Fleur & R/H

[Penny & Bryce Linsenmayer]

No: HPFGUIDX 4755

Hi --

Kathleen Kelly MacMillan wrote:

> >That's strange. Why would Hermione care -- Harry is not interested in
>
> >Fleur and everyone knows that Hermione is not interested in Ron,
>
>
> This WAS sarcasm right?  Tell me this was sarcasm!

Um . . . yes.  Never fear --  I feel quite sure Susan was being
sarcastic.  I'm also quite sure it was directed largely at me, since I'm
the person most vocally & most often making the argument that Hermione
is not necessarily interested in Ron.  That's okay -- I'm thick-skinned
enough to weather a little sarcasm these days.  <g>

I responded to her post with rational reasons why Hermione's reaction
might indicate a more general dislike of Fleur as a person rather than a
personal dislike of Fleur due to attentions bestowed on the ever-doting
Ron.

FYI -- I'm a lawyer, so I spent 3 yrs of my life being trained to make
all sides of any argument, no matter how unpopular or implausible said
arguments might be.  If you only argued one side of an issue on an exam
paper, you . . . .uh . . . wouldn't do too well in the grades.  I still
see R/H as being a superficial, surface-text reading of the books (and
too obvious a course for JKR to chart), and I have made what I think are
plausible, well-supported arguments why this might not be as obvious as
some people think it is.  If you don't agree, great!  You're more than
free to counter my arguments with support for your own position.  But,
don't be surprised if I come back with counter counter-arguments.  :--)

And, btw, there is a nice counter-argument to something I've argued all
along, and I can't believe none of the R/H fans has ever mentioned it.
But, hey, I'm not gonna make your points for you!  <evil grin>

Penny



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