SHIP: Ron & the Yule Ball

[bbennett at joymail.com]

No: HPFGUIDX 13652

Simon wrote: 
<I am a H/H person. The true H/H, which is Harry/Hedwig and none of 
this Hermione nonsense. Hence I should support the Ron/Hermione lot, 
as that would leave the path open for my preference. >

Simon, I've just seen the light - H/H all the way! :*)

> Hermione may say that line to Ron, but that is almost certainly 
because it is Ron that is making a big deal about all of the ball 
stuff. They are in the middle of an argument in which Ron is making a 
big deal out of nothing and Harry has just walked in and witnesses 
the end of it.>

Having been a 14 year old girl, I have to disagree with your 
reasoning, Simon.  At that age, I never would have said something 
like that to a boy (and a close friend, at that) and have expected 
him to take it as a generic, blanket sort of statement - as a 30 year 
old, I'd still assume that by saying something like this I'm
letting the guy know I'm interested! 

Simon also wrote:
< Hermione's point would not have been as well made if the comment 
were aimed at Harry or both. It is Ron that is making a deal out of 
this 'consorting with the enemy' and so Hermione is pointing out that 
in future if he does not want this to happen then he will have to act 
first.>

Yes, by saying he should ask her to be his date. If she
wasn't actually suggesting to Ron specifically that he should
have asked, then why say it at all - why not just tell him to bugger 
off? 

Again, this is an interesting thread!

B