[HPforGrownups] SHIP: RE: Krum and the Second Task (was semi-formal...)

[Ebony Elizabeth Thomas]

No: HPFGUIDX 11770

Had to second our captain's excellent logic here...

>Look at Krum as an example -- granted we don't know for sure how things
>will play out between Krum & Hermione.  But, my guess is that she was
>flattered to go to the Ball with him -- older guy, her first real date,
>he's a "big deal", etc.  But, it seemed to me that she was a bit
>overwhelmed by how much interest he had in her after the Yule Ball, and
>I don't think she had serious intentions with regard to him.  I think
>she was happy to go with him to the Ball and liked getting to know him
>but wasn't ready for serious relationship & all that.  So .... my guess
>is that the Flattery Factor (Krum's obvious interest) probably didn't,
>in the end, get him anywhere with her.  I could be proven wrong of
>course but that's just my take on it.
>

Let's take a look at that passage from GoF, shall we?

********

"Harry, well done!"  Hermione cried.  "You did it, you found out how all by 
yourself!"

"Well--" said Harry.  He would have told her about Dobby, but he had just 
noticed Karkaroff watching him.  He was the only judge who had not left the 
table; the only judge not showing signs of pleasure and relief that Harry, 
Ron, and Fleur's sister had got back safely.  "Yeah, that's right," said 
Harry, raising his voice slightly so that Karkaroff could hear him.

"You haff a water beetle in your hair, Herm-own-ninny," said Krum.  Harry 
had the impression that Krum was drawing her attention back onto himself; 
perhaps to remind her that he had just rescued her from the lake, but 
Hermione brushed away the beetle ****impatiently**** and said, "You're well 
outside the time limit, though, Harry... Did it take you ages to find us?"

"No... I found you okay..."

(p. 304-305, Scholastic ed., emphasis mine)

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Passage speaks for itself, doesn't it?  (Ron-like, matter-of-fact nod.)  
Now, no one is saying that it's an H/H support... so spare the list *that* 
comment, please.  Not even H/Hers use it.

BUT--the passage does rather debunk the notion that Hermione is going to go 
swooning into some boy's arms just because he happens to show some interest 
in her.  Now *that* is not canon.

Ron should know better.  He's her best friend.  Hopefully Ron won't follow 
in Krum's footsteps.  Wouldn't *that* be sad?

--Ebony (who laughs at the notion that shippers don't read canon, and H/H 
shippers in particular... the majority of H/H shippers have only read canon 
and don't feel the need to explain their position... because... we know what 
we know! <eg>)

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