"Fanfic Tangent" (ship warning)

[Rita Winston]

No: HPFGUIDX 10061

--- In HPforGrownups at egroups.com, mlleelizabeth at a... wrote:

> That's correct.  Ms Rowling has not yet created a character whom I
> believe would be happy with Hermione in the long run. 

I believe that Viktor and Hermione could be happy together in the 
long run (except that I think JKR is going to kill him, which makes 
him ineligible for marriage).  He has the maturity and class to 
appreciate her instead of all the pretty ones chasing him. They're 
both independent types who don't have to always be clinging to each 
other, so she won't be jealous of his travelling for his Quidditch 
career and he won't be jealous of her long hours in libraries and 
labs for her research career. He has his own fame and accomplishments 
to feel proud of and doesn't need to build up his ego by putting her 
down. On the contrary, he has enough self-opinion that he can sit 
back and be supportive of her when she is the center of attention, 
and just feel that being paired with such a brainy woman adds to 
his glory.  When he retires from his Quidditch career, he can stay 
home with the kids and be the neighborhood hero: idolized by every 
kid in the neighborhood because he tells them Quidditch stories and 
fixes their broomsticks.

I think Ginny and Hermione could work the same way, IF they both 
swing that way AND Ginny transfers her hero-worship from the Famous 
Harry Potter to First-in-her-year Hermione with 15 NEWTs. Canon Ginny 
is just a nice kid who expects to get HER glory from her spouse.