Hermione & the Boys

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No: HPFGUIDX 11085

--- In HPforGrownups at y..., Penny & Bryce Linsenmayer <pennylin at s...> 
wrote:

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> > Hermione is bossy and even though she has lightened up 
considerably and will IMO continue to do so, she will always be bossy.
> 
> Not necessarily.  Are you saying that we human beings aren't 
capable of fully eradicating negative personality traits?  Ever?

Hermione is not bossy at all in GoF, Harry and Ron can be happy that 
they have such a good friend.

> 
> > And yes he does appreciate her help and loyalty.  But he says so 
himself - she isn't as fun as Ron.
> 
> I've said it before, but I'll repeat briefly for the newbies.  He's 
a 14-year old boy.  *Of course* he misses his male best friend.  Of 
course his female best friend who's a
> bookworm isn't going to be as much fun to him at that stage in his 
life.  This does *not* mean though, as R/H'ers have asserted, that 
(a) Harry cares for Ron more than Hermione or
> (b) that when the characters are older and more mature that he 
would still long for male companionship over female companionship.  
He's just not reached that level of maturity yet
> (he's only just started noticing that girls are pretty for 
goodness' sake).  He's still at the stage where he'd really rather be 
goofing off than being serious.  That won't always
> be case though.

Yes, some shippers often forget that they are only fourteen... if you 
want them to grow up quickly, then read/write some fanfic :) I still 
have some memories of those years... We had already noticed that 
girls are girls, but friendships were more important. When we were 
around 11-12, girls were all "bossy" like Hermione in PS and CoS, 
they always told us, boys, what to do, what is good, etc., but they 
outgrowed it, as Hermione did...

> 
> > Both of them need that patented Ron Weasley Fun.
> 
> Ron can be hilarious -- his sarcasm is a great addition to the 
Trio.  But, Ron isn't always a barrel of laughs to be around.  He 
needlessly prolonged arguments with Hermione (PoA)
> and with Harry (in GoF).  He's funny .... but he's pretty immature 
and stubborn at this point too (IMO).  That could change -- hopefully 
it will.

I'd like to disagree at this point. In some scenes, Harry behaves 
definitely more mature than Ron does. Of course Hermione is the most 
mature among the trio, as it is normal among 14 years old kids. And i 
am sure that they'll be more mature later because they'll be older 
and JK will surely write them behaving according to their age.

> 
> > Together Hermione and Harry are as dull as one of Professor 
Binn's goblin lectures.
> 
> That's a matter of perception.  <g>

I don't think someone is dull just because she/he isn't as much funny 
as Ron. The Weasleys are undoubtedly fantastic charachers, but i 
don't think everyone else is dull... btw i REALLY like Fred and 
George, and Ron too, maybe even Percy :) I'm still waiting for Ginny, 
but JK promised that we "only" have to wait until Book Five...

> 
> Penny