Ron/Hermione from the viewpoint of a 14 yr. old

[Rebecca Boswell]

No: HPFGUIDX 13693

<delurks>

    About the Ron/Hermione brawl, as a 14 year old myself I think Hermione
WAS egging Ron into asking her out.  A statement like
"Next time there's a ball, ask me before someone else does, and not as a
last resort!" from a teen is an act of frustration because of total
crush-ness.  Most people my age certainly wouldn't say that to their best
friend if it didn't mean something.  IMHO Hermione *is* telling Ron, "You
should have asked me first and if you don't next time I'll learn a new
unforgivable curse to use on you!".  And plus, why would Ron tear apart his
little Krum "action figure" (arm found under bed...forgot which chapter...)
if he wasn't jealous?  Fraternizing with the "enemy" couldn't have been why
Ron was angry, because he got Krum's autograph in the end.   There are lots
of other facts that point to a Ron/Hermione romance, and I think it's coming
up in canon.

Becca, who really needs to get a life.

<trudges back into lurk-dom>