
words, like Frodo. I hope not for his sake.

Don't just dream, write. We all like new fic by people with ideas.