[HPforGrownups] Re: H/H shippers clues

[Kathleen Kelly MacMillan]

No: HPFGUIDX 8166

>I've been trying all vacation to comb the books and find evidence of
>Hermione's reciprocation of Ron's interest... I needed an "I knew I
>liked you, Ron, when..." scenario.  I'm finding I'm making up stuff.


Okay, I don't understand how people can say that there is no evidence that 
Hermione likes Ron back. What about the several times in GoF when Hermione 
gets all annoyed at the attention Ron is paying to Fleur?  I know I know, 
we've been through this before, I know the time after the 2nd task could be 
interpreted as H/H or H/R because Fleur kisses both Harry and Ron, but, I will 
say it again:  When they are leaving Hogwarts at the end of GoF, Fleur "smiled 
at [Ron]; Hermione scowled" (GoF, UK ediiton, p.628).  That's a SEMICOLON 
people; these things are related.  And I still maintain that the kiss two 
pages later is a)Hermione being supportive of one of her best friends who has 
been through hell and b) a subtle attempt at getting back at Ron for the 
incident with Fleur.  Although seriously I think putting any romantic spin on 
"the kiss" takes away from the story at this point.  To me, the ending scene 
was a beautiful reiteration of the closeness of the 3 friends and how Harry 
can make it because of his friends support.  That, more than my H/R leaning, 
is the reason why the big hooha about the kiss bugs me.  It's like it cheapens 
the whole thing somehow.  (And, as B. Bennett's "The Other Kiss" shows, we 
certainly don't know what happened after Harry went through that barrier, do 
we?).


Anyway, rant over
(for now)

Kathy