Happy Family and the G/H

[Kathleen Kelly MacMillan]

No: HPFGUIDX 10923

Someone (I lost track of who, but now that I read it again, it *has* to be 
Penny <g>) wrote:
> It seems like adherents to this theory tend to pair off Ron with Hermione
> and then say, "ooh, what about Harry? Oh, well, he can be with Ginny and
> then everyone's happy" (which, btw, *is* the "Harry Problem" that the
> R/H'ers insist doesn't exist -- pairing him off with Ginny (who's a
> sidelines character that we don't know much about at this point)
because
> they've paired Hermione off with Ron).

I never said that R/H would not change the dynamic of the Trio, what I meant 
was that I don't see it being a *problem*.  I don't get the impression that 
Harry's bothered at all by the idea of Ron and Hermione having a separate 
relationship, as long as the 3 of them are still friends.  (Actually I got the 
impression that he would find it a huge relief if they would just admit their 
feelings to one another and get it over with!)

But I digress (often and at length!)...what I wanted to say was that wanting 
H/G to develop a relationship isn't necessarily a corallary of R/H.  And I 
don't think that those who propose it are doing it as a solution to any sort 
of "Harry problem" either.


kimberly responded to Penny with:
>I can't say for everyone, but you've completely missed the point with me,
>because I want Ginny and Harry together because I want them together, not
>because he can't be with Hermione. I have no Harry problem. I think he and
>Hermione are ill-suited (and as an aside, that Hermione and Ron would, as
>they mature, bring out the best in each other [see the Buckbeak incident
>that ended the Scabbers/Crookshanks argument]). <snip>It's a gut thing, and
>the happy family is a very cheerful, huge added bonus, in my opinion.

Yes, I agree!  The OBHWF idea may be cheesy and admittedly improbable in the 
canon (just because it would be too tidy, as Cassie pointed out) but it is 
appealing.  And, depending on how they get there, it could cause all kinds of 
interesting situations.  (Once again, I point to "The Best Man" series by Mrs. 
Weasley, which I know you are all tired of hearing from me about, but I think 
it provides an excellent example of how the parallel relationships could cause 
tensions, when one is working smoothly and the other is not).  *And*, for 
those who say it's improbable, well, my brother and my cousin (who are also 
best friends) married 2 sisters.  Stuff like this does happen in real life.

Jim wrote:
> You and I are on the very small H/G ship, oppressed and alone, being
> pelted by pennies and beaten with clubs of ebony, and patronized
> because we think One Big Happy Weasley Family isn't such a bad thing
> after all. It's true we haven't had much to go on, and certainly
> Ginny will have to get over her hero-worship of Harry for them to
> develop anything real. Shared experience will do a lot to resolve
> that, I hope, and then maybe we'll see something better than her being
> shipped off to a creep like Draco.

As Captain of the R/H ship, I hereby offer to tow you along with us, as you'll 
be needing protection from blasts of the SS H/H.  (And for any of my loyal 
crew who object, I'll point out that we'll just use towlines--they are 
connected but separate ships after all.)

I had so much more I wanted to say on this but it's now 1:15 am and I have to 
get up and go to work in a few hours!  Eek, when did I get so irresponsible?  
Ah well, a shipper's duties are pressing.

Kathy
AKA Elanor Gamgee, delighted R/H captain

P.S.  By the way, Elizabeth, you sure you don't want to reconsider and hop 
aboard our ship?  We've got lots of Weasleys...