[HPforGrownups] Re: SHIP: What is Shipping? (was Of Love and War(More))

[Penny & Bryce Linsenmayer]

No: HPFGUIDX 21108

Hi --

dfrankis at dial.pipex.com wrote:

> 
> When I joined this list, (mid-April) and read the VFAQ, I realised
> that considerable energy had been expended for and against various
> shipping positions (BTW, is Ship a purely HP term?) and thought, how
> is there a contest, it's obviously Ron and Hermione?  Some time
> later, looking at the archives, I realised, d'oh, that people were
> talking about what they'd *prefer* to see, either in future canon, or
> post-canon, in fanfic.

Actually, that's not a true statement with many H/H types.  Yes, we'd
*prefer* to see H/H.  But, we also see evidence that Hermione has
feelings for Harry, not Ron.  So, it's more than just something we'd
prefer.  Many of us believe in FITD (Ron likes Hermione, Hermione likes
Harry and Harry likes no one or someone else altogether).  There's
plenty of canon evidence for that outcome.  You'll find that most
shippers have solid canon evidence to back up their positions.  :--)
  
> I think these are different from preferences, but someone who has an
> answer to one of these questions might still be fairly regarded as
> a 'shipper'.  I also think that they have historically (ie in the
> last few months!) been termed as 'no-shippers'.  Hence the confusion.

Actually, historically, a "no-shipper" is someone who either doesn't
care at all which characters get paired up with other characters OR
someone who actively wants there to be no romance angle subplots in the
books at all.

Penny