No-ship Harry?

[Horst or Rebecca J. Bohner]

No: HPFGUIDX 20746

I've been thinking some more about this question of who Harry might "end up
with" by the end of the series, and I've come to the conclusion that I
really doubt he'll end up with anybody.

Think about it:  over the next three books things are going to get darker
and darker, and more and more pressure is going to be put on Harry simply to
stay alive and keep his friends alive, let alone figure out how to stop
Voldemort.  With all of that weighing on his mind, how much time is he going
to spend thinking about dating and romance?

And even if Harry did have the time and energy to include a girlfriend in
his life, do you think he would really want to put her through all the
struggles and dangers that he is about to experience?  What if Voldemort got
hold of Harry's love and used her against him somehow?  Or even if that
wasn't a factor, wouldn't Harry be likely to think it pretty foolish and
unfair to get involved romantically with a girl when he's right on the front
lines of a war and doesn't even know if he's going to live through the next
couple of years?  I can see another teenaged boy throwing caution to the
wind and starting up a romance anyway (*cough*Ron*cough*) but not Harry.  He
thinks too much, and he worries too much, to do that.

So although I think Harry/Ginny would be nice, and I could even live with
Harry/Hermione (although I think that's far too predictable and therefore
not very interesting), I really doubt we're going to see anything serious
develop for Harry along romantic lines.
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Rebecca J. Bohner
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