No-ship Harry?

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--- In HPforGrownups at y..., "Horst or Rebecca J. Bohner" <bohners at p...> 
wrote:
 I really doubt we're going to see anything serious
> develop for Harry along romantic lines.

Hmm, what you wrote makes a lot of sense and I've thought about that, 
but I think that Harry will experience something more than a crush on 
Cho (the unattainable) by the end of book 7.

Someone (Pippin?) made an excellent point that JKR would not have 
introduced Harry's blooming interest in girls if it was to lead 
nowhere.  Besides, he is 14 going on 15 - what boy isn't incredibly 
horny at that age?  When I taught the 9th grade (which I hated) one of 
my students yelled out in the middle of class one day "Miss! ARE YOU A 
VIRGIN?".  Believe me, boys at that age can hardly control their 
hormones (as far as what they think about, I mean), and I'm sure Harry 
has fantasized about Cho much more intimately than imagining her 
watching him as a Hogwarts Champion (unless he was already imagining 
her applauding him while she was completely naked).  Harry's pretty 
normal; I'm sure he wants to experience getting kissed as much as Ron 
does.  I just think JKR approaches the topic very tactfully.

--jenny from ravenclaw***************************