H/H Dull & R/H Loads of Fun? (contrarian view)

[Kelley]

No: HPFGUIDX 11517

--- In HPforGrownups at y..., cassandraclaire at m... wrote:
> > Kelley wrote:
> > > And I feel exactly the same Kathy, R/H has much more 'fun'-
potential than H/H to me.  I know, H/H-ers, I know, that doesn't 
counter 'H/H are more suited in the real world' etc., but come on, be 
honest:  doesn't H/H just seem a tad dull?
> >Penny wrote: 
> > Well .... since you asked my opinion:  No!  I don't see H/H as 
dull at all.
>
> Cassie wrote: 
> *chortles* Dull? I'd have to say that far before I susbscribe to 
> the "H/H are more suited in the real world" theory, I subscribe to 
> the "It's just much more interesting" theory. I agree with Penny 
that Ron and Hermione's endless whining at each other seems to me to 
be far less entertaining angry sparks (she's got more entertaining 
angry sparks with Draco than Ron) that tedious bickering.<<<<<<<<<<<

Well, I will say that if there had been any romantic interest toward 
the other from either Herm or Draco, I might be a different shipper.  
There's nothing from canon Draco so far, to be considered attractive.

> Cassie wrote:
>(Even Harry finds it tedious..he takes refuge in the owlery to avoid 
them.) I guess it's a never-the-twain shall meet situation, because 
while I see endless interesting possibilities in H/H (Harry has to go 
off and save the world; Hermione, being the smartest witch of her 
generation, can help, him, fight with him, be an equal partner to 
him) <<<<<<<<<<<<<

Okay, but we're already getting this from Harry and Hermione.  He's 
already saving the world with help from Herm (and others as well, of 
course).  If you take away this plotline, what is there for them?  If 
they weren't fighting Vold, what would be happening with them?

> Cassie:
>I just don't at all see the fun in R/H. I just... don't see it. <g> 
I remember when I first wanted to write an HP fanfiction, I knew I 
> wanted a romance and I knew I wanted it to be either H/H or 
H/D....it just didn't occur to me to write R/H because I didn't think 
I could wring a single interesting situation out of it. <eg> Maybe 
I'll pull an Ebony and try to force myself to write an R/H, just to 
see if I can do it.<<<<<<<<<<<<<<

Hehheh, well I'd love to see it.  Maybe the 'fun' in those two is the 
idea that others can see it (their attraction/feelings/whatever for 
one another), but they can't or don't or won't yet.  Like JKR 
says "Ron doesn't know it yet."  In a vague sense, it's similar 
to 'the lady doth protest too much'.  I'd rather it be bickering than 
gooey mush between them.  And, yes, I'd like it to be neither of 
those...

Kelley--who does have 'Hermione' hair...