SHIPs

[zsenya at yahoo.com]

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I am known for my fierce support of Ron/Hermione and Harry/Ginny on 
the SHIP front, so I won't even go there right now, but I'd like to 
express my agreement at some of the others listed below.
 
> Cho/Cedric.
> Some people say what's the big deal, they just went to the Yule Ball 
> together. I say, NO, they started dating during PoA, they were going 
> steady until the Yule Ball, where they upgraded to 'engaged to be 
> engaged'...

I am in total agreement about this - I choose to use Cho's sobs at the 
end of GoF as evidence that the relationship was fairly deep.
 
> But I believe it possible that Cho/Harry *could* spring from their 
> shared mourning.  That would depend on Harry opening up enough to be 
> willing to share his mourning..

Yeah, I could see them dating, or, at least become fairly good 
friends.  I have this feeling that Harry's going to feel some guilt 
over what happened to Cedric and this will pretty much cancel out any 
feelings he has towards Cho.


> Lily/James. 
> I believe they married for love and Harry was, if not planned, at 
> least wanted. Someone pointed out the other day that we don't know 
> that Harry wasn't an unwelcome surprise, and I have suggested 
> discussing the possibility that James and Lily were each engaged to 
> someone they had chosen (maybe Severus for Lily) but broke those 
> engagements to marry because the prophecy said that only their child 
> could destroy the Dark Lord.

Well, in PoA, Lily is described as shining with happiness in her 
wedding picture.  Why would she be if she wasn't in love?

> Penelope/Percy.
> She isn't even MENTIONED in GoF, which does not give the impression 
> that the relationship survived leaving school. However, Penelope is 
> the name of Odysseus's wife who waited twenty years for him to 
> return, therefore I can't be sure that this relationship is over.

I know, I've been thinking a lot about this one because of a fic that 
I'm writing.  You'd think that she'd be chatting with Percy at the 
Yule Ball, but she isn't even mentioned, is she?  In my mind, they're 
together still, but I have nothing to base it on.

> Remus/Sirius.
> Sirius being bi and Remus being either gay or bi. It would be 
putting 
> their sex lives where their hearts are. That would be sweet and it 
> would mean that I wasn't losing Remus to ANOTHER GIRL, but I don't 
> think men care very much whether sex and love are in the same place. 
 
This is *exactly* what I've been thinking lately.  Maybe it's all in 
my head, but I just feel that those two were meant for each other.  
Once again, not a whole lot to go by - Remus did embrace Sirius "like 
a brother" but that was from Harry's POV.  In terms of fan fiction, 
although I love Thing1's stories about Remus, they're the only fics 
where Remus is with a woman that I like.  It's so strange really - 
I'm not gay or bi, I don't know many people who are, but I just *feel* 
it with R/S.  I've been wondering if JKR did that or if it's the 
fanfic messing with my head.  I am dying to know the history that JKR 
has going on in her head with those two. Didn't she mention somewhere 
that she already has it all planned out for her own benefit?


:)Zsenya