The Ship Hits the Fan (long, but filled with brilliant insights)

[SKTHOMPSON_1 at msn.com]

No: HPFGUIDX 10737

DISCLAIMER: I can see the merits and plausibility of FITD. 
Having said that...
> Kathy> OK, first of all, WHERE are all the R/H-ers?

Here I am, Captain.  Sorry, I was cha-chaing on the Lido deck with 
Gopher.

> Kathy> At the moment, the Good Ship R/H feels more like a rowboat, 
with me paddling furiously to get out of the way of the wake created 
by the big gaudy SS H/H.  Zsenya?  Elizabeth?  Thena?  Little 
> help, please?  :)<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<
 
Yeoman Kelley, reporting for duty.  (Just don't make me be the one 
who gets killed when we beam down to a new island...  Or, if I must 
be, let me inexplicably return for every new mission.  I know, I 
know, I'm mixing my cheesy tv-show jokes...) 

> Ebony: 
> >And Kathy, I'll bet the R/Hers thought they were off the hook due 
to Penny's carpal tunnel and the upcoming arrival of the littlest 
Linsenmayer.
>
>Kathy:
> Oh, I know better than to think that H/H-ers will ever be silent.  
Though the "destroyer" rhetoric is starting to get a little 
disturbing, I must admit.  I know it's all in jest, but tell me, why 
is it that H/H-ers seem to see themselves as missionaries of some 
sort?  I hope you know I'm not picking on you, Ebony, or anyone in 
particular for that matter, but it just seems to me that the H/H 
crowd often manifests an almost manic to convert others.  (Almost 
> like they're trying to convince themselves of the rightness of 
their position...(;, sorry, couldn't resist throwing that in!).<<<<<<

Yes!  The R/H-ers are not the heathens; we have seen the light!  

>Kathy:
> But seriously, I have corresponded with several other R/H-ers off-
list who have told me they wouldn't participate in the shipper 
debates on this list because they perceived the H/H-ers here as 
being, well, let's just say too vehement.  
> Obviously, I don't really agree, since I get into it with y'all on 
a regular basis :)...  <<<<<<<<<<< 

I've dabbled a bit, myself, though now I'll start a rigorous training 
program.  100% No Fear...

>Kathy again:
>but I can't help but notice that the R/H ranks have gotten quieter 
> around here, even though the number of R/H-ers (at least according 
to the poll) hasn't gone down.<<<<<<<<<<<<

Personally, I'm just secure in my beliefs.  I feel no need to 
convince anyone of the 'rightness' of R/H.  Sadly, H/H-ers won't 
change due to my beliefs.  You just have to let them go on, then when 
they WANT help, we offer comfort and solace and gentle deprogramming. 
 
> Ebony again:
> >I can't speak from the R/H perspective at all, but I'm
> >sure there will be no terrible cry from the H/H battleship-cum-
Carnival Cruise if H/H is disproven (partly because one of our 
theories-in-progress is "all roads lead to H/H"... but I digress).
>
> Kathy: 
> And I don't think there will be a terrible outcry from the Good 
Ship R/H either.  We know where Hermione belongs; it's just a matter 
of her figuring it out.  (:  <<<<<<<<<<<<<

Precisely.  She has yet to realize that she will be a brilliant 
author married to the Minister of Magic, mother to a number of 
darling little red-headed moppets...
 
> Ebony yet again (we knew she was loquacious!):
> >You know, I never thought I'd agree with an R/Her on so much. Of 
course, deep down I really think Kathy is an H/H Prodigal, who will 
eventually tire of R/H Disorder and come on home. :-)
>
>Kathy: 
> Not a chance, my friend.  It never really did it for me in the 
first place, and the more you try to convert me, the more I will 
stick to my guns with Ron-like stubbornness.

I am -with- you.  Harry's a nice guy, brave and all that, but...eh.  
Ron has that spark.  And, he's funny--Hermione needs a few more 
laughs in her life.  My R/H tendencies are purely selfish:  'Ron and 
Hermione' just seems like a lot more fun to me.

>Kathy: 
> All that said, I REALLY liked Penny's idea of the various ships as 
party liners sailing along the HP waters.  I have been thinking about 
the Good Ship R/H: It's large and looks fairly rickety from the 
outside, but it's held up by magic and is much more sturdy than some 
might think.  It has chess sets throughout and small explosions are 
considered a matter of course.  It also has a large closet full of 
shoes so Ron can demonstrate his shoe-tying technique (if you don't 
get it, go read B Bennett's newest fic).  Oh, and we never serve 
Corned Beef on the Good Ship R/H.<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<
 
Not to mention the ghost up in the crow's nest, and gnomes scampering 
about underdeck...

> So, all are welcome to the Good (Rowboat) R/H--we can build on 
additions and the magic'll hold it up!  <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<

Absolutely!  There's always room for one more when you're with the 
Weasleys.  (And who doesn't want to party with them?)

Yeoman Kelley, pledging her loyalty to her 'ship'...