R/H-er speaks (was The Ship Hits the Fan)

[Amy]

No: HPFGUIDX 10670

This R/Her has been quiet (quiet on this subject--not quiet in 
general! <g>) because the longer I read the various ship posts, 
hilarious though they are, the less I care who ends up with whom.

Having heard Kathy's clarion call I will say that I am totally 
unconvinced that Harry likes Hermione*  and totally convinced that 
Ron does.  As to the heart of the fair lady herself, I wouldn't 
venture a guess, though if forced to put my money on one or the other 
I'd go with Ron.  

(BTW, Ebony:  "the R/Hers would never permit a menage a trois"--say 
what?  I think Ron/Harry makes [marginally] more sense than H/H.  So 
with an H/H/R ship I at least agree with 2 out of 3!  LOL!)

*However,* I'm an R/H shipper in the sense that I think this is where 
JKR is going, not because I actually think these two should be 
together.  Actually I don't know if she's even going there long-term, 
though I will be surprised and disappointed if they don't fulfill the 
hints of GoF by getting into *some* kind of relationship for the 
length of a book or so.  Disappointed because I think artistic 
integrity demands that she follow it through (if only to show that a 
summer apart quashed any budding romance), not disappointed because 
my heart is set on seeing the two together.

So what's a shipper?  Someone who wants to see a particular pair 
together (sense A)? Someone who thinks two people *are* a couple in 
canon or will be (sense b)?  Someone who has a crush on a character 
and therefore desperately wishes to see him/her in a romance to flesh 
out his/her own fantasies (sense C)?

Amy Z
R/H shipper in sense B
Lupin/anyone-deserving-of-the-divine-RL shipper in sense C

*but if he goes the arm-candy route I will (a) throw up my Cauldron 
Cakes and (b) quit HP cold turkey in protest.