Shipping Party Boats ... Anyone for a Cruise?/menage a trois

[Ebony Elizabeth Thomas]

No: HPFGUIDX 10445

Susan wrote:
>Has anyone suggested a menage a trois?
>
>All three move into together...both Harry and Ron are involved with
>Hermione...in some circles Harry and Ron would also, uh, become
>involved with each other?
>
>Is there any fan fic that discusses this?

Actually, Rita has suggested it quite a few times.  I have too in shipping 
posts, tongue-in-cheek.  It seems like a nice resolution to the ship debate. 
  Only two problems:  1)  The R/Hers would never agree to it, and 2) we 
vocal H/Hers like to argue.

All the current fan fic that deals with triads are primarily NC-17.  Not too 
well written, either... why not try your hand at it, Susan?  I'll beta.  ;-)

Speaking of H/R/H, fics that truly explore the prism of the Friendship are 
rare.  I'd really like to see more post-Hogwarts fics along this line.  One 
of the best I've read thus far (and it wasn't all that great stylistically) 
was about Harry and Ron being there for Hermione during the birth of her 
first child... they were in their late twenties or early thirties... she was 
married to someone outside of canon and either Ron or Harry was too.  No 
romantic interest between any of the Three... extremely close friendship.  
She even named the child after one or both of them.

I've thought out a cool scenario or two that would make the no-shippers 
happy... meaning Harry, Ron, and Hermione would all be involved with someone 
they meet in adult life or no one.  I'd love to explore any future spouses' 
perspective of the Friendship.

During Hogwarts... well, we have JKR for that.  :-)

--Ebony

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Ebony AKA AngieJ
(H/H Special Agent, First Class)

"'We start by recruiting members,' said Hermione happily.  'I thought two 
Sickles to join--that buys a badge--and the proceeds can fund our leaflet 
campaign.  You're treasurer, Ron--I've got you a collecting tin 
upstairs--and Harry, you're secretary, so you might want to write down 
everything I'm saying now, as a record of our first meeting.'

"There was a pause in which Hermione beamed at the pair of them, and Harry 
sat, torn between exasperation at Hermione and amusement at the look on 
Ron's face."

--from Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, p. 225, 1st Amer. ed.

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