Shipping and Other HP4GU Debates (long as usual)

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No: HPFGUIDX 11105

--- In HPforGrownups at y..., "Rita Winston" <catlady at w...> wrote:

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> But I also find distasteful the no-shipping arguments that assert 
> that things like "they're only 14", "they're going to go through a 
> lot of stuff that can change their personalities, and some of 
> them might die", and "Muggles hardly ever marry someone they met in 
> junior high" are adequate reasons to avoid gossip and speculation. 
> And the argument that 'whatever JKR writes in her books is the way 
it 
> truly happens' doesn't even qualify as a true statement.

Why are they disasteful? I think all of them are perfectly valid 
*speculative* arguments. We all are extrapolating a lot when talking 
about shipping, and filling in our own experiences and preconceptions 
about relationships. Most of the people saying this are explaining 
why they don't care to 'ship one ship or another, not telling others 
that they should not 'ship in general, or discuss shipping. I don't 
think we really need reasons to avoid gossip and speculation, as 
isn't this group about thoroughly overanalyzing HP anyway? Plus, if 
you try doing the older couples (and I would guess that JKR will 
write in at least one mature romance), the youth arguments don't 
apply at all. I'm not sure what you mean by the "whatever JKR writes 
in her books..." argument. Why is it not true? 
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Charmian