SHIP: Muddying the pool

[viola_1895]

No: HPFGUIDX 31453

--- In HPforGrownups at y..., "heathernmoore" <heathernmoore at y...> wrote:
>  You know, right now I'm really hoping one of two things happens in 
HP5:
> 
>  a) Hermione takes up with some nice upperclassman in Ravenclaw or 
Hufflepuff

Delurking to say: _Word_, my sister! ^_- 


Seriously though, ship debates are interesting in that they're quite 
often about who _Hermione_ should end up with rather than who Harry 
should. ^_^ Which I find quite intriguing. Is it because most of the 
active fans are female and find something identifiable in Hermione? 
Or is there something else going on there? As someone with almost no 
ship preference, I'm obviously unqualified to answer that question. 
*shrugs* If this question has been asked before, I apologize in 
advance... but are there any theories why as to why the debates 
develop from that perspective?

Throwing my own bit of mud into the water...
-Julie